Two discussions:
Can some of you watch these and critique? I'm almost done with the first one and will watch the second one after.
40 minutes in, it seems that Huff is just the typical biblical scholar. I'm used to his type and know his arguments. I even set up some of the arguments of peeps like him in From Paul to Mark just so I could point out the weaknesses.
But, MOST of his arguments here against Carson, are valid since Carson went off on the whole Zecariah Sitchen nonsense. Most of the alternative 'historians' who write popular interpretations of ancient mysteries get things horribly wrong and confused and conflate stuff.
Carson's argument about the Enuma Elish was very weak. Better to read Victor Clube's "The Cosmic Serpent" and "The Cosmic Winter" along with Mike Baillie's "From Exodus to Arthur" since they offer some real insight.
Carson's arguments are a pretty low bar and he didn't have a chance against Huff, as far as I can see.
What I would like to have are the transcripts of the two interviews if anybody knows how to download them.
Can some of you watch these and critique? I'm almost done with the first one and will watch the second one after.
40 minutes in, it seems that Huff is just the typical biblical scholar. I'm used to his type and know his arguments. I even set up some of the arguments of peeps like him in From Paul to Mark just so I could point out the weaknesses.
But, MOST of his arguments here against Carson, are valid since Carson went off on the whole Zecariah Sitchen nonsense. Most of the alternative 'historians' who write popular interpretations of ancient mysteries get things horribly wrong and confused and conflate stuff.
Carson's argument about the Enuma Elish was very weak. Better to read Victor Clube's "The Cosmic Serpent" and "The Cosmic Winter" along with Mike Baillie's "From Exodus to Arthur" since they offer some real insight.
Carson's arguments are a pretty low bar and he didn't have a chance against Huff, as far as I can see.
What I would like to have are the transcripts of the two interviews if anybody knows how to download them.
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