Epic Hero How a self-taught British genius rediscovered the Mesopotamian saga of Gilgamesh after 2,500 years The unlikely researcher, George Smith, made one of archaeology’s most sensational finds when he uncovered the cuneiform-inscribed clay tablet containing fragments of a lost Babylonian epic. (David Damrosch) By David Damrosch SMITHSONIAN MAGAZINE | SUBSCRIBE MAY 2007 In November 1872, George […]
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The Influence of Gilgamesh on the Bible 5*INFO (IT IS AMAZING HOW THE COPY CAT IS BRUSHED OFF …
The Influence of Gilgamesh on the Bible Add new comment There are only a handful of non-cuneiform references to Gilgamesh. The Flood narrative from the Gilgamesh Epic remains the most overt connection between the Hebrew Bible and the Mesopotamian epic narrative, some hundred years after it was first noted by George Smith. The Flood […]
Is the Bible supported by modern archaeology? 5* INFO – SOME OF THE INFO IS HELPFUL, OTHERS VERY DUBIOUS!
Trifid Nebula NGC6514 [Courtesy NASA] Is the Bible supported by modern archaeology? Return to main theology page David H. Bailey Updated 20 April 2021 (c) 2021 Introduction The Bible is accepted as an inspired chronicle of mankind’s search for existence, meaning and moral guidance by virtually all Christian denominations and also by the Jewish […]
COMING OF AGE (ISRAEL) – wow some serious bullshit here nothing about the finds in Sumer!!
Is the Bible a True Story? 5*INFO
Is the Bible a True Story? Despite feverish searching with Scripture in one hand and cutting-edge technology in the other, evidence backing the Bible remains elusive. But there are some surprising anomalies. Go to comments Print article SaveSave article to reading list Zen Read Open gallery view The ancient copper mines at TimnaCredit: Yuval Gesser […]
The Archaeologist’s Spade 5* INFO
The Archaeologist ’s Spade and the Apologist’s Stacked Deck: The Near East through Conser vative Christian Bibliolatr y Daniel Martin Varisco I want to suggest to you, in the first place, that you should be very suspicious of all archaeologists who tell you that they have proved conclusively the truth in Holy Scripture. ( Re […]