Question

The Tanakh explains the history of Judaism until the 500s BCE. It includes many details that are hard for historians to confirm. In one or two paragraphs, give your opinion on how seriously historians should treat religious texts as they try to understand past events and civilizations. Explain your opinion and support it with examples.

Answer 1

I think historians should treat all religious texts very seriously. If we can understand what past civilizations believed in and practiced, we can better understand their civilization and how they could have done better. For example, we know that the Roman governor Pontius Pilate sent Jesus to be crucified and we know by historians, that Pilate either executed, sent into exile, or killed himself. By looking at religious texts and factual history, we can piece together the most probable history. I think we can also learn from these texts, so if we see how past civilizations fell we can prevent it from happening to us in the future.

Answer 2

I think historians should treat all religious texts very seriously. If we can understand what past civilizations believed in and practiced, we can understand how their civilization could have done better. I think we can learn from these texts, so if we see how past civilizations fell we can prevent it from happening to us in the future.

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