Authentic history proves the bible lies and intently covers up ancient crimes.

What may have been the origin of Abraham's peculiar religion has been suggested by Sir Leonard Woolley' the discoverer of Ur,  whence Abraham  probably came. He points out that, in leaving the city, Abraham inevitably left behind the civic deities, whose jurisdiction did not extend beyond the area controlled by their worshipers. But just at this period the worship of a family, or private, tutelary deity had become common among the inhabitants of Ur, and this family god would accompany its worshipers, even though they left the city. In the absence of the  other territorially limited, though more important,dieties this faithful guardian came to be regarded by Abraham and his people as the only god for them to worship. The idea fell far short of conscious monotheism, of the belief  that  there is  only one God of the whole universe.   VS.  "What The Jews Believe,"  by Rabbi Philip Bernstein. pp7. The Torah means the Pentateuch--the first five books of the bible-- Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers, Deuteronomy. These books are the acknowledged foundation of Judaism. They contain the principles  of the faith, the Ten Commandments, the Laws of  holiness. The  Pentateuch is the biography of the greatest Jew of all time, Moses."        *******  Now I want someone to explain what in the Pentateuch/Torah, the exclusive biography of important Jew speaks of Jesus Christ  as a promised Messiah. Cite pp 4 Why is the whole concept of salvation as redemption from sin in this world and from its consequences in the hereafter is alien to the main trends of Jewish thought ?

Source:  A Pelican Original ~ Whose Land?  A History of the People of Palestine  by James Parkes. Pp19.