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Saturday, July 21, 2012
Biblical Stories Encoded In Chinese Characters
The history of China can be found written on oracle bones as early as the Shang Dynasty (c. 1700 - 1046 BC). Chinese civilization goes as far back to the legendary period of 3000 BC. Some researchers assert that it even predates this era.
Ancient chinese writing reflects what the writer saw, observed and experienced. The Chinese and the Jews have no contact with each other until the Tang Dynasty in the 7th century AD. Yet, some chinese words tell stories concerning the origin of man, temptation, migration (great division), the great flood, sacrifice and righteousness as recorded in the biblical Book of Genesis.
Chinese revered sages like Confucius wrote of a Supreme Creator, Shang Ti - God of Heaven in his Book of Odes and Lao Tzu in his Tao Te Ching referred to an unknown God whom he called Tao - The Way, The Almighty.
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