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people who run cons are not following Christ thus they cannot be equated with Christianity.
you keep saying that but you never list the evidence or links to back that statement up. again, we must keep in mind that too many scholars rely on interpretation and not actual fact when they publish their opinions.Only a bible-thumper with his head firmly placed up his own ass would maintain the foolishness exemplified in the goddamn bible in spite of all the evidence which has been uncovered
archaeologist wrote:you keep saying that but you never list the evidence or links to back that statement up. again, we must keep in mind that too many scholars rely on interpretation and not actual fact when they publish their opinions.Only a bible-thumper with his head firmly placed up his own ass would maintain the foolishness exemplified in the goddamn bible in spite of all the evidence which has been uncovered
BAR is doing a review of Dever's latest book and the word is that Dever supplies a lot of mis-information in presenting his tale.
sometimes i wonder about them and herschel shanks. they use dever and kitchen as well as an assortment of archaeologist which talk about their own views nd not BAR's.BAR is a bunch of bible-thumpers too
He's out layin' by the pool drinking wine.archaeologist wrote:this has been the longest silence from minimalist yet. did that last post stump him?
yes i wonder about them at times...shanks is fighting for the james ossuary, that it is not a fake. he is big on the dead sea scrolls as well.I essentially agreed with your last comment about BAR. They have their own agenda
*** i removed my name for privacy reasons.Dear
Your email reached me via my son. I am sorry for the problem about Jerry Vardaman's claims regarding the micrographic letters. At the time I wrote my book his work was unpublished and unevaluated by critics. I considered not putting it in my book but thought it would be better to include it and let the readers know about it and thus be able to pursue further investigation on their own. At that time Vardaman seemed to be a creditable scholar and his discovery of these letters seemed legitimate. Unfortunately this has not proven to be the case. It was an unwise decision to accept his work on the basis of what appeared to be legitimate scholarly reputability. I am sorry for the problem it has caused you and any other readers of my work. I too am very disappointed.
Sincerely,
John McRay
Archaeologists Challenge Link Between Dead Sea Scrolls and Ancient Sect
By JOHN NOBLE WILFORD
New archaeological evidence is raising more questions about the conventional interpretation linking the desolate ruins of an ancient settlement known as Qumran with the Dead Sea Scrolls, which were found in nearby caves in one of the sensational discoveries of the last century.
After early excavations at the site, on a promontory above the western shore of the Dead Sea, scholars concluded that members of a strict Jewish sect, the Essenes, had lived there in a monastery and presumably wrote the scrolls in the first centuries B.C. and A.D.
Many of the texts describe religious practices and doctrine in ancient Israel.
But two Israeli archaeologists who have excavated the site on and off for more than 10 years now assert that Qumran had nothing to do with the Essenes or a monastery or the scrolls. It had been a pottery factory.
The archaeologists, Yizhak Magen and Yuval Peleg of the Israel Antiquities Authority, reported in a book and a related magazine article that their extensive excavations turned up pottery kilns, whole vessels, production rejects and thousands of clay fragments. Derelict water reservoirs held thick deposits of fine potters’ clay.