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From: carnes@gargoyle.UUCP (Richard Carnes)
Newsgroups: net.origins,net.religion
Subject: The Bible as National Enquirer
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Date: Mon, 9-Sep-85 21:19:20 EDT
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Posted: Mon Sep  9 21:19:20 1985
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In article <322@pyuxn.UUCP> pez@pyuxn.UUCP (Paul Zimmerman) writes:

>You make the Bible
>sound like an issue of the ``Star'' or the ``World Weekly News,'' with
>headlines about women giving birth in old age. 

But it is.  The Scriptures were the National Enquirer of the ancient
Hebrews:

	BURNING BUSH TALKS TO MOSES!  SCIENTISTS BAFFLED AS BUSH 
	BURNS YET IS NOT CONSUMED!

	UFO VISITS WILDERNESS, LEAVES BEHIND EDIBLE "MANNA"!  LOOKED
	LIKE PILLAR OF FIRE, SAY AMAZED ISRAELITES!

	SECRET OF SUPERHUMAN STRENGTH REVEALED!  SAMSON GROWS HAIR,
	DESTROYS BUILDING!

	SHOCKING SEX SCANDAL!  DAVID HAS AFFAIR WITH MARRIED WOMAN,
	HIS PRIEST SAYS "THOU ART THE MAN!"

	MAN CURES LEPROSY WITH SUPERNATURAL POWERS!

etc. etc.

Richard Carnes