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How was the story of Exodus passed on accurately?
Oral tradition could reliably pass on ancient tradition, this is shown in the Genesis stories which have their roots in ancient Mesopotamian epics which are many centuries older. The reliability of ...
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How was the story of Exodus passed on accurately?
Most of the Pentateuch was written by Moses. Some minor additions, such as the death of Moses, were added, probably by Joshua. A handful or so of changes to the names of towns, such as "Rameses&...
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How was the story of Exodus passed on accurately?
There are literary techniques that can be used to make remembering stories or parts of stories. The technique that comes to mind first is chiasm, chiasmus
an inverted relationship between the ...
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How was the story of Exodus passed on accurately?
God spoke to Moses in a very particular way, so important were the words which needed to be recorded for posterity.
And the LORD spake unto Moses face to face, as a man speaketh unto his friend [...
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How was the story of Exodus passed on accurately?
One possibility, of course, is that God acted to ensure that the relevant accounts were accurately preserved.
However, even ignoring this likelihood, it is important to understand the influence of ...
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Did God's curse on Cain extend to only Cain, Cain's descendants or to everyone?
When we examine God's words to Cain after the murder of Abel, we see both judgment and compassion. God says to Cain: "Now you are under a curse and driven from the ground, which opened its mouth ...
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Did God's curse on Cain extend to only Cain, Cain's descendants or to everyone?
Cain's curse was different then Adam's curse. In Gen. 3:17-19, God cursed the ground because of Adam. When He cursed the ground, it affected all of the soil on earth. In Gen. 4:10-12, it is NOT the ...
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