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Religion and Ethics Discussion => Christian Topic => Topic started by: Sriram on December 25, 2023, 03:59:20 PM

Title: Parting of the Red Sea
Post by: Sriram on December 25, 2023, 03:59:20 PM: Hi everyone,

Here is an article giving various possible mechanisms for the parting of the Red sea during the Exodus led by Moses.

https://www.yahoo.com/news/moses-parting-red-sea-may-060000050.html

Just because there are certain mechanisms through which it happens, does not mean it is not a miracle.

Cheers

Sriram
Title: Re: Parting of the Red Sea
Post by: Nearly Sane on December 25, 2023, 04:45:07 PM: Quote from: Sriram on December 25, 2023, 03:59:20 PM
Hi everyone,

Here is an article giving various possible mechanisms for the parting of the Red sea during the Exodus led by Moses.

https://www.yahoo.com/news/moses-parting-red-sea-may-060000050.html

Just because there are certain mechanisms through which it happens, does not mean it is not a miracle.

Cheers

Sriram
Which would, were the stories to be true, also mean the Jewish/Christian god's murder of the firstborn in Egypt was true and that people think murder is worth worship.
Title: Re: Parting of the Red Sea
Post by: jeremyp on December 25, 2023, 08:08:59 PM: Quote from: Sriram on December 25, 2023, 03:59:20 PM
Hi everyone,

Here is an article giving various possible mechanisms for the parting of the Red sea during the Exodus led by Moses.

https://www.yahoo.com/news/moses-parting-red-sea-may-060000050.html

Just because there are certain mechanisms through which it happens, does not mean it is not a miracle.

Cheers

Sriram

The other possibility is that, like Moses, the episode is fictional.
Title: Re: Parting of the Red Sea
Post by: Walt Zingmatilder on December 25, 2023, 08:41:01 PM: Quote from: Nearly Sane on December 25, 2023, 04:45:07 PM
Which would, were the stories to be true, also mean the Jewish/Christian god's murder of the firstborn in Egypt was true and that people think murder is worth worship.
Police and atheists are looking for an old man with a white beard.
Title: Re: Parting of the Red Sea
Post by: Nearly Sane on December 25, 2023, 09:24:28 PM: Quote from: Walt Zingmatilder on December 25, 2023, 08:41:01 PM
Police and atheists are looking for an old man with a white beard.
Merry Christmas
Title: Re: Parting of the Red Sea
Post by: Dicky Underpants on January 02, 2024, 05:14:31 PM: Quote from: Walt Zingmatilder on December 25, 2023, 08:41:01 PM
Police and atheists are looking for an old man with a white beard.

As far as the Jahwist narratives in the first five books of the Bible (and possibly a few more) are concerned, that's a fair description. Though he's also a bit of a shape-shifter.
Happy New Year.
Title: Re: Parting of the Red Sea
Post by: Gordon on January 02, 2024, 08:16:40 PM: Quote from: Walt Zingmatilder on December 25, 2023, 08:41:01 PM
Police and atheists are looking for an old man with a white beard.

Don't think they are trying too hard - I haven't exactly been in hiding!
Title: Re: Parting of the Red Sea
Post by: Dicky Underpants on January 02, 2024, 09:32:49 PM: Quote from: Gordon on January 02, 2024, 08:16:40 PM
Don't think they are trying too hard - I haven't exactly been in hiding!
And a happy new year to you too, Gordon.
I hope you weren't too unrestrained during Hogmanay.
It's origins are interesting. I might start a thread.