@DonnieDarkened In fact, this became one of the main roots of Christian antisemitism in Europe (pogroms, expulsions, the Inquisition, and even fueling Nazi ideology). The founder of the Protestant Church, Martin Luther, was an antisemite.
@sola_chad Why must Satan always be the scapegoat? Because in monotheism, there's no room for any other entity to be the source of evil. Isaiah says God is the source of all good and evil, which is why it's important to adopt the concept of Satan from ancient Persian religion.
@realrikkidoolan The Bible is not a source of historical truth. The Old Testament was written centuries after the exile, with the aim of constructing a narrative of Israel's national identity after being a doormat for several great empires.
@realrikkidoolan If you look closely, the inscription proves that Israel grew from within the Canaanite nation, not like Joshua's story. And the proof that the Canaanites are to this day is in the DNA of the Palestinian, Lebanese and Israeli people.
@EretzIsrael International law is not based on media views. UN Resolutions 242, 2334, and GA Resolution 2024 are very clear. The State of Israel was founded on UN Resolution 181. If Israel does not comply with UN resolutions, the UN should revoke Resolution 181.
@KarlDHarrison @BeckettUnite Are There Suspicions Against the Netanyahu Government? Yes, there are strong suspicions that Netanyahu and his coalition are deliberately avoiding an independent commission for fear that the results will incriminate them personally and politically.
@KarlDHarrison @BeckettUnite There was strong pressure from the Israeli people especially the families of the victims, survivors, former hostages to establish an independent state commission of inquiry into the events of Oct 7, 2023. This pressure was very intense throughout 2025, even until the end of Dec.
@JonHammond1701@WesleyLHuff Yes, the Bible is not a reliable historical source. After the exile, the Old Testament was written and edited to create a narrative of national identity. They had to compete with local populations who had not been exiled to Babylon.
@oliverburdick The Israelites were not foreigners who invaded from outside (for example from Egypt or the desert), but came from within Canaanite society itself.
@oliverburdick Archaeology actually proves that Jericho, Ai, and Hazor were never conquered by Joshua; the walls had long since collapsed, and they were uninhabited. This means that the land promises were simply fabrications of the Old Testament writers.
@Mark_Wilson_25 Yes, it was the Old Testament writers who initially defined God's choice of the Israelites. Yet the Divine Entity of the Cosmos wasn't a land broker for a piece of ancient Levant territory, let alone for a specific ethnic group. It would be even more ridiculous to commit genocide
@DonnieDarkened@DrFrankTurek See the difference? The Chronicler (who wrote much later, after the Persian influence) felt uncomfortable with God inciting David to sin, so the role of instigator was shifted to Satan.
@DonnieDarkened@DrFrankTurek Satan as the savior of monotheism. To cleanse God's hands of the stain of evil. The concept of Satan, which initially meant simply an adversary still working for God, began to evolve into a self-sufficient, evil person. Study 2 Samuel 24:1 (the older text) and 1 Chronicles 21:1.
@DonnieDarkened@DrFrankTurek Using archaeological discoveries as evidence for the Bible's truth is fine, but you must also accept other discoveries that challenge it. For example, the cities of Jericho and Ai were never conquered by Joshua, so the promised land did not exist.
@DrFrankTurek The hieroglyphic sign indicates Israel = people, not city. This means that Israel at that time was not a kingdom, not a state, but a socio-ethnic-religious group that grew up within the Canaanite nation.
@DonnieDarkened@DrFrankTurek If you study the old testament properly and do not read it literally you will understand that this is a book about the national biography of a nation that began with the adoption of their national gods named EL and YHWH and his wife Asherah.