Tag: exodus
2 articles
Biblical Interpretation
Did Moses Destroy the Golden Calf to Mark the Age of Aries?
By Practical Apologetics | September 14, 2013
Zeitgeist claims Moses shattering the Golden Calf symbolizes the transition from the Age of Taurus to Aries, and that Jews blow the ram's horn to celebrate this zodiacal shift. The historical and textual evidence says otherwise.
Historical Apologetics
Was Moses Copied from Sargon of Akkad? The Basket in the River
By Practical Apologetics | July 27, 2013
Zeitgeist claims Moses' birth story was plagiarized from Sargon of Akkad. But the Sargon text dates to 700 BCE, the narratives have opposite purposes, and the Hebrew word 'tebah' links Moses to Noah—not Mesopotamia.