Orthodox Debater Claims Invocation of Departed Saints Practiced Since 1300 BC

Alex Warren, defending Orthodox practice, cited Jewish rabbinical tradition claiming the biblical figure Caleb prayed to the patriarchs at their graves for intercession around 1300 BC. Warren presented multiple Jewish sources dating prayers to Rachel's grave to 600 BC and contemporary Jewish cemetery practices in the 200s AD. His opponent JP challenged the reliability of these sources, arguing they represent late compilations rather than apostolic evidence.