Archaeologist believes wall proves Bible true

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JERUSALEM – An Israeli archaeologist said Monday that ancient fortifications recently excavated in Jerusalem date back 3,000 years to the time of King Solomon and support the biblical narrative about the era.

If the age of the wall is correct, the finding would be an indication that Jerusalem was home to a strong central government that had the resources and manpower needed to build massive fortifications in the 10th century B.C.

That's a key point of dispute among scholars, because it would match the Bible's account that the Hebrew kings David and Solomon ruled from Jerusalem around that time.
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http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100223/ap_on_re_mi_ea/ml_israel_ancient_wall
 
so they found a wall ?

you seem to have missed a part from the article

Aren Maeir, an archaeology professor at Bar Ilan University near Tel Aviv, said he has yet to see evidence that the fortifications are as old as Mazar claims. There are remains from the 10th century in Jerusalem, he said, but proof of a strong, centralized kingdom at that time remains "tenuous."

While some see the biblical account of the kingdom of David and Solomon as accurate and others reject it entirely, Maeir said the truth was likely somewhere in the middle.
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...good life ?
 
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Nah.. I'll pass on the mint..

And GL!.. the archaeologist never said the wall proves the bible to be true... just that the narrative in the bible of that era is supported by the finding of the wall... Those are two VASTLY different claims.
 
ToxicBunny said:
Nah.. I'll pass on the mint..

And GL!.. the archaeologist never said the wall proves the bible to be true... just that the narrative in the bible of that era is supported by the finding of the wall... Those are two VASTLY different claims.
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exactly why i replied with

Necuno said:
so they found a wall ?

you seem to have missed a part from the article

Aren Maeir, an archaeology professor at Bar Ilan University near Tel Aviv, said he has yet to see evidence that the fortifications are as old as Mazar claims. There are remains from the 10th century in Jerusalem, he said, but proof of a strong, centralized kingdom at that time remains "tenuous."

While some see the biblical account of the kingdom of David and Solomon as accurate and others reject it entirely, Maeir said the truth was likely somewhere in the middle.
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...good life ?
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Necuno : I know .... :)

Just hoping some reinforcement MIGHT get Good Larf to actually READ the articles he posts.
 
another kick in the face for christianity. if you're going to take articles, change the heading and then let it backfire, then you are doing more harm to your cause than any lack of evidence ever would
 
Really trying hard with the anti-Infidel threads ;)

smalltownsky said:
another kick in the face for christianity. if you're going to take articles, change the heading and then let it backfire, then you are doing more harm to your cause than any lack of evidence ever would
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Yes, any infidel will do.

Really trying hard with the anti-Infidel threads ;)
 
The only person mentioned in the bible that was actually proven to have existed, is Pontius Pilate. And it might have been another one...
 
daveza said:
What about Herod ?
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According to this documentary, and a few other publications (sorry, no links :o) I read, Pontius Pilate's name was found engraved on a rock dating from the time Jesus was believed to have lived. No mention of Herod. Again, I'm not 100% sure of this, and I really don't care anyway.
 
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