How could people forget that our unionist friends are supposed to be one of the lost tribes of Israel
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Well, there was a kingdom of Israel with a royal family from the house of David:
The Tel Dan Inscription: The First Historical Evidence of King David from the Bible
But again, the State of Israel is no more danger from history than the Republic of Ireland would be if it turned out that the High Kings of Tara were purely a 19th c. nationalist myth.Few modern Biblical archaeology discoveries have caused as much excitement as the Tel Dan inscription—writing on a ninth-century B.C. stone slab (or stela) that furnished the first historical evidence of King David from the Bible.
The Tel Dan inscription, or “House of David” inscription, was discovered in 1993 at the site of Tel Dan in northern Israel in an excavation directed by Israeli archaeologist Avraham Biran.
The broken and fragmentary inscription commemorates the victory of an Aramean king over his two southern neighbors: the “king of Israel” and the “king of the House of David.” In the carefully incised text written in neat Aramaic characters, the Aramean king boasts that he, under the divine guidance of the god Hadad, vanquished several thousand Israelite and Judahite horsemen and charioteers before personally dispatching both of his royal opponents. Unfortunately, the recovered fragments of the “House of David” inscription do not preserve the names of the specific kings involved in this brutal encounter, but most scholars believe the stela recounts a campaign of Hazael of Damascus in which he defeated both Jehoram of Israel and Ahaziah of Judah.
"They put gall in my food and gave me vinegar for my thirst." Psalm 69:21
When Jesus said those words "I thirst" it shows that he certainly believed that it was the final act. That he was fullfilling the prophecy. Of that there's no doubt.
"... So that the Scripture would be fulfilled, Jesus said, 'I am thirsty.'" (John 19:28)
"A jar of wine vinegar was there, so they soaked a sponge in it, put the sponge on a stalk of the hyssop plant, and lifted it to Jesus' lips." (John 19:29)
"When he had received the drink, Jesus said, 'It is finished.' With that, he bowed his head and gave up his spirit." (John 19:30)
What is a container of wine vinegar doing on Golgotha that day? It is posca, a drink popular with soldiers of the Roman army, made by diluting sour wine vinegar with water. All over the empire, posca was the soldier's drink of choice. The soldiers had brought posca to sustain them during their crucifixion duty. They weren't getting drunk on it, just using it to quench their own thirst.
The point I was making about the Exodus is that it's impossible to locate the exact place where it could've taken place. There's no doubt at all that Jesus did exist. There's no doubt at all that he believed he was fullfilling the Scriptures. After that it's a question of faith.
I'm not trying to convince you of anything. All I'm suggesting is that in his mind he was fullfilling a prophecy. Read back over what I actually said beforehand - P119 - Even if you could prove that Jesus said things like "I thirst" it still doesn't prove that the crucifiction was a "prophecy". That's a matter of faith. Allegedly, if you read up on it, he didn't as you suggest 'drink' anything. He merely said - "I thirst". I've given an explanation as to why vinegar was there that day -
What is a container of wine vinegar doing on Golgotha that day? It is posca, a drink popular with soldiers of the Roman army, made by diluting sour wine vinegar with water. All over the empire, posca was the soldier's drink of choice. The soldiers had brought posca to sustain them during their crucifixion duty. They weren't getting drunk on it, just using it to quench their own thirst.
I think it would've been a bit hard to drink one way or the other as he was hung on cross.
No they do not. No we do not. Yes there is.
Yes it can.
Handy that... especially considering the Bible is THE go-to source when it comes to this particular myth.People forget that the new testament was never written as a literal historical biography of the life of Jesus but written as Gospels, they were not written by journalists but by men of faith who were responding to different circumstances at the time of writing.
The prophecy whereby his absentee father, after ignoring humanity for thousands of years, suddenly decides that his only son should be put to death for the sins of others?
Some prophecy! Some 'father'!...
Or, equally, it just never happened.The point I was making about the Exodus is that it's impossible to locate the exact place where it could've taken place.
Again, yes there is.There's no doubt at all that Jesus did exist.
No, it's always a question of faith.There's no doubt at all that he believed he was fullfilling the Scriptures. After that it's a question of faith.
When it comes to the bible we know that all historians agree that there was a person called Jesus. We know for certain that he was crucified. There's no doubt about that.
I think you'll find that all historians whether they're christians or atheists agree that Jesus did exist. There's no doubt about that.
The prophecy whereby his absentee father, after ignoring humanity for thousands of years, suddenly decides that his only son should be put to death for the sins of others?
Some prophecy! Some 'father'!...
You're dismissing it entirely, but at the same time you're ridiculing it?
The point I was making about the Exodus is that it's impossible to locate the exact place where it could've taken place.
Or, equally, it just never happened.
I've already explained what the words Red Sea would've meant back then and I provided a map of the area. It was a huge area.
Here's an aerial view of the Dead Sea. The change in 40 years is phenomeonal. Landscapes change. That's why I suggested it would be physically impossible to find archaelogical evidence of the Exodus after a few thousand years.
I think you'll find that's a very bold claim. Care to provide examples of these scholarly agreements and what evidence they're basing them on?
Yes.You're dismissing it entirely, but at the same time you're ridiculing it?
So, no evidence of the Exodus then - other than what Moses himself wrote in the Old Testament. Or it simply never happened and he made it all up.I've already explained what the words Red Sea would've meant back then and I provided a map of the area. It was a huge area.
Here's an aerial view of the Dead Sea. The change in 40 years is phenomeonal. Landscapes change. That's why I suggested it would be physically impossible to find archaelogical evidence of the Exodus after a few thousand years.