பைபிள் சுத்த கட்டுக்கதை: ஆபிரஹாம் மோசஸ் நீதிபதிகள் கதை அனைத்தும் நடக்கவே இல்லை- அறிஞர்கள்

ஆபிரஹாம் என்ற ஒருவர் இருந்ததற்கு ஆதாரமே இல்லை.
அதுமட்டுமல்ல மோசஸ் என்று ஒருவர் இருந்ததற்கும் ஆதாரம் இல்லை. எக்ஸோடஸ் என்று அழைக்கப்படும் எகிப்திலிருந்து வெளியேறி பாலஸ்தீனம் வந்ததற்கும் எந்த ஆதாரமும் இல்லை.
ஏன் டேவிட், சாலமோன் ஆகியோர் இருந்த்தற்கும் எந்த விதமான அகழ்வாராய்வு ஆதாரங்களும் இல்லை என்று ஆணித்தரமாக எழுதி, யூத பழங்குடி மக்கள் தங்கள் புராண கட்டுக்கதைகளை எழுதி வைத்த பைபிளை வைத்து வியாபாரம் செய்பவர்களது முகமூடியை கிழித்துள்ளனர் அறிஞர்கள்.



http://www.amazon.com/Bible-Unearthed-Archaeologys-Vision-Ancient

The Bible Unearthed is a balanced, thoughtful, bold reconsideration of the historical period that produced the Hebrew Bible. The headline news in this book is easy to pick out: there is no evidence for the existence of Abraham, or any of the Patriarchs; ditto for Moses and the Exodus; and the same goes for the whole period of Judges and the united monarchy of David and Solomon. In fact, the authors argue that it is impossible to say much of anything about ancient Israel until the seventh century B.C., around the time of the reign of King Josiah. In that period, "the narrative of the Bible was uniquely suited to further the religious reform and territorial ambitions of Judah." Yet the authors deny that their arguments should be construed as compromising the Bible's power. Only in the 18th century--"when the Hebrew Bible began to be dissected and studied in isolation from its powerful function in community life"--did readers begin to view the Bible as a source of empirically verifiable history. For most of its life, the Bible has been what Finkelstein and Silberman reveal it once more to be: an eloquent expression of "the deeply rooted sense of shared origins, experiences, and destiny that every human community needs in order to survive," written in such a way as to encompass "the men, women, and children, the rich, the poor, and the destitute of an entire community." --Michael Joseph Gross

From Publishers Weekly
Finkelstein, director of Tel Aviv University's excavations at Megiddo (ancient Armageddon), and Silberman, author of a series of successful and intriguing books on the political and cultural dimensions of archeology, present for the first time to a general audience the results of recent research, which reveals more clearly that while the Bible may be the most important piece of Western literature--serving concrete political, cultural and religious purposes--many of the events recorded in the Old Testament are not historically accurate. Finkelstein and Silberman do not aim to undermine the Bible's import, but to demonstrate why it became the basic document for a distinct religious community under particular political circumstances. For example, they maintain that the Exodus was not a single dramatic event, as described in the second book of the Bible, but rather a series of occurrences over a long period of time. The Old Testament account is, according to the authors, neither historical truth nor literary fiction, but a powerful expression of memory and hope constructed to serve particular political purposes at the time it was composed. The authors claim quite convincingly that the kingdoms of Israel and Judah became radically different regions even before the time of King David; the northern lands were densely populated, with a booming agriculture-based economy, while the southern region was sparsely populated by migratory pastoral groups. Furthermore, they contend, "we still have no hard archaeological evidence--despite the unparalleled biblical description of its grandeur--that Jerusalem was anything more than a modest highland village in the time of David, Solomon, and Rehoboam." Fresh, stimulating and highly engaging, this book will hold greatest appeal for readers familiar with the Bible, in particular the Old Testament--unfortunately, a shrinking percentage of the population. 16 pages of b&w photos not seen by PW. Agent, Carol Mann.