Go back to
here. My post and challenge to Journey stands,...which also applies to you, if you would claim the same thing, since you're pursuing this.
Also I don't need to provide any 'textual criticism' for anything, since what is shared
speaks for itself. You're bringing in your own prerequisites or qualifications, which are not necessary.
My commentary on the UB or any related subject shared in this threads stands. If you have issues with them, respond to those if interested.
Caino started this this thread, I've never begun a UB thread here myself,...only served as a commentator/expounder. The UB is one religious text among hundreds. It is limited to its own 'informational-context', given during a time-period, like other writings.
Read the thread, I've contributed amply already. I don't need to prove anything to you. I responded to the claim that the UB was made up fabricated lies, and has no facts, and
counter-challenged it. Journey can attempt to offer his 'proof', as well as yourself, which cant really be had, outside of your own pre-figured 'criteria' in which to determine such (with its pre-loaded conclusions), being your own religious-belief, bias, interpretation, translation, etc. Journey hasn't even read enough of the papers to have an adequate knowledge of its contents, at least the fundamental papers like the first 10...dealing directly with God and the Creation.
Your recommendation misses the mark, here's why. 'Textual criticism' as applied 'biblically' in its own field cannot necessarily apply to the UB, since the book is different in content and scope, therefore cannot be held to the same standards, unless you can prove that such applies to a 20th century literary production such as the papers. Judge a book by its contents, ideals, principles, values,....if the concepts be sound, logical, reasonable, consistent, integrous, etc. That's the general standard,...any other intellectual bench-mark or 'qualification' is something being added.
The challenge stands.
Its not a double-standard at all, since I've never claimed the Bible was a book of non-facts, lies or fabrications. NEITHER have I ever claimed the UB was the perfect inerrant 'word of God', neither a finality of revelation since future dispensations will continue on in the continuum of 'progressive revelation'.
pj