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To: J_F_Shepard who wrote (770423)	2/20/2014 6:30:14 PM
From: Brumar89	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1575767

... Among other evidence, Kennedy notes that a camel is mentioned in a list of domesticated animals from Ugarit, dating to the Old Babylonian period (1950-1600 BC). [ Note: Ugarit is an ancient city (and archeological site) on the coast of Syria. Are people going to claim the Ugarit tablets found there are late forgeries? How would that work, since the city was destroyed around 1200 BC and not discovered again till 1928? ] He concludes, "For those who adhere to a 12th century BC or later theory of domestic camel use in the ancient Near East, a great deal of archaeological and textual evidence must be either ignored or explained away." ......... Archaeologists usually remember that "absence of evidence is not evidence of absence." The absence of evidence for Hittites once fueled some 19th-century debates over the Bible—until the vast Hittite empire was discovered in Anatolia. Questions about the Book of Daniel once focused on the absence of the prominently featured Belshazzar from Babylonian king lists—until it was discovered that Belshazzar was actually the son of Nabonidus, and co-regent. [ Yes, at one time, eager debunkers claimed the Bible had invented an entire mythical ancient people, the Hittites. Then archeologists discovered the Hittite empire. Whoops, on to camels or whatever we can find. ] http://www.christianitytoday.com/ct/2014/february-web-only/latest-challenge-bible-accuracy-abraham-anachronistic-camel.html?paging=off