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    Atheists Talk #009 Mar 9, 2008

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    Posted by Ira Abramov, on 03-29-2008 15:08, , Guest
    1. Overzealousness can be a problem.
    I'm an Atheist Jewish Israeli, my dad is a tour guide and an atheist as well, we were both surprised at this odd attempt to rewrite history and archeology. Nazareth was a village of some 30-40 families, It's ridiculous to deny the existing modern evidence. Choosing evidence to reach a pre-determined conclusion is unscientific and counter-productive, and I'm appaled by this, because it goes against my pro-knowledge approach to life. You can talk about Jesus evidence disputes, but the town was a known Jewish town at the time, and that's cross-documented, and excavated.
     
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    Posted by Ira Abramov, on 03-29-2008 15:17, , Guest
    1. As for Bethlehem
    Judean Bethlehem has also existed for centuries before, but Bethlehem of Galilee is only 8 miles from Nazareth, and all agree the stories were later moved to Judea to connect "The Masiach" with the house of David. Of all the problematic myths and contradiction in the Christian bible, attacking archaeologically verified evidence is the oddest course of action. 
     
    That said, I have to say I'm also sad people publish attack books in the name of Atheism. I think learning and teaching new things rather than attacking the old is a better way to advance our cause and ourselves.
     
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    Posted by George Francis Kane, on 03-30-2008 00:37, , Guest
    2. The Nazareth Myth
    I attended Rene Salm’s presentation last weekend on his new book to which you are referring, "The Myth of Nazareth: The Invented Town of Jesus." It is a new thesis, so it will be interesting to see the reviews from scholars in biblical archaeology. I can tell you that Mr. Salm claims to have examined every evidence put forward so far for a 1st Century Nazareth. As I’m sure you heard, our guest on last week’s program, Frank Zindler, has closely studied Mr. Salm’s research, and believes that it will revolutionize the current conclusions. I of course join you in the hope that Mr. Salm’s thesi
     
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