Patterns of Evidence: EXODUS

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vsedriver said:
is it made of carbon?
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You see, I was listening to a podcast where some guy was talking about how, in some of the examples he gave, carbon dating was off by thousands and millions of years. The things tested were things that happened recently, where people know the dates…like Kilauea.
 
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What do you mean? Please rephrase.
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The rate of carbon left is more reliable say 5,000 years ago, than 50,000. It is not a perfect decay rate as there are influences, but the closer to present day the more accurate. I think the margin of error for say 2000 years ago is 50-100 years…
 
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The biblical chronology between the Exodus and the conquest of Jerusalem by Babylon is found in the book of Kings. The key bit of data is 1 Kings 6:1
Blockquote “In the four hundred and eightieth year after the Israelites came out of Egypt, in the fourth year of Solomon’s reign over Israel, in the month of Ziv, the second month, he began to build the temple of the Lord.”
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There are variations to how historians use this verse, but conservative scholars count it back from Solomon to the year 1446 BC. (My preference is 1444 BC) So yes, the film is true to the biblical chronology.
 
Yes. I haven’t seen the film, but from what I can see, its accurate.

This will cause a storm because there are a lot of people who have been pleased to accept exodus late-date theories that contradict the Biblical account. They are going to end up with egg all over their faces - big time.
 
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Hope1960 said:
I’ve read all kinds of things about young earth views including that if we don’t believe that the earth is young, how can you believe any of the Bible?
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This doesn’t make what you read correct, now does it?

This kind of stuff is the devil up to his tricks in getting people to reject Sacred Scripture and God
 
Hope1960 said:
You see, I was listening to a podcast where some guy was talking about how, in some of the examples he gave, carbon dating was off by thousands and millions of years.
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And right there is the problem. People who have absolutely no idea what they are talking about claiming things like that.

What type of carbon dating have you been researching, and what have you found about its upper limits of dating. Ie 100 thousand years, 50 thousand years.
 
I’ve been reading a lot. Books by Alistaire McGrath, John Morris etc. I’m going to a class called God and Science at a nearby Lutheran LCMS starting next week.but I doubt it’ll change my mind about the age of the earth, which is something I’ve been struggling with.

They believe in a young earth.
 
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What qualifications do all these authors have. Who is teaching the God and science class and what are their qualifications?

Is the class to rejoice in God’s creation of science, or attempt to negate science?
 
LateranBasilica said:
What qualifications do all these authors have. Who is teaching the God and science class and what are their qualifications?

Is the class to rejoice in God’s creation of science, or attempt to negate science?
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Alister E. Mcagrath is a Professor of Theology, Ministry and Education and the Head of the Centre for Theology, Religion and Culture at Kings Cottage in London.

John Morris holds a BS in Civil Engineering from Virginia Tech and a Masters and PhD in Geological Engineering from the University of Oklahoma. He’s the president of the Institute for Creation Research.

Don’t know about the God and Science class. I assume one of the pastors will teach it. I’ll know Monday night.

I don’t know that they’re going to negate science but the LCMS believes in a young earth, and, I assume creationism, which is a shame because I really like that church.
 
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I made a mistake. The class isn’t called God and Science it’s called God in Science.
 
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