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In reply to the discussion: Christmas turned the world upside down [View all]MineralMan
(146,288 posts)There's a question worth considering. Is a message that works for the good of only one group a worthwhile message? That's another question we could discuss.
Moses' journey with his band of refugees is a good story, but only for one group. For others, it's a story of destruction, death, and even genocide on a limited scale. It's a very troubling, disastrous story for far more people than it is a good one.
So, if it happened, which is extremely doubtful, it's a story that ends well only for a few. It ends badly for the rest who were along the way. How is that a worthy message?
You claim it doesn't matter whether the events actually occurred. I say that it does matter, because a story based on falsehoods carries a false message. The message: The Jews are God's people. All others are not and their fates do not matter. That's another way of looking at the story of the Old Testament.
But, if it didn't even occur as written, then the whole narrative is false, and even the good news that you claim is the message is also false.
I'm not impressed.