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In a positive inspirational sense yes. If by embellishment you mean a detraction from inspiration, no.
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Hope1960
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What do you mean by “a positive inspirational sense”?
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Every word that comes forth from the mouth of God accomplishes it’s purpose. So if the particular passage of scripture is a vision or dream, or is poetry, or some other non literalist writing, it still conveys the truth God wishes to convey.goout:
What do you mean by “a positive inspirational sense”?
If that is considered embellishment that contributes to saving truth, then great.
If by embellishment we mean something that detracts from Inspiration, that runs counter to the Church’s view.
Typically in these kinds of discussions the words exaggeration or embellishment are used to hack away at the integrity of Scripture.
For example:
“That’s “just” an exaggeration”.
“The Gospel of John contains later embellishments on the Gospel”.
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Hope1960
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Ok. The story about Moses and the Exodus isn’t a vision, dream or poetry so is it okay for Catholics to believe that the Scriptures about Moses and the Exodus were exaggerated and embellished?
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goout
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As in post 40
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Hope1960
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Do you mean #39? He wasn’t certain. So I’m asking you. Is it okay for Catholics to believe that the Scriptures about Moses and the Exodus were exaggerated and embellished?
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goout
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Either post 39 or 40. Both apply well
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Hope1960
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So I’m asking you. Is it okay for Catholics to believe that the Scriptures about Moses and the Exodus were exaggerated and embellished?
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goout
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Right.Hope1960:
So I’m asking you. Is it okay for Catholics to believe that the Scriptures about Moses and the Exodus were exaggerated and embellished?
You keep repeating yourself.
Why are you doing that?
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Hope1960
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Because he wasn’t sure and I just want to make sure.
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Flagged as spam…
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Hope1960
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What is flagged as spam?
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In my opinion Moses was real, but the stories of the Exodus have been conflated from two events.
Joseph became a “Father to Pharaoh” and used his power to establish a dynasty of Hebrew rulers over Egypt whom the Egyptians referred to as the despised “Hyksos” sheperds from Canaan. After maybe two hundred years or so the Egyptians were able to expel their “Hyksos” Hebrew rulers, and they then enslaved the remaining Hebrew population. That is why the destruction of Ai and Jericho seem to date to about two hundred years prior to the Exodus. It was the military wing of the former Hyksos rulers that accomplished this.
About four hundred years after Joseph, Moses arose to lead the enslaved Hebrew population out of Egypt and into a Canaan that had already been conquered by the Hebrew Hyksos.
Joseph became a “Father to Pharaoh” and used his power to establish a dynasty of Hebrew rulers over Egypt whom the Egyptians referred to as the despised “Hyksos” sheperds from Canaan. After maybe two hundred years or so the Egyptians were able to expel their “Hyksos” Hebrew rulers, and they then enslaved the remaining Hebrew population. That is why the destruction of Ai and Jericho seem to date to about two hundred years prior to the Exodus. It was the military wing of the former Hyksos rulers that accomplished this.
About four hundred years after Joseph, Moses arose to lead the enslaved Hebrew population out of Egypt and into a Canaan that had already been conquered by the Hebrew Hyksos.
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