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It does not sound too credible.
Basically, Josephus says that somebody else says that he heard somebody else said it.
But thanks for the quote.
Hello there. The past and History are two different things, History is writings about the past. In the same way I would draw a distinction between the bible on one hand and the work of authors writing their opinions about the bible on the other. Kind Regards
Even if true, it doest not mean that it proves every sentence about flood from Genesis to be historical. It would also be good to give the book and chapter of Josephus.
Its very probable that the flood happened, in Mesopotamia, in the cradle of civilization.
But it does not mean it had to be 40 days, that raven and dove were involved or that they already divided animals to clean and unclean according to Mosaic rules. And of course, the "whole world" in the text does not mean the whole planet.
I am not saying it is. And to me it does not matter. I do not need to believe Genesis literally.That is no proof, or even good evidence, of a single, geographically universal, historically-real flood.
There have been all sorts of claims of the ark being found over the years. Thus far all have been disproven.I dont think so...
It is on Ararat at about 14000 feet embedded in a glacier.
And none proven despite numerous claims.Some disproven, some unproven...
And none proven despite numerous claims.
Or there simply was no worldwide flood, hence there is no ark to find.Not quite time in God's timetable I am guessing.
Or there simply was no worldwide flood, hence there is no ark to find.
They might have seen something but it wasn’t the ark. There is a site in Turkey, for example, that was once believed by many to be the ark. It has since been determined to be a geological formation. And you forget that ancient historians regularly sacrificed truth and accuracy for beauty and rhetoric.So for example Marco Polo was teasing when he reported seeing it and Josephus lied about folks making a pilgrimage to the Ark ???
They might have seen something but it wasn’t the ark. There is a site in Turkey, for example, that was once believed by many to be the ark. It has since been determined to be a geological formation. And you forget that ancient historians regularly sacrificed truth and accuracy for beauty and rhetoric.
Why would you say that? Are you putting Jesus, the King of Kings, on the same level as explorer Marco Polo or historian Josephus? Really?I guess Jesus did too then...
Why would you say that? Are you putting Jesus, the King of Kings, on the same level as explorer Marco Polo or historian Josephus? Really?
Josephus wrote in the style of historians of his day. He commonly exaggerated, embellished, and overstated his writings. Some historians point to the fact that he was overstating for dramatic purposes. For example, he says that so much blood was shed in Jerusalem that streams of gore extinguished the fires that burned.
Josephus is also not consistent with numbers. For example, he says Mount Tabor is "thirty stadia" (18,200 feet), when in reality the mountain is only 1,920 feet. Exaggeration of numbers is very common to authors of that era.
Jesus, on the other hand, did not exaggerate or embellish.
Already answered in Post 24.Then how come He referred to the Ark if it didn't exist? As did Peter and the author of Hebrews.
Already answered in Post 24.
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