So, some folks find the Bible to be just a great literary work, or group of literary works (the word "bible" simply means book of books, or, in less confusing terms, a collection of books). Some believe it to contain a great myth that just happens to be popular among a very large portion of the Earth's population.
Well, to soften the words of my eleventh grade history teacher, "If you don't believe in God, you're [not really looking]." Okay, so that makes the erroneous assumption that just because someone doesn't believe in the Bible, they don't believe in God - not fair. I'll stand corrected now, before I get nasty replies.
I believe the Bible to contain the word of God, and be true as far as it is translated correctly. The uninspired interpolations of man that have made their way into modern texts are really a pity, as they won't necessarily lead a person any closer to God. That set aside, it seems that some believe that the Hebrews simply didn't have a written language at various points of the Old Testament. This summer, a teenager in the Middle East found a shard of pottery that debunks that line of thinking.
The archaeologist who will get the credit for this in the history books 10 years from now believes that this is the oldest piece of Hebrew writing ever found, dated around 1000 BC. I love history! It strikes me with wonder to read of the past, when people were just living, like you and I are. The trappings were different, but the essence of the matter has always been the same. At any rate, you should take a look at the article on Yahoo!
Even if the archaeologist is wrong, it is an interesting find. And my faith in the scriptures is not based on historical evidence (which requires a certain amount of faith to give any credence to it any way).
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