Re:Some ancient narratives contain remarkably reliable recor...
by logicallee on Friday October 19, 2018 @01:44PM
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That's true. Until it was discovered, Troy was considered to be mythical. Now most people think we have Homeric Troy.¹
But how far do we go? We practically have the specifications for Noah's ark ² - so do you expect us to find it, large enough to house every animal except dinosaurs, cruelly left out? ³
So at first I thought you made a pretty good case, but I don't know, man. There's a lot of weird stories that are super specific, like the one I just quoted.
² https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Genesis+6&versi... - "The length of the ark shall be three hundred cubits, the breadth of it fifty cubits, and the height of it thirty cubits. A window shalt thou make to the ark, and in a cubit shalt thou finish it above; and the door of the ark shalt thou set in the side thereof; with lower, second, and third stories shalt thou make it..." etc.
But how far do we go? We practically have the specifications for Noah's ark ² - so do you expect us to find it, large enough to house every animal except dinosaurs, cruelly left out? ³
So at first I thought you made a pretty good case, but I don't know, man. There's a lot of weird stories that are super specific, like the one I just quoted.
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¹ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Troy
² https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Genesis+6&versi... - "The length of the ark shall be three hundred cubits, the breadth of it fifty cubits, and the height of it thirty cubits. A window shalt thou make to the ark, and in a cubit shalt thou finish it above; and the door of the ark shalt thou set in the side thereof; with lower, second, and third stories shalt thou make it..." etc.
³ https://alvinalexander.com/sites/default/files/styles/previe...