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by strawman
Sat May 16, 2009 7:35 pm
Forum: God and Science
Topic: Leprosy, mildew--scientific? (Lev 13-14)
Replies: 6
Views: 4415

Re: Leprosy, mildew--scientific? (Lev 13-14)

Thanks for the replies. Perhaps the most interesting explanation I've found so far (regarding so-called 'leprosy' in people in these passages) comes from a link that came up in a completely unrelated google search. It is by a messianic rabbi: http://www.beitsimcha.com/s_ser/s_ser_0003.asp In a nutsh...
by strawman
Sat Nov 29, 2008 2:37 pm
Forum: God and Science
Topic: Nova - Bible's Buried Secrets
Replies: 5
Views: 2104

Re: Nova - Bible's Buried Secrets

(thanks, and I do know well that PBS is liberal, and that's why I posted here--to hear another point of view) Actually, I contacted a professor I had in college. He had his M.div from Harvard Theo. Sem. and specialized in Dead Sea Scrolls studies. He replied within hours and gave a good rebuttal. I ...
by strawman
Sun Nov 23, 2008 7:04 am
Forum: God and Science
Topic: Nova - Bible's Buried Secrets
Replies: 5
Views: 2104

Nova - Bible's Buried Secrets

Last night I saw a good portion of Nova's program entitled The Bible's Buried Secrets : http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/bible/ In summary it states that - Jericho, Ai, and others fell apart over a 1,000 year period, not over a generation like the Bible says. - Many of the sites did not show any signs o...
by strawman
Mon Mar 24, 2008 10:03 am
Forum: God and Science
Topic: Leprosy, mildew--scientific? (Lev 13-14)
Replies: 6
Views: 4415

Leprosy, mildew--scientific? (Lev 13-14)

I am reading Leviticus, and I'm having trouble with chapters 13 and 14. In these chapters we see regulations about skin diseases, mildew, and the diagnoses of such as clean or unclean. A quick google today brought up mainly the text itself, some commentaries, and a few atheist blogs displaying a hig...
by strawman
Mon Nov 26, 2007 11:32 pm
Forum: General Discussion & Introductions
Topic: Please Introduce Yourself Here
Replies: 2307
Views: 748636

Re: Please Introduce Yourself Here

Hi, I just registered for this forum. I'm not sure what angle I'm going to take here, but I'll be friendly and abide by the rules. [start moderator joining post of same user] ... I've been looking for a board like this for a long time. I come across so many anti-Christian, pro-atheistic sites that I...