No surprise, and far from "most important find in biblical archaeology for 100 years"

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Ancient Document Confirms Existence Of Biblical Figure

Submitted by Vern, Jul 22, 2007 11:23

A great find!!!

But I don't get this Finkel guy. If he is such an 'expert' at the British museum, why does he say "I think that it means that the whole of the narrative [of Jeremiah] takes on a new kind of power"? The prophecies of scripture have long been known to Bible scholars to have great veracity. Jeremiah does not take on some new kind of power. Jeremiah has always had it. Maybe Mr. (Dr.?) Finkel just could not acknowledge it until he was a piece of it somehow. And doesn't calling this discovery "the most important find in Biblical archaeology for 100 years" ignore the Dead Sea Scrolls discovered in the mid-twentieth century? I think Nebuchadnezzar's chief eunuch's receipt is a very important find. But to exceed the Dead Sea Scrolls? That would be a stretch.

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A great find!!! But I don't get this Finkel guy. If he is such an 'expert' at the British museum, why...	Vern	Jul 22, 2007 11:23
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God never ceases to amaze me. He reveals His truth and power using the small thing, the insignificant thing and... [MORE]	Charlie Wood	Jul 18, 2007 16:03
Judiasm and Christianity are historical religions meaning that they aren't based on a mystical belief wholly unrelated to history. Faith... [MORE]	Gary Brown	Jul 12, 2007 10:42
I was very thrilled to read the recent (of many) "discoveries" which confirm the Holy Scripture's historical and revelatory truthfulness.... [MORE]	Nathan Bickel;	Jul 12, 2007 03:53
What Nathan Bickel said is true- of those that should be pursuaded, few are. There is much evidence on God's existence;... [MORE]	Wanderer	Sep 2, 2007 06:00
Makes sense to me. I think it is quite logical to conclude that if the Bible is indeed true, as... [MORE]	Matthew Halsted	Jul 11, 2007 23:29
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