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A visually stunning two-hour special edition of "Nova" examines decades of archaeological studies that contradict much of what is in the Bible. The entire Exodus story is debunked, as is the idea that the Israelites were monotheistic following the contract made between God and Abraham. It turns out idol worship was common through the reign of King David and right up to the Babylonian exile.
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1 comment:
a large portion of the hebrew scriptures were god's warning against this idolatry, and making that babylonian exile (and assyrian defeat of northern israel) the punihsment for that idolatry. not terribly shocking to find idols.
second, that side can be presented and argued, but many good scholars still believe in a much earlier date of authorship
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