Shuan,
I seriously doubt that there is nearly the consensus among Biblical
scholars about the subjects you address as there is among scientists about
continental drift, general relativity, and radiometric dating unless you
restrict scholars to mean only those with a particular view.
Gordon Brown
Department of Mathematics
University of Colorado
Boulder, CO 80309-0395
On Fri, 5 Jul 2002, Shuan Rose wrote:
> Shuan writes:
> Most scholars disagree. Since I don't know Hebrew, Aramaic, Greek, or have
> not studied ancient Near East literature, history, or religion, I am going
> to go along with the consensus among scholars who have studied in the field,
> just as I go along with the scholarly consensus in quantum mechanics,
> geology, paleontology, and other sciences. I have a hard time believing ( or
> even understanding) such concepts as continental drift, general relativity,
> or radiometric dating, but I believe the experts when they tell me that
> these are valid concepts, well established in their particular fields.
> The scholarly consensus is that the books of Joshua, Judges, 1-2 Samuel, and
> 1-2 Kings comprise a history written during the Exile by a school of
> religious thinkers who interpreted Israel's history from the point of view
> of Deuteronomy. Now, they did not make this history up out of whole cloth,
> as some truly liberal scholars would say. Rather, they collected, combined
> and excerpted from the various historical sources available to them, notably
> "The Annals of the Kings of Judah". Their intent was to provide an answer to
> the question of why the Judean monarchy fell, despite the traditional
> promises that Jerusalem would never be taken(Ps. 46)and that YAHWEH would
> never remove this steadfast love from the throne of David ( 2 Sam. 7:8-16).
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