I really don't enjoy prehistoric history very much. Never really have. So I am going to skip to Joshua We went over the discrepancies in the Book of Joshua and how/if Joshua conquered Jerusalem. In some parts of the book it says that Joshua defeated the whole land and killed all the Jebusites and in other parts it says that the Jebusites and the Israelites coexisted in Jerusalem. Obviously some part of this story is false, if not the whole part. How could Joshua kill all the Jebusties and then live in Jerusalem with them? Some people look at this as evidence that the Bible was man written. I personally think "How could the Jews, after wandering in the desert for 40 years and with no military experience, conquer a city?" From a historical/practical/somethingical perspective that question must be asked.
The existence of David is controversial. Professor Cargil mentioned the archaeological digging under the neighborhood of Silwan. This is controversial for many reasons. Silwan is an Arab neighborhood. The existence of David, among other things, would provide more evidence of the ancient Jew's connection to Jerusalem, though at this point, I think Jews and Jerusalem are undeniably connected through history. When the professor mentioned Tel Dan though, I thought "Damn, that is fucking awesome." Like that is the coolest thing ever. Mentions of the house of David in ancient records. Its so cool.
The other big thing we went over was the origins of the Israelites from a historical perspective. Blah Blah Blah
I hate that I am only writing two paragraphs and change but I am sick and UCLA is on tv. Not my best blog post. I apologize. Tuesday's will be better. Until next time.
Joey
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