Anonymous spite, the Bible, and history

One anonymous Mormon-background blogger, plainly upset and irritated by John Gee’s posts regarding the Bible’s relationship to actual ancient history, decided to post a response.  (In his defense, it must be said that this could well be the most substantive and relevant response of which he’s capable.)

Dr. Gee, some of whose credentials as of five years ago can be seen here,  replied here.

As for my part, I simply call attention to this item, from the most recent annual national meeting of the Society of Biblical Literature, which was held in San Diego in November 2014, and which I attended:

Egyptology and Ancient Israel
11/25/2014
9:00 AM to 11:30 AM
Room: Room 28 B (Upper level) – San Diego Convention Center (CC)

Theme: Egypt and Israel in the First Millennium

John Gee, Brigham Young University, Presiding
Ash Melika, California Baptist University
The Founding of the Temple in Ancient Egypt and Israel (30 min)
David Calabro, University of Chicago
Egyptian Imperialism and the Geography of Gesture (30 min)
John Huddlestun, College of Charleston
Was the Author a Literary Polymath? Egyptian and Neo-Assyrian Imagery in First Isaiah (30 min)
Brandon J. Simonson, Boston University
‘They Took and Made Their Own’: Imperial Policy and Local Law Regarding Theft in Persian Egypt (30 min)