Okay, I am not sure of the date writing got invented - the Egyptians had heiroglpics, and the Babylonians - Cuneiform - but those are pictigraphs - so I am fuzzy when real writing got started.

                    Trisha

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Michael Collis [SMTP:[log in to unmask]]
> Sent: Friday, October 03, 2003 2:27 PM
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> Subject:      Re: religion and politics (long-ish);  was RE: Brother in Law
> 
> Excuse me Trish, but I beg to differ with you.   Writing was developed
> way before Abraham, annd there were at least two languages written at
> the time of Abraham.
> 
> Trisha Cummings wrote:
> 
> >Hi Kyle,
> >=20
> >    Oral history is what they had - 6,000 years ago. The Jews have been =
> >around I believe they are in year  5764. At some point they existed =
> >before writing. Have Mag date the Torah and other Jewish books for you - =
> >but I am fairly sure there was a time when they were oral, and then =
> >became recorded. Kyle, I am okay talking about this - hopefully people =
> >aren't offended by differing points from which to view things.=20
> >
> >  I believe the early followers I was talking about where already =
> >exterminated by 200 CE
> >
> >By the way - how are doing these days?
> >