The Mt. Ebal Curse Tablet

Give Moses a Chance!

Introduction

{Post one of thirty-three}

We should give Moses, Joshua, and the Hebrews of the Conquest a chance to prove who they are! Advocate for excavating “Joshua’s Altar,” the origin of the Mt. Ebal Curse Tablet!

My name is Ernie Vallery. I am a retired Louisiana attorney living in South Coast, Massachusetts.

Claims about the Curse Tablet counter an entrenched historical premise. Generations of scholars have said that Moses could not have written the Torah. Scripture attests otherwise. So may the tablet.

This memorandum addresses an important aspect of this tension. That is: Should regional and international actors stir? Should they finish excavations at Joshua’s Altar? Should they spend the necessary financial, political, and other resources?

To all three, I answer: “Yes!” This memorandum explains why.

In its opening phase, I prepare the reader for the discussion. This preface supplies information similar to what courts or military operations would require. Namely, those are:

• Why Write This?
• Why the Fuss?
• Why Me?
• Journey Essentials; and
• A Mysterious Tease

Subsequent stages include:

• Facts
• A Rule
• Arguments
• Decision
• Application, and
• Conclusion

(For a detailed table of contents, click here.)

It seems like a lot! But do not let it intimidate you. Persevere! Then this consequential topic becomes easy, much like witnessing a cascade of dominoes.

Here is a question. What present historical issues compare to those explored in this memorandum? Let me know in the “comments”.

Next post: “Why Write This?”

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For the composite footnotes, click here.