Merneptah Stele - Beyond Apologetics
Автор: Biblical Historical Context
Загружено: 2022-07-11
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The inscription on the Merneptah Stele is well known for containing the oldest mention of “Israel” outside the Bible. It’s frequently brought up by apologists as proof for the existence of the Israelites in Canaan and therefore of the historical reliability of the Old Testament.
But, dig a little deeper and the sentence that “Israel” appears in will prompt us to look at how the Bible employs the language of annihilation; a common feature of ancient texts that doesn’t work in the way we modern laypeople expect it to. When we become aware of it we’ll know to look out for it and interpret it in the way the original writers used it - not as statements of fact, but as hyperbole.
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Series: Beyond Apologetics
Christian apologists often handle archaeological discoveries in pretty shallow ways, simply using them to prove their point and then dropping them for the next thing. When we go a little deeper we'll find plenty that can challenge us laypeople, prompting us to engage with the biblical text in more thoughtful ways.
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