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>"But Dershowitz makes an even more dramatic claim. The text, which he has reconstructed from 19th-century transcriptions and drawings, is not a reworking of De
by cybert00th 6y ago
>"But Dershowitz makes an even more dramatic claim. The text, which he has reconstructed from 19th-century transcriptions and drawings, is not a reworking of Deuteronomy, he argues, but a precursor to it, dating to the period of the First Temple, before the Babylonian Exile. That would make it the oldest known biblical manuscript by far, and an unprecedented window into the origins and evolution of the Bible and biblical religion."
That's fine, if that's what it turns out to be - a precursor to the book of Deuteronomy. But let no one be so foolish as to claim it as holy writ - that was settled a long time ago by the apostle John.
- InitialLastName 6y agoYes, it would obviously be quite foolish to pretend that that specific bit of ancient manuscript is the unchallengable word of god when that would controvert some other bit of ancient manuscript.
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- marshmallow_12 6y agoexcept Jews don't accept him. so you are the one that looks foolish.
- dang 6y agoWould you please stop posting unsubstantive and/or flamebait comments? You've been doing a lot of it and it's not what this site is for. https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html
- EdwardDiego 6y agoIt's a fair point though, the opinions of Christians bears zero relevance to Jewish belief.
- dang 6y agoHow people make their "fair point" ranges from outright trolling all the way to nuanced, thoughtful discussion, so this objection doesn't carry much weight. The GP comment was obviously flamebait.
- marshmallow_12 6y agook. I didn't realise you were the moderator. I'll take your advice onboard and i humbly thank you for giving me the time of day yet again.
- marshmallow_12 6y agolet me be clear: i actually meant that. I wasn't trying to be facetious. I honestly want to thank you for doing a great job.
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