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Legend of Sargon....
How much truth is there to the Moses story?
Was his childhood and birth lifted from the foundation myth of Sargon of Akkad? Anyone studied this extensively? I know there isn't much information other than Sargon himself ruled circa 2300 B.C. and his story may have been the genesis of the Moses story just like other Mesopotamian and Sumerian stories that possible are the basis for the Torah. |
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One of modern society's biggest problems is reading the bible too literally (in my opinion), since many portions were clearly not meant to be understood literally.
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King Arthur, and in a sense Aeneas and Achilles (respectively, you might say, foundners of Rome and Greece). You also forgot Jesus.
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I think only portions of modern society have this problem. Most educated people don't. The problem was greatest from the fifth to thepre-seventeenth century.
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Yeah. I should have put "modern Christian religion" or something close.
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I actually don't think most Mormons have a problem with seeing archetypal elements in narratives like Moses or even the birth of Jesus. Of course, there are limits to how far you can push the argument and how you present that argument matters a great deal. Still, I have employed archetypal thinking to some degree in gospel doctrine and most people really liked it. Here is a snippet of what I did in a lesson on the gospel of Matthew:
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I think it's wise to view tradition, ritual, and history as three parallel lines that coexist but are not be intertwined. Thanks pelagius for the Moses/Jesus reminder, I read an article about the Moses vs Jesus connection: Both knew not their biological father Both hid in Egypt as children Both spoke directly to God Both fasted for 40 days Both lead groups of 12 (tribes/apostles) Both controlled water Both fed their congregations with little resources |
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