Tablet Is 'Proof' for Jeremiah Passage

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1. Nebuchadnezzar official mentioned on newly deciphered cuneiform tablet
"The British Museum [Wednesday] hailed a discovery within a modest clay tablet in its collection as a breakthrough for biblical archaeologyâ€â€dramatic proof of the accuracy of the Old Testament," says the London Times.


The Telegraph likewise reports: "Michael Jursa … made what has been called the most important find in Biblical archaeology for 100 years, a discovery that supports the view that the historical books of the Old Testament are based on fact." ...


http://www.christianitytoday.com/ct/200 ... -41.0.html

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[Rick W]

I think that's from about the same time period as Isaiah? The Dead Sea Scrolls reflected much of the book of Isaiah.

 

[tim-from-pa]

This is wonderful, and I believe there is much to be learned in cuneiform tablets. As long as we are not selective as to which cuneiform tablets to use to support our notions while discarding the evidence of others because they do not fit our ideas.

In a similar manner, an archaeologist by the name of E. Raymond Capt shown evidence of cuneiform tablets that demonstrated where the lost of house migrated.

If we accept cuneiform tablets attesting to the book of Jeremiah (and that's great!) we should not turn up our noses at tablets that speak about the Israelites. I got the feeling when I brought this up beforehand, the Christian community took it very lightly as if its cheap-shot archeology.