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Re: Dead Sea Scrolls Live on Tuesdays on the Web
Dear Van Danniken fans,
I saw Chariots of the Gods in 1974 when it was showing in a Jerusalem
cinema. It was a beautiful travel log, making up for the black and white
ilustrations in the book. The interesting thing is that the movie played
for weeks, showing to packed houses. It obviously touched on the hearts of
Israelis, known for their lack of religion but in search, none the less,
of "rational" explanations of Bible stories which they believe in even
when God is read out of them. In general, secular anti-religious Israel
produced back then, as it does now, it's own Blue and White brand of
atheist fundamentalists. I assume that the phenomenon is more wide spread
than Israel, but go know!
Avigdor Hurowitz