From: jtem01@gmail.com   
      
   Martin Edwards wrote:   
      
   > So is there any factual basis for the Abraham story, or is it just a   
   > myth of origin?   
      
   What's so utterly fascinating about the story of   
   Abraham is that it all takes place long before it   
   possibly could have. Money wasn't invented yet,   
   there were no more than a half dozen or so CLAIMED   
   depictions of camels found from Anatolia to Egypt,   
   ruling out the descriptions in the Abraham story   
   and he seems to pre date the bible or monotheism.   
      
   Massive contradictions.   
      
   Look. The life/culture of Abraham simply did not   
   exist during the period he is attributed to.   
      
   Period.   
      
   Abraham is an excellent example of back dating.   
      
      
      
      
      
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