Peter, one of the regular readers here, pointed my attention to a post that shows a discrepancy in what the Bible claims about Jacob's descendants spending 400+ years in Egypt. I won't try to summarize it here -- I wouldn't be able to do it justice. Just check it out for yourself: https://isthatinthebible.wordpress.com/2017/01/09/the-story-of-ezer-and-elead-and-what-it-means-for-the-exodus/
Tag: bible archaeology
Why Some People Believe the Bible (And Why the Reasons Aren’t Good Enough)
I'm writing this post in response to something a fellow blogger has written about why the Bible is trustworthy (though I've lost the link to the post). He and I come down on different sides of this issue, and I thought the best way to tackle this would be to respond to each of his… Continue reading Why Some People Believe the Bible (And Why the Reasons Aren’t Good Enough)
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