Jews: I'm convinced that either Moses made it all up or Moses was made up. Could I be wrong? How?

Answer 1

You are entitled to your opinion and at first I saw no reason to try and convince you of anything. But on second thought I realized you were not looking to stir the pot but was putting a legitimate question forward.

I will answer you with two Jewish views.

the first being national revelation, since the Torah is very specific in the fact that all Jews were present at Sinai and G-d revealed himself to all of them there is no way to doctor that. Either it happened or it was added later. if it was added later how come nobody objected and nothing was documented. The argument goes on and on and covers a host of possibilities and the reasons why they could not be so.

The second view I personally find more meaningful and therefore cut my telling of the first view way short. That would be does it really matter?

Answer 2

I am of the opinion that while Moses once existed as a human being, Moses, the religious prophet, far exceeds rational explanation. For example, while negotiating with Ramses II for the release of the enslaved Israelites, Moses is reputed to have turned the Nile into a river of blood. We now have physical evidence that suggests Moses was the first person to use a weapon of mass destruction against an innocent population.

Cinnabar is the ore from which the metal Mercury is extracted. The ancient Egyptians imported it from what is now Almaden, Spain and used slave labor to grind it into a fine powder to be used as a blood-red pigment for their tomb paintings. There is no doubt at least some Israelites understood that cinnabar dust is an extremely deadly toxin. A few scholars have expressed the opinion that Moses (or other's associated with him) may have mixed powdered cinnabar with olive oil and poured the deadly mixture on the river Nile. Assuming enough oil is present to properly coat every particle of cinnabar, the mixture would float on the surface and give the Nile the appearance of a river of blood. Of course, this toxic pollution would eventually spread into Egypt's marshes and farm lands and seriously damage the ecologies there. Furthermore, such mercury contamination would inevitably pollute the bodies of any Egyptians who ate food harvested from the affected areas. The scientific evidence against Moses is that the mummies of Ramses II and those of his household were examined using mass spectrometry and found to contain significant levels of mercury. In fact, there is a measurable "bloom" of mercury contamination in many Egyptian mummies known to have lived at that time and around that place.

In modern times Moses is revered for having worked miracles and is considered the greatest prophet of of the nation of Isreal. Could it be that his glowing reputation has very little to do with his actual deeds? Almost certainly.

Answer 3

Mr. Willis,
There are a lot of things wrong if either is true. Including all those types and shadows of Christ who wasn't even born yet. All those fulfilled prophecies, lucky guesses?

Answer 4

yes, you could be wrong. As to "how could you be wrong" my gut says "by not being right" but there may be more to it than that.

Answer 5

but islam is real...

allah and mohammud are pedophiles. it's in the koran. it says that they bang camels too.