Nine Pieces Of Evidence That Confirm The Historical Accuracy Of The Bible

[Twilight Hue]

When I read and hear Christians trying to make their faith sound more reasonable by creating "evidence" I feel that their faith isn't strong and they're engaged in self-deception to support it.

My mind's incapable of faith in a religion, but if someone says they have it, I don't have any reason to doubt them.

You should have seen them scramble when evidence surfaced there were actually no domesticated camels around the time the Bible said there were.

Domesticated Camels Came to Israel in 930 B.C., Centuries Later Than Bible Says

Another charmer would be the Bible's claim of eliminating all the Canaanites.
Lo and behold we find Canaanites are living today contrary to what the Bible said.

Living Descendants of Biblical Canaanites Identified Via DNA

 

[sooda]

Interesting but there are other things that are so glaring and just too big that I couldn't deny the veracity and authenticity of the Bible as the word of God.

Those 9 things are tangibles that could easily be lost through time.

However historical events which occurred long after the prophecies were spoken and written are something to scratch your head into.

That is why we know that we are living in the last days.
Soon this thing will hit the fan and
no longer we would doubt anything when we see it happen before our eyes

You're joking, aren't you?

A Brief History of the Apocalypse
The early days: 2800 BC - 1700 AD

A Brief History of the Apocalypse

 

[sooda]

You should have seen them scramble when evidence surfaced there were actually no domesticated camels around the time the Bible said there were.

Domesticated Camels Came to Israel in 930 B.C., Centuries Later Than Bible Says

Another charmer would be the Bible's claim of eliminating all the Canaanites.
Lo and behold we find Canaanites are living today contrary to what the Bible said.

Living Descendants of Biblical Canaanites Identified Via DNA

Actually the Canaanites were alive and well in the very next chapter after Joshua wiped them out .. Judges talks about them living side by side with the Israelites.

 

[Twilight Hue]

LOLOL.. I guess Jack Van Impe is just one of a long, long line of fruits and nuts.

A Brief History of the Apocalypse

They like calling themselves 'doctors' just like Kent Hovind and just as entertaining. However Jack Van Impe is much more intelligent than Hovind is.

But I'll give Jack Van Impe and his wife Rexella some points as they do put on a good show compared to other televangelists.

 

[whirlingmerc]

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Or so the video below claims.

The List of Nine, which supposedly verify claims made in the Bible. (The narrator provides the relevant chapters and verses.)

1) A stone that confirms that Pontius Pilatus was the Prefect of Judea.

2) A tunnel was created under the city of David to carry water.

3) A clay cylinder describes how Sennacherib laid siege against various cities

4) A stone mentioning there was an Israelite king of the house of David.

5) A stone cites Omri as the king of Israel.

6) The remnants of a house was found that verifies the town of Nazareth existed in the first century AD.

7) A clay cylinder recounts Cyrus II declaration of human rights

8) The discovery of the pool of Siloam

9) A stone tablet shows the existence of the Hittites


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Of course our young presenter in the video conveniently ignores all the evidence that disproves the Bible's historical accuracy, but this is to be expected. When cherry picking no one ever picks the "bad" cherries.

In any case, even if all nine of the examples are true, one can only say, SO WHAT? What's so amazing (as the narrator would like the viewer to believe) about historical events showing up in the Bible? Heck, even if the Bible was a pure fabrication from Genesis to Revelation, the fabricator would certainly have been astute enough to include historical facts to make the thing appear genuine---it's why counterfeiters go to such extremes to make their money appear real. In this case it's like expecting the viewer to get excited because the Bible mentions the Mediterranean Sea, or that the Sun sets in the west. SO WHAT?

Nope, it's stupid stuff like this video that fill the believer with unjustified confidence in his faith. Do Christians really need to be duped so as to hold onto their faith? . . . . . . . . . . . . . maybe so, but it's not pretty.

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The way I see it is that if the Bible is seen true in what we can check it is trustworthy in what we cannot check.

Did you have an issue where you feel otherwise?

 

[sooda]

Actually the Canaanites were alive and well in the very next chapter after Joshua wiped them out .. Judges talks about them living side by side with the Israelites.

"Historians believe these stories took place between 2000 and 1500 B.C., based on clues such as passages from Genesis, archaeological information from the site of the great Sumerian city of Ur (located in modern Iraq), and an archive of clay tablets found at the site of Mari (in modern Syria).:"


There was NO Ur of the Chaldeans in the time of Abraham.


The Chaldean dynasty did not rule Babylonia (and thus become the rulers of Ur) until the late 7th century BC, and held power only until the mid 6th century BC

 

[whirlingmerc]

Actually the Canaanites were alive and well in the very next chapter after Joshua wiped them out .. Judges talks about them living side by side with the Israelites.

Some Canaanites struck a deal to be servants for the Jews and helped with the temple service. A deal made during the time of Joshua.

 

[sooda]

They like calling themselves 'doctors' just like Kent Hovind and just as entertaining. However Jack Van Impe is much more intelligent than Hovind is.

But I'll give Jack Van Impe and his wife Rexella some points as they do put on a good show compared to other televangelists.

You're more generous than I.. I think they should be chased out of town.

 

[whirlingmerc]

"Historians believe these stories took place between 2000 and 1500 B.C., based on clues such as passages from Genesis, archaeological information from the site of the great Sumerian city of Ur (located in modern Iraq), and an archive of clay tablets found at the site of Mari (in modern Syria).:"


There was NO Ur of the Chaldeans in the time of Abraham.


The Chaldean dynasty did not rule Babylonia (and thus become the rulers of Ur) until the late 7th century BC, and held power only until the mid 6th century BC

Often the Bible will refer back to a place with the modern name.

We might say there were dinosaurs who lived in Arizona a thousand years ago
even through there was not yet an Arizona. The readers know that. It just helps them visualize where the place was.

 

[sooda]

Some Canaanites struck a deal to be servants for the Jews and helped with the temple service. A deal made during the time of Joshua.

Joshua is a fiction.. The population of Jerusalem was less than 2000 people.. He had no army.

The story also says that Solomon enslaved some Canaanites.

 

[sooda]

Often the Bible will refer back to a place with the modern name.

We might say there were dinosaurs who lived in Arizona a thousand years ago
even through there was not yet an Arizona. The readers know that. It just helps them visualize where the place was.

 

[Skwim]

I can show you quotes of people saying the exact same sort of thing across thousands of years of history. All the previous End Time prognosticators have been wrong, but I'm sure this time...

A Brief History of the Apocalypse

Cool list.

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[Skwim]

The way I see it is that if the Bible is seen true in what we can check it is trustworthy in what we cannot check.

Not quite following, but if I understand you, I can say that all it takes for the Bible to be untrustworthy is a single instance of untruth, which, as it turns out, happens to be the case.

Did you have an issue where you feel otherwise?

Not sure. I think your statement may need a bit of punctuation.

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[Jollybear]

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Hey, thats real footage of the ark and that makes it evidence. The other guy even mention the mane on the lion.

But anyway, just because the ark is not found dont mean its not somewhere unfound.

 

[lewisnotmiller]

At least both lions don't have manes. I've seen that in more than one Ark kiddie friendly picture.

Hey, it could just be a case of some manscaping being done. Or...err...lionscaping?

 

[Subduction Zone]

Hey, thats real footage of the ark and that makes it evidence. The other guy even mention the mane on the lion.

But anyway, just because the ark is not found dont mean its not somewhere unfound.

Nope. Would you like to know why there is not any scientific evidence for the flood?

 

[lewisnotmiller]

Nope. Would you like to know why there is not any scientific evidence for the flood?

Because atheists.

 

[Jollybear]

I would not call the mythical nature of Genesis and Exodus nothing.

Oh we have debated the exodus in the past. The jubal al luz mountain is a supurb candidate for mount sinai. Im fully convinced of its authenticity for the exodus.

But, i wont debate it now, not today.

 

[Subduction Zone]

Hey, it could just be a case of some manscaping being done. Or...err...lionscaping?

Now that would take a brave man. Who would dare to lionscape a lion's junk?

 

[Riders]

Interesting but there are other things that are so glaring and just too big that I couldn't deny the veracity and authenticity of the Bible as the word of God.

Those 9 things are tangibles that could easily be lost through time.

However historical events which occurred long after the prophecies were spoken and written are something to scratch your head into.

That is why we know that we are living in the last days.
Soon this thing will hit the fan and
no longer we would doubt anything when we see it happen before our eyes

???????????Well if your gonna say that you need to prove it what evidence?