Thread: Israeli Says Elusive Biblical Wall Found

JERUSALEM (AP) - A biblical wall that has eluded archaeologists for years has finally been found, according to an Israeli scholar. A team of archaeologists in Jerusalem has uncovered what they believe to be part of a wall mentioned in the Bible's Book of Nehemiah.
The discovery, made in Jerusalem's ancient City of David, came as a result of a rescue attempt on a tower which was in danger of collapse, said Eilat Mazar, head of the Institute of Archaeology at the Shalem Center, a Jerusalem-based research and educational institute, and leader of the dig.
Artifacts including pottery shards and arrowheads found under the tower suggested that both the tower and the nearby wall are from the 5th century B.C., the time of Nehemiah, according to Mazar. Scholars previously thought the wall dated to the Hasmonean period (142-37 B.C.).
The findings suggest that the wall is actually part of the same city wall the Bible says Nehemiah rebuilt, Mazar said. The Book of Nehemiah (chapters 3-6) gives a detailed description of construction of the walls, destroyed earlier by the Babylonians.
"We were amazed," she said, noting that the discovery was made at a time when many scholars argued that the wall did not exist. "This was a great surprise. It was something we didn't plan," Mazar said.
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And the secular humanist say the bible is just a myth... :whistling:

Well the people who wrote it were such clever liars that they got all the historical facts right but all the testimony about miracles is false.:sarcasm:

But if they were clever enough to get all the historical facts right why were they so foolish as to insert clearly false testimony about miraculous events?:sarcasm:

Because they actually believed that they saw miraculous stuff and they were willing to change the direction of their lives and die for what they believed. Lot's of people will die for a delusion but how many will die for what they know to be a lie?

So how is it that so many saw the same hallucinations?

It is common to find historical facts mixed with either delusion or lies or propaganda. Especially since the book was altered by a monarch looking to concretize his rule, nothing can be overlooked.

On the scripture, just because a wall is found, it doesn't speak for the faith since God's gone missing for the last 2000 years for Abrahamic God's followers. The book is about him, not some wall.

Originally Posted by Coolio43

JERUSALEM (AP) - A biblical wall that has eluded archaeologists for years has finally been found, according to an Israeli scholar. A team of archaeologists in Jerusalem has uncovered what they believe to be part of a wall mentioned in the Bible's Book of Nehemiah.
The discovery, made in Jerusalem's ancient City of David, came as a result of a rescue attempt on a tower which was in danger of collapse, said Eilat Mazar, head of the Institute of Archaeology at the Shalem Center, a Jerusalem-based research and educational institute, and leader of the dig.
Artifacts including pottery shards and arrowheads found under the tower suggested that both the tower and the nearby wall are from the 5th century B.C., the time of Nehemiah, according to Mazar. Scholars previously thought the wall dated to the Hasmonean period (142-37 B.C.).
The findings suggest that the wall is actually part of the same city wall the Bible says Nehemiah rebuilt, Mazar said. The Book of Nehemiah (chapters 3-6) gives a detailed description of construction of the walls, destroyed earlier by the Babylonians.
"We were amazed," she said, noting that the discovery was made at a time when many scholars argued that the wall did not exist. "This was a great surprise. It was something we didn't plan," Mazar said.
My Way News - Israeli Says Elusive Biblical Wall Found

And the secular humanist say the bible is just a myth... :whistling:

Holy fucking shit. A wall? That changes everything. The bible, a book that actually talks about real towns, said there is a wall in the world, and slap my ass and call me Sally, a wall was found. That means everything in the bible is 100% true, right down to the talking snakes.

I don't hear many people stating the Bible is a myth. I have one in my home I can show to them to show how it is in fact a real book, with a binding and everything!!