New Evidence on When Bible Was Written
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New Evidence on When Bible Was Written
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#2> literacy may have been far more widespread than previously known in the Holy Land around 600 B.C., toward the end of the First Temple period.
Interesting correlation to the Book of Mormon, which originates ~600 BC in Jerusalem. In fact, page 1, verse 2 says:
> 2 Yea, I make a record in the language of my father, which consists of the learning of the Jews and the language of the Egyptians.
And further discusses how Lehi "hath written many things which he saw in visions and in dreams; and he also hath written many things which he prophesied." Lehi was of a priestly order, of which there were at least hundreds, if not thousands, of members, which also correlates well to this finding:
> But if the literacy rates in the Arad fortress were repeated across the kingdom of Judah, which had about 100,000 people, there would have been hundreds of literate people, the Tel Aviv research team suggests.
So anyway, the linked article and this source seem to corroborate each other.
Edit: Okay, lots of down votes. How does this comment not contribute to the discussion?
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#3I think this is the best executed plan in the world! One book to rule the world and it worked. Thee amazing this is that it was pure imagination!
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#4No real substance to add to this discussion, but I love it when these kind of studies come out. By the reaction of the relevant parties you can see who accepts humility and science.
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#5> literacy may have been far more widespread than previously known in the Holy Land around 600 B.C., toward the end of the First Temple period. Interesting correlation to the Book of Mormon, which originates ~600 BC in Jerusalem. In fact, page 1, verse 2 says: > 2 Yea, I make a record in the language of my father, which consists of the learning of the Jews and the language of the Egyptians. And further discusses how…
It's not clear to me if you're a joking or not but the book of mormon was published in March 1830 AD.
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#6> literacy may have been far more widespread than previously known in the Holy Land around 600 B.C., toward the end of the First Temple period. Interesting correlation to the Book of Mormon, which originates ~600 BC in Jerusalem. In fact, page 1, verse 2 says: > 2 Yea, I make a record in the language of my father, which consists of the learning of the Jews and the language of the Egyptians. And further discusses how…
> Interesting correlation to the Book of Mormon, which originates ~600 BC in Jerusalem.
The Book of Mormon was written in 1830. Am I missing something here?
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#7It's very interesting to see that they used image processing algorithms (machine learning!) in their study!
Re: New Evidence on When Bible Was Written
#8> literacy may have been far more widespread than previously known in the Holy Land around 600 B.C., toward the end of the First Temple period. Interesting correlation to the Book of Mormon, which originates ~600 BC in Jerusalem. In fact, page 1, verse 2 says: > 2 Yea, I make a record in the language of my father, which consists of the learning of the Jews and the language of the Egyptians. And further discusses how…
It's not clear to me if you're a joking or not but the book of mormon was published in March 1830 AD.
I'm not joking. You know there are academics who study this for a living, right? http://mi.byu.edu/ - see especially the works of Terryl Givens, John Sorenson, Hugh Nibley, Richard Bushman, Grant Hardy...
I never said it was published 600 BC. It was indeed published in 1830, but story within it originates ~600 BC. Very different things.
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#9> literacy may have been far more widespread than previously known in the Holy Land around 600 B.C., toward the end of the First Temple period. Interesting correlation to the Book of Mormon, which originates ~600 BC in Jerusalem. In fact, page 1, verse 2 says: > 2 Yea, I make a record in the language of my father, which consists of the learning of the Jews and the language of the Egyptians. And further discusses how…
> Interesting correlation to the Book of Mormon, which originates ~600 BC in Jerusalem. The Book of Mormon was written in 1830. Am I missing something here?
It certainly was published in 1830. The account within it originates ~600 BC.
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#10> literacy may have been far more widespread than previously known in the Holy Land around 600 B.C., toward the end of the First Temple period. Interesting correlation to the Book of Mormon, which originates ~600 BC in Jerusalem. In fact, page 1, verse 2 says: > 2 Yea, I make a record in the language of my father, which consists of the learning of the Jews and the language of the Egyptians. And further discusses how…