The Old Testament

[Critias]

From many posts I have seen from you all, I am beginning to think that many, if not more, believe the Old Testament to be just a myth, not something that really actually happened within the context of our world, but speaks of real places, but not real historical accounts. It just seems many TEs here view much if not all of the Old Testament as not being historical.

Am I wrong, or right?

Edited: dismiss to view

 

[notto]

From many posts I have seen from you all, I am beginning to think that many, if not more, believe the Old Testament to be just a myth, not something that really actually happened within the context of our world, but speaks of real places, but not real historical accounts. It just seems many TEs here dismiss much if not all of the Old Testament as not being historical.

Am I wrong, or right?

You are wrong. What do you consider to be 'much' of the Old Testament?

 

[Critias]

Much or most.

 

[CatholicRsl]

hmmm i kinda agree with original post. there are alot of things in the old testament (most of leveticus for example) that seem ...erm....well.....unbelievable. however i believe in the vast majoority of the historical texts

 

[notto]

Much or most.

Where have you seen this group of TE's commenting on much or most of the old testament?

Do you have a specific example of something outside of Genesis?

 

[Critias]

Not so much on this forum, but rather with those whom I have talked with in person.

I have seen some on this forum state they don't think Adam, Moses, or Abraham were real people. This puts the 10 Commandments in quite a quandry.

Moses and Abraham are in more books than just Genesis. After all, Moses appeared with Jesus on the Mount.

 

[BlackSaab52]

Some TE's don't believe that people like Moses, Adam, Abraham, etc., were historical, while other TE's like myself think that they were.

 

[fragmentsofdreams]

Much or most.

Most of the entire OT or most of the narrative sections of the OT? There is a lot of the OT that is inherently non-historical, such as Psalms, Proverbs, Song of Solomon, and the legal codes (Leviticus and Deuteronomy).

 

[gluadys]

From many posts I have seen from you all, I am beginning to think that many, if not more, believe the Old Testament to be just a myth, not something that really actually happened within the context of our world, but speaks of real places, but not real historical accounts. It just seems many TEs here dismiss much if not all of the Old Testament as not being historical.

Am I wrong, or right?

What do you mean by "dismiss"?

 

[Critias]

Dismiss the OT as historical, parts, pieces, most, all, etc.

 

[notto]

Not so much on this forum, but rather with those whom I have talked with in person.

I have seen some on this forum state they don't think Adam, Moses, or Abraham were real people. This puts the 10 Commandments in quite a quandry.

Moses and Abraham are in more books than just Genesis. After all, Moses appeared with Jesus on the Mount.

You might then want to reword your OP. Your claim was that you came to this conclusion based on those posting here and claim that 'many', 'more' of those you see here do this. On second consideration, is this not really the case?

 

[Critias]

There are many here (TEs, and others) in the Christians forums who do not accept Adam, Abraham or Moses as being historical people. This conclusion was based off the people whom I have spoken with on this forum as a whole. (Christians)

From many posts within this particular forum, it seems like there is a large number who don't believe the OT is historically accurate.

So, I am asking, not accusing, people in this particular forum if they subscribe to the OT not being historically accurate or historical at all.

 

[gluadys]

Dismiss the OT as historical, parts, pieces, most, all, etc.

Why do you use the word "dismiss" though? You could have said:

"It just seems many TEs here view much if not all of the Old Testament as not being historical."

To me, that has a more neutral, less accusatory ring to it than "dismiss". So what do you mean by "dismiss"?

I would agree that I view some parts of the OT as not historical. I would not agree that I dismiss them. Do you see what I mean?

 

[Critias]

Yeah, I see what you mean. I will change that.

 

[neverforsaken]

i really dont think the OT is myth per se. maybe written without a knowledge of scientific relevance and therefore written in cryptic ways, (which would allow the view of the OT to evolve with time) but i do believe it is true.