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Chapter 7
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Why does Paine argue that most of the historical and anecdotal content of the Bible cannot properly be called "revelation"?
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Because revelation applies only to things unknown to the person told them — but historical events like Samson's exploits, if they happened, needed no revelation for those who witnessed or did them to record
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Because the Bible contains no history at all
C
Because revelation can only occur in dreams
D
Because Moses personally denied that any of it was revelation
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