Quote:
Originally Posted by Gillianren
Totally? No. Mostly? Well, it is something spread by word-of-mouth for quite a lot of its history. And, as has been pointed out, its dating isn't all that useful. Then again, the only Egyptian record of the Hebrews says they wiped 'em out. So you see how no ancient text is completely reliable. Frankly, no text at all is completely reliable, but the older it is, the more grains of salt you should take it with.
|
To which record are you referring?
IIRC, there are many texts which speak of hapiru, or the egyptian, pr.w.
__________________
"Where the telescope ends, the microscope begins. Which of the two has the greater view?" - Hugo
"Men occasionally stumble over the truth, but most pick themselves up and hurry off as if nothing had happened." - Churchill
|