He believed strongly that archaeological findings were important external evidence for the basic historicity and authenticity of, for example, the patriarchal stories.

他坚信，考古发现对基本的历史真实性和,比方说族长故事的可信性来说,都是重要的外部证据。

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Some point to the presence of Egyptian names, and customs, and religious beliefs and laws as a sign of some historical memory being preserved in these stories.

一些人指出故事中埃及名字的出现，以及风俗，宗教信仰和律法,当它们当作故事中保存的历史记忆。

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Now, the books of Joshua and Judges that open the Deuteronomistic history, these books recount or relate the story of the conquest of the land of Canaan by the Israelite tribes, and the early years of the settlement: that's in Judges.

那么，《约书亚书》和《士师记》,开始了申命记中历史故事，这些经书记叙了,以色列部落征服迦南之地，早期的定居，这些出现在《士师记》中。

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The Cain and Abel story which is in Genesis 4:1 through 16 this is the story of the first murder, and it's a murder that happens despite God's warning to Cain that it's possible to master the urge to violence by an act of will.

创世纪》第四章，1到16节，讲述的是该隐和亚伯的故事6,这是人类历史上第一宗谋杀案,尽管上帝警告该隐,邪念会让人暴力相向。

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