Re: Origin of Sabbath, Canaanite seasonal festivals, and nomads’ spring sacrifice

Dragonblaze wrote:
On 22 May, 02:02, Matt Giwer <jul...@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Dragonblaze wrote:
On May 21, 7:37 am, Matt Giwer <jul...@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
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And that is why I clarified that he is talking about the legal definition.
And that is why you bear the burden of showing there was a civilization in
bibleland which the inscriptions could possibly refer to.
Without evidence of that civilization it is not possible the inscriptions
could apply to bibleland.
Too bad fot you, the evidence exists. Since you are fundamentally
lazy, let's make it easy for you:http://www.bu.edu/anep/
<quote>
For more information on this project or to comment on it, contact me directly
via e-mail: Dr. John R. Abercrombie, Department of Religious Studies,
University of Pennsylvania.
</quote>

When the discussion is of archaeology one expects material from the
archaeology department not the religion department.

From the archaeology department we expect science.

From the religion department we expect faith.

In the case of this link our expectations are fulfilled.

I guess you never took a look beyond the first page then. I did not
see any religion being promoted there. Just to quote:

"A thick red slip coats the surface of many vessels. This slip is
burnished, thus giving the appearance of metal. In fact, imitation of
metal pieces seems to be a desired artistic goal for this pottery
style. We even find clay-like rivets on jar handles near the rims as
would be expected on the actual metal jugs and juglets. Some other
pottery pieces may imitate fine objects in wood or alabaster."

Sounds pretty much like archaeology to me.

Dragonblaze

Precisely my point which should come in above.

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