The Tanach - was or was not

A visual representation of the team's findings. By comparing word usage and sentence patterns, the AI-based statistical model identified three distinct writing styles—or writing traditions—shown here in yellow, blue, and green. Credit: Faigenbaum-Golovin et al.

Artificial intelligence reveals hidden language patterns and possible authors of the Bible

Researchers from universities in Israel and around the world used AI-based statistical models to identify three distinct writing styles in the first nine books of the Bible – and assign controversial chapter authors to these groups.
Moses during the splitting of the Red Sea. Illustration: depositphotos.com

The tradition of the exodus from Egypt as the allochthonous (external) origin of the Israelites

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Jewish and Israeli traditions and also among the priests and royal people in the Kingdom of Israel, there are differences between them as to the origin of the Israelites - Aram or maybe Egypt?
the Golden calf. Illustration: depositphotos.com

We did not leave Egypt

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The story of the exodus from Egypt includes a collection of unrelated folk tales, various authors have added more legends to the core, the story itself, which is of priestly origin, contradicts large parts of the Bible that indicate an origin
The cover of the book "The Secret History of Judaism" by Ilon Gilad, published by Am Oved 2023

I found the book of the Torah in the house of Jehovah. Excerpt from the book "The Secret History of Judaism"

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By Ilon Gilad, published by Am Oved. The section from the first chapter tells how the religion was founded out of nowhere and how the history of two Canaanite kingdoms - Judah and Israel - was written by the writer and king Shaphan
Artist description based on research findings. The explosion was as powerful as 1,000 Hiroshimas. Illustration: Alan West and Jennifer Rice, CC BY-ND

A giant space rock destroyed a city near the Dead Sea about 3,600 years ago; Inspiration for the story of the destruction of Sodom and the destruction of the walls of Jericho

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One of the researchers responsible for the discovery tells how an asteroid similar to the one that caused the incident in Tungaska in Siberia in 1908, hit a city in Jordan northeast of the Dead Sea. The city was abandoned afterwards, and the echoes of the explosion hit the cities
Blowing of the shofar. Illustration: depositphotos.com

Things that donors know: is it worth believing?

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Religion is not just a system of supernatural beliefs. Faith is not a religion, in fact a religion can exist without an orderly theological meaning but will always include worship, rules of conduct and above all community. Religion is probably a product
Moses and the burning bush. Image: depositphotos.com

About the history behind the story of the Exodus and its meanings here and now

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The exodus from Egypt is the story around which Passover is celebrated, and it also symbolizes for us an exit from slavery to freedom, but is there any historical truth in the story?
Baroque fresco of the creation of the world in the church kostel Svaté Voršily by Jan Jakub Stevens ze Steinfelsu (1707).

Things that donors know: why exactly 5781?

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Chaim wonders: How did they decide that the world was created exactly 5781 years ago?
Jacob wrestled with the angel. A painting by Gustav Dora. Public Domain

The silence of the sphinx - in the image of God. Part 2 - Who did Jacob fight with?

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A page from "Haggadat Modi'in". From the project website

Naomi kept miracles instead - a new secular Haggadah

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Crossing the Red Sea, painting by Nicolas Poussin, 1634

Exodus from Egypt - was or was not

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Pope Francis visiting Korea in 2014. From Wikipedia

Pope Francis: Evolution exhausts the divine potential of every creature

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Scientist Bill Nye, in a lecture from 2010. From Wikipedia

Tonight, a controversial confrontation: a science journalist will defend evolution in front of a hostile audience at the Creation Museum in Kentucky

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A picture of the remains of the palace discovered in excavations at the Kaifa site in the Judean Lowlands and which is attributed to King David. Photo: Skyview Company, courtesy of the Hebrew University and the Antiquities Authority

Remains of a palace were uncovered at the Kyapa site in the Judean Lowlands. Researchers: Palace of King David; Prof. Finkelstein from Tel Aviv University: There is no inscription to prove this, it is likely that it is a building of the Kingdom of Israel

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A Torah scroll at least 850 years old that was discovered in Italy. Photo: University of Bologna

The oldest complete book of the Torah was discovered in the warehouses of the University of Bologna

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Cover of Robert Sanginis' book "Galileo Was Wrong; The Church Was Right"

"Galileo was wrong: the sun revolves around the earth"

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God according to Michelangelo

The future of religion: how will the face of religion change in the future?

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The mythological Irish Leprechaun in a painting from the beginning of the 20th century. From Wikipedia

Why creationism is not science

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A flyer describing the theme park based on the story of Noah's Ark being built in Kentucky. PR photo

The anti-science crusade in America is getting stronger

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The goose that laid golden eggs

Faith-na-na: This is how it started...

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David statue - the work of Nicolas Cordier in the Basilica of David_SM_Maggiore in Rome

New evidence on the establishment of David's kingdom was presented at an international conference on the study of the Ancient Near East held at the University of Haifa

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Navy personnel celebrate Passover on the Nimitz aircraft carrier sailing in the Persian Gulf in April 2003

Pesach: the holiday in the service of politics

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Frog Strike Illustration by SWEET MEDIA from Wikipedia

Exodus: the unbelievable numbers

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An intelligence officer whose name is Isaiah the prophet

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Vatican astronomer confirms belief in aliens

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Noah's flood - first chapter

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The denial of evolution - the example of the statue of the three monkeys. Photo: shutterstock

"From Amoeba to Man": A Common and Misconception of Evolution

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The dating in the book of Jeremiah

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So who are we really?!

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Shmuel - a priest with a troubled childhood

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The political status of the prophet Ezekiel

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Nathan the prophet-the prophet behind the scenes

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Rehoboam as an example of unworthy government

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in the eyes of the beholder

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Jacob as a tragic figure

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Isaac - the man who did not know how to fight

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Abraham - an attempt to test the kernel of truth in the biblical story

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Joseph's life as an adult

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Erased the memory of Amalek?

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The ambivalent attitude of the kings of Judah and Israel to the prophets

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Winner of the Dan David Prize, archaeologist Israel Finkelstein: Fortunately, there is no thought police in Israel

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Exodus - invented narrative

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Background on the struggle between creationists and scientists

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Again a debate surrounding the question of whether the kingdoms of David and Solomon were indeed as they are described in the Bible

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Yehoshua ben Nun - Was he or wasn't he?

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Where are all our ancestors / Dr. Yechiam Sorek

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The Kirkus (Hippodrome) built by Herod in Jerusalem based on the scale model of the Second Temple in the Israel Museum, Jerusalem

The greatest spin in history * on the book Rashith Israel by Israel Finkelstein and Asher Silverman

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Even God is wrong!

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Shamgar Ben Anat - a virtuoso fighter

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Recidivist paranoia-sobriety pattern in Shaul the King

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