Parting of the Red Sea

[Sriram]

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
 

[Nearly Sane]

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.

[jeremyp]

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.

[Walt Zingmatilder]

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.

[Nearly Sane]

Police and atheists are looking for an old man with a white beard.

Merry Christmas

[Dicky Underpants]

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.

[Gordon]

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!

[Dicky Underpants]

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.