Page 1 of 1 [ 3 posts ]
24 May 2007, 5:34 pm
25 May 2007, 5:21 am
It's an extremely interesting site. I've read half the site so far, but one thing stuck out to me to be either flawed or outdated...
Article segment regarding 10 Plagues story in Exodus wrote:
Perhaps the plagues echo the vague memory of the volcanic outburst on the Greek island Thera, around 1450 BC. This would have caused the Nile to turn red with volcanic ash and the skies to darken with soot. So many babies and children would have died in the aftermath, that it would have seemed as if all the firstborn died.
Another ‘natural’ explanation is that there was an outbreak of red algae bloom. This would have reddened the Nile and chased the frogs on land. So many fish would have died that there were outbreaks of diseases and famine.
But to be honest, both explanations aren’t very credible. They don’t explain all the plagues. And more importantly, there isn’t any other, physical evidence that Egypt was struck by a horrible natural disaster. It isn’t on the hieroglyphs, and its traces haven’t been found in the Egyptian soil.
Another ‘natural’ explanation is that there was an outbreak of red algae bloom. This would have reddened the Nile and chased the frogs on land. So many fish would have died that there were outbreaks of diseases and famine.
But to be honest, both explanations aren’t very credible. They don’t explain all the plagues. And more importantly, there isn’t any other, physical evidence that Egypt was struck by a horrible natural disaster. It isn’t on the hieroglyphs, and its traces haven’t been found in the Egyptian soil.
I remembered hearing about this on news about a month ago, couldn't remember exactly what it was by they mentioned about volcanic ash or something found around Ancient Egyptian cities. Sure enough when I searched for the news about, a source like National Geographic mentions it.
From National Geographic news:
Ancient Egypt Cities Leveled by Massive Volcano, Lava Find Suggests
Article: http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2007/04/070402-egypt-volcano.html
Just thought you might be interested.
But to go by my own speculation, I find that it's possible that the story of Exodus was at least inspired by such an event or even a partial account of the event by several people combined to form the story. To speculate any further is too murky, but it's interesting nonetheless.
Last edited by Nexus on 25 May 2007, 5:40 am, edited 1 time in total.
25 May 2007, 5:39 am
Page 1 of 1 [ 3 posts ]
| Similar Topics | |
|---|---|
| The Death of "Scientific Creationism"? |
17 Dec 2024, 8:09 pm |
| Archaeologists Find Message in a Bottle at a Viking Site |
01 Dec 2024, 7:45 pm |
