Has anyone read the book: HOW TO READ THE BIBLE, by James Kugel
This is a must read for all apostates! It gives you veiw points that would be new and interesting to those exposed to the WTBS bs.
A Must Read
by mann377 2 Replies latest jw friends
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Priest73
Misleading thread title. It's not really a must read. I fell for it. sorry kids.
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OnTheWayOut
from: http://www.kottke.org/07/10/how-to-read-the-bible
Most unsettling to religious Jews and Christians may be Kugel's chapters about the origins of God and his chosen people. Kugel says that there is essentially no evidence -- archaeological, historical, cultural -- for the events in the Torah. No sign of an exodus from Egypt; no proof that Israelites ever invaded, much less conquered, Canaan; no indication that Jericho was ever sacked. In fact, quite the contrary: current evidence suggests that the Israelites were probably Canaanites themselves, semi-nomadic highlanders or fleeing city dwellers who gradually separated from their mother culture, established a distinct identity and invented a mythical past.This is in harmony with what I am learning. I might read this book. Thanks.