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Ya, but the two (laws and history of the Bible) are connected since they both come from the same place, right? It's not much of a stretch.
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No. Common origin does not implicate that two entities should be given the same treatment. Matter and energy enjoy the same origin, but due to differences in their nature, they are given different assessments. Jesus specificaly refuted the strictness of rules, not the authenticity of the history or science, meaning he felt as though the history and science suggested there needed to be less strictness, not that it was false. Due to a lack of qualifiers, it is safe to say he was a Jew who believed in the science and history of the Bible, but felt as though the rules Jews derived from their interpretations were too tough on the "little guy" -- the man attending his flock needed to go find his lost lamb on Sunday, for example.
It is a huge leap of faith to say he meant that the history and science of the Bible was all allegorical. Moreover, if allegorical, what do we make of New Testament, which is equally fantastic and unlikely?
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Which is why I don't try and present it as fact to you. I can't support it with anything other then my own eyewitness account, which isn't enough. However, I'm sure of God's existence, so it's a fact to me, but I can't prove it to you. So I'm not blaming you for not believing me, I would do the same. Only ask for your patience (not that I expect it. I probably wouldn't give it either).
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I don't feel like arguing semantics. My patience is easily acquired, since I don't really care enough to feel a need to rush.
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really? where?
(Not rhetorical. This is new to me.)
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It was years ago and haven't studied theology seriously for years, so I can't remember what book I read it in. Possibly the introduction to my version of the Dead Sea Scrolls, maybe somewhere on the Internet.
Nonetheless, conclusions usually went that humans suffered increasingly shorter lifespans in accordance with the collective lapses in virtue of the species.