Coral encrusted chariot parts, mingled with horse and human bones, littered a path in the sea where it happened. they were found in 1978 by Ron Wyatt and his boys after years of studying.
2006-09-21 09:11:21 · 13 answers · asked by ? 7 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Yep, I read about that. Go to http://pinkoski.com/files/index.php?id=34 for pics.
2006-09-21 09:13:40 · answer #1 · answered by Mommymonster 7 · 2⤊ 1⤋
And did you hear that Wyatt is a world reknown crank? Where is the photographic evidence of these horse and human bones? The only "evidence" Wyatt ever produced to back up his claim was a single photo of a coral-encrusted crank shaft from one of the many ferries that had sunk over the years.
Wyatt also claimed to have found Noah's Ark, the Ark of the Covenant, Sodom and Gomorrah, and claimed possession of the original Ten Commandments and a sample of Jesus' blood. In other words, the man was a long-discredited kook. May he rest in peace.
2006-09-21 16:17:17 · answer #2 · answered by Scott M 7 · 1⤊ 2⤋
Absolutely none, simply because they didn't. When the Bible was translated from Hebrew to Greek, the authors mistranslated "the Sea of Reeds" as "The Red Sea" (I first learned this from a Jewish friend in college 20 years ago, but I've heard it many times over since). The sea of reeds refers to an area which is now dry, but which used to be a swamp. I saw a wonderful show on the History Channel (maybe Discovery) not that long ago which tried to relate the story of Exodus to other known historical events and locations. The narrator was a documentary director who theorized that the Exodus actually did not take place in the time of Rameses, as some believe, but about 1500 BC. That is when the volcano on Santorini erupted, one of the biggest eruptions known to man. It caused a tidal wave which may have wiped out the entire Minoan culture. It wiped out 1/2 the island of Santorini. It spewed lava as far away as the Nile delta. And it created an ash cloud 2 miles across. And it can explain a number of the 10 plagues. Egypt is riddled with fault lines, and the volcano could have set off many earthquakes. Recently, a lake in Africa turned red when an avalanche dumped rocks and dirt into it, because it stirred up iron on the lake's bed. The earthquakes might have done the same thing to the Nile. This would have killed off a lot of river creatures, except one type that could escape--frogs. And with the fish dead, the things they live on, insects and their larvae, would have multiplied. Also, at that lake, after a few days, many people began to develop strange lesions on their bodies--boils and sores, anyone? The ash cloud would have created an ash fall, as well as a "palpable darkness" across the Nile delta. This would have lowered temperatures. Locusts react to changes in temperatures, and could have swarmed because of this. Also, a strange phenomenon occurs sometimes with an eruption, called volcanic hail. The lava goes so high in the atmosphere that some of it freezes, and comes down as hail, while other parts of it stay firy--exactly the kind of fire and hail falling from the sky described in Exodus. Finally, something strange happened at that lake in Africa. The people who lived in upper areas lived, but people in lower areas near the lake died. Apparently, carbon dioxide gas was released, which is poisonous, and it killed people in the low-lying areas. By the time it would have reached higher areas, it had dissolved into the atmosphere. One of the customs of ancient Egypt was that the family slept on the roof, where it was cooler. But the firstborn son was given a special privilege--because he was to inherit, he was given a bed on the lower floor of the house. If the Nile also released carbon monoxide, it could have killed the firstborn sons, but dissolved before it reached the rooftops, where the rest of the family was sleeping.
Finally, I'll get to answering the one question you did ask. The eruption could have caused earthquakes, like I said. These would have caused riverbeds, lakebeds, etc. to shift, including the Sea of Reeds. This happened in Turkey not too long ago. It caused bodies of water to go dry, then the water came rushing back in 20 foot waves when they shifted back. Sounds like the Hebrews got to the Sea of Reeds when it went dry and were able to cross over, but the Egyptian soldiers got there as the waves hit.
I know you're talking about "evidence" that they crossed the Red Sea, but I've never heard of any reputable scientist who believed that there was any such evidence.
2006-09-21 16:42:50 · answer #3 · answered by cross-stitch kelly 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
WOW, this is great, all other possible explimations are gond,
they could not possibly be from sunken ships, or pirate attacks,,,
Does Coral even grow in the red sea?
I will check then edit my answer.
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Yes coral does grow in the red sea,
but still, ship wrecks, pirate attacks, you would dind these on well traveled trading routs, that would follow straight lines,
sorry you will need a better source than that.
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furthermore this is what wikipedia has to say about your hero .
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One member of the Israel Antiquities Authority (IAA) stated that "Ron Wyatt is neither an archaeologist nor has he ever carried out a legally licensed excavation in Israel or Jerusalem. In order to excavate one must have at least a BA in archaeology which he does not possess despite his claims to the contrary. ... [His claims] fall into the category of trash which one finds in tabloids such as the National Enquirer, Sun etc."[1] Wyatt's official organization, Wyatt Archaeological Research (WAR), claims that the IAA have always been well aware of the excavations and issued "verbal" permits
source, wikipedia
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NOONE issues any form of Verbal permit for an archelogical dig.
this man was little more than a grave robber that probally watched one to many Indiana Jones movies.
2006-09-21 16:14:29 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 1⤋
Hoax; The word commonly translated as 'Red Sea' is wrong. The word means 'Sea of Reeds'. The last time is looked the Red Sea does not have and has never had a single reed growing in/on or near it. But there was a very large lake, before the Suez canal, that was known as the sea of reeds.
2006-09-21 16:19:00 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 2⤋
I believe everything in the Holy Bible and just love to see all of the proof for those that do not believe. Maybe some of them will wake up one day. I hope so.
God Bless
2006-09-21 16:16:10 · answer #6 · answered by tractor girl 3 · 2⤊ 1⤋
You need to start reading something other than christian fantasy and christian pseudo-science.
Did you know that people found sunken Spanish galleons that were encrusted with coral???? Wow that must prove...something.
2006-09-21 16:14:47 · answer #7 · answered by trouthunter 4 · 3⤊ 2⤋
Unless you give us links to reputable news sites with photos, no one will ever take you seriously. It's easy to just say things have been proved. For instance, I proved that unicorns exist.
2006-09-21 16:14:37 · answer #8 · answered by Girl Wonder 5 · 3⤊ 2⤋
check out this creationist web site
http://www.answersingenesis.org/home/area/faq/dont_use.asp
2006-09-21 16:14:22 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Ah, yes, and I guess you wouldn't give us the REPUTABLE sources of your so-called evidence. I bet it was some bible fundy crackpots! (EG RON WYATT!)
2006-09-21 16:13:35 · answer #10 · answered by ? 5 · 3⤊ 3⤋