It's still a question I would like answered: Since everyone descended from Adam and Eve, so they all knew about God, and "Zeus" just means "god" why is it so offensive to consider the various ancient forms of storm god worship as God worship? Maybe they were doing it wrong, but it looks like they were trying.
However, I think I'll get more rational answers from Pagans about it than these flat headed Christians.
(Sarcasm) But remember kids: We only believe in one God .... and also his son, and the Holy Spirit, but there's only one God. Plus angels, and Satan, and demons. And everyone dies, except Elijah, who was carried off in a flaming chariot. And there's invisible spiritual warfare going on all around us. But don't you dare say that Genesis sounds remarkably similar to all other ancient mythology, with genealogy going back to supernatural beings. The jews are right, Abraham is their genetic ancestor, and he literally lived 175 years.
If I can understand Revelation is a very artistic description of the war in 70 AD, and still be a Christian, then I can understand Genesis is a bit fanciful too. Jerry Falwell style Bible reading isn't helping bring intelligent men back to the church, it's driving them to atheism and Paganism.
I fail everyday. You're right, Christianity is in very sad shape. It did not adapt well to the industrial, and post-industrial age, and strong men left the churches, leaving it to women and fools. My farmer grandfathers and their contemporaries pretty much all went to church. The sermons weren't very deep, addressing issues of moral living, not about the stuff we discuss here. But the church was heart of the community, strengthening social bonds. My father's generation did not go to church very often. Working a job rather than at home on a farm changed how guys viewed Sundays. I don't think they realized how silly churches became in their absence.
And I said when I posted it that I hadn't seen it before. And, I still don't know that it's true, just that it's an idea someone has that king Terru could be Terah. But even if it is true, why doesn't the story of Abraham mention that his dad was a king?
Regardless, quoting one of the most famous bits of the ten commandments to me (which obviously I've heard before) doesn't answer my question.
I think these guys got kicked off TRS because they're so arrogant and argumentative about religion. I enjoyed some of their podcasts, learned a lot. But this attitude of their own infallibility is as annoying as the pope.
No, I think there's a lot more of the OT that is Euhemerist than just the Abraham story. I'm sorry you're so poorly educated about ANE history, you're missing a lot. Meiroop is well known, hard to study ANE history without coming across his papers. You should read some of them.
Meiroop probably doesn't comment on such things, I haven't seen him write about it. If you'd ever studied ANE history, you'd know that it's taboo to say things that might upset jews. They usually sidestep such things, I doubt he's religious. In general, the Chaldean migration is used as evidence for a late dating of the writing of Genesis.
No, I had a professor in a private conversation say that Abraham could be a god. If you read much ancient literature the similarities jump out. But it's a topic avoided in lectures because guys like you will start ranting.
I can't find the original articles I read about it, more than a decade ago, the internet is very good a burying older stuff. But this newer article is sufficient. I'm surprised you never investigated it.
Yes, could be. Funny, I can say that and it doesn't change how I feel about Jesus. But you get apoplectic if someone says something you don't like about the Bible. Question: Since everyone descended from Adam and Eve, so they all knew about God, and "Zeus" just means "god" why is it so offensive to consider the various ancient forms of storm god worship as God worship? Maybe they were doing it wrong, but it looks like they were trying.
That didn't answer my question. If Super is wrong about the location of Ur, does that mean he's leading people to false beliefs, or just didn't know about the debate?