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  1. Baron Fulmen

    Why do so many accept that Genesis is fictional, but believe Exodus is historical?

    Do you have a source for that claim?
  2. Baron Fulmen

    Why do so many accept that Genesis is fictional, but believe Exodus is historical?

    If there's no evidence that the Israelites were slaves in Egypt, and no evidence that the plagues happened, I would argue that it's unlikely that this guy you mention was close enough to being Moses to really matter for these purposes. That's not to say he couldn't be the inspiration for some...
  3. Baron Fulmen

    Why do so many accept that Genesis is fictional, but believe Exodus is historical?

    The reason we know they tried that with other people is because they failed. More to the point though, how would they keep anyone else from knowing about this MASSIVE event, and why don't we see any downturn in the Egyptian empire? But it didn't leave any evidence at all! It's not a dating...
  4. Baron Fulmen

    Why do so many accept that Genesis is fictional, but believe Exodus is historical?

    Do you have any thoughts on how this catastrophe happened but left no record other than the Old Testament account, and why it doesn't match up with the historical and archaeological evidence?
  5. Baron Fulmen

    Why do so many accept that Genesis is fictional, but believe Exodus is historical?

    That's fair - but those historical references are contradicted by historians and archaeologists in the same way that the creation account in Genesis is contradicted by scientists. Yet the same people who listen to experts on the latter completely accept Exodus in many cases. I'm tempted to...
  6. Baron Fulmen

    Why do so many accept that Genesis is fictional, but believe Exodus is historical?

    Here’s the core story in Exodus - is there any reason to believe a single word of it? ---- Over a relatively short period of time, Egypt is hit by a number of disasters. Not just one city, but essentially all of Egypt. The Nile and other sources of water turn to blood. Frogs, lice, and flies...
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