Theos-Talk Archives (December 2002 Message tt00707)

--- In theos-talk@yahoogroups.com, samblo@c... wrote:
> One of the Biblical problems is 
> "collapsed time" in
> rendition of history and chronological timelines.

Yes, the exodus story includes the stories of two different legendary 
heroes, both of whom are presumed to have been named "Moses." 
Scholars derive this from the fact that the writer mentions volcanoes 
in the Sinai desert, whereas we know therenever have been volcanoes 
there. It therefore appears that the fellow who worshipped volcanoes 
was a different person from the one who led the Hebrews out if Egypt, 
and probably lived far to the north, where there is eviddence of 
volcanic activity in ancient times.

If the Hyksos did as 
> he said then
> neither the Hebrew or the Palistinians have original claim to 
Jerusalem 

I do not believe the Arabs invaded Palestine until the seventh 
century AD if memory serves me correctly, so they should not claim 
any historical priority. I think their claim is that they have lived 
there for 1200 years or so and that there is no reason why they 
should be expelled.