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

[Audie]

Fact is an interesting description .. We have a few historic facts to work with, but we also have what is written in the Revelation letter.. That it will happen "soon", "shortly" and before this generation (40 years) shall pass.

Come on? Why would the Soviet Union attack Israel? Can you even imagine such a scenario?

Best laugh I am likely to get today. Tnx!

 

[Audie]

Those verses really do not help you. Especially the first. Most Christians will simply say that those symbols are not idols. They do not worship them.

And you need to learn how to spell. Goodyear makes "tires". Tyre was an island, now a peninsula in the Mediterranean. Zeke made a prophecy that Nebby would destroy it to such an extent that it was never found again. Zebby never even entered the gates of the city.

"Tyre' is an example of British academics losing a battle against the uneducated."

I used to spell tire as "tyre" as per British
Crown Colony, but America cured me of it.

 

[Audie]

You can't look it up? You can find all sorts of pictures of misspelled tires. Surely you can find the story of Zeke and Nebby in the Bible.

Hey let him broadcast his rather remarkable ignorance.

'Course, it is said that Ol' Nick knows scripture,
and, many a awful atheist like myself knows it
better than your average "Christian".

 

[Audie]

The bible is the best selling book in history and also the most controversial. From only 1962 to 2012 almost 4 billion copies were sold. Deny it or accept it, near everyone has read it. Many interpret it differently to suit themselves, some take it literally, some take it as teachings, some take it as stories, some take it as metaphors, and some take it as myths. Regardless of how you take it, it has impacted society like no other book written by man.
2000 years later it still gets more attention than most anything. If nothing else, the bible sure keeps people communicating.

The only thing worse than being talked about is not being talked about. Even bad publicity is good publicity.

We know all of that.

You do realize that its popularity has little to do with
what it says, for lo, everyone who reads it finds
what they went in looking for?

Of course, the carrot and stick thing gets a lot of
people.

But most of the popularity comes from how it will
make whatever a person thinks become the
Word of God. (see black slavery, for a example)

 

[We Never Know]

We know all of that.

You do realize that its popularity has little to do with
what it says, for lo, everyone who reads it finds
what they went in looking for?

Of course, the carrot and stick thing gets a lot of
people.

But most of the popularity comes from how it will
make whatever a person thinks become the
Word of God. (see black slavery, for a example)

Hence my statement of "Many interpret it differently to suit themselves"

 

[Audie]

Hence my statement of "Many interpret it differently to suit themselves"

Okok so I am going, and you are already coming back.
Where is the "hand over mouth" icon?????

 

[SkepticThinker]

It's right there.
They will forbid people not to marry and forbid people not to eat meats.
Well they just follow like zombies, not knowing they are doctrines of devils.

It's right where? Who are "they?"

 

[SkepticThinker]

Its like the Bible was protected by the hand of God. - now that is Faith Based Assertion

Let's face it - the Bible survived over the centuries.

The Old Testament - kept by the Jews thought the centuries. That if one would check if a book or writing is canon, all one must do is visit a synagogue and check the copy of the OT with the rabbi.

The New Testament - first was in Koine Greek in the first to the third centuries and translated to Latin, the non Latin copies burned by the Roman church so people couldn't read or understand the Bible then the rest is history.

Okay so your first line says "It's like the Bible was protected by the hand of God."
Then, in your last line you say, "the non Latin copies (i.e. the originals) burned by the Roman church so people couldn't read or understand the Bible."

Do you see the contradiction you've made?

 

[Sky Rivers]

Yeah, I mean, who cares if something actually happened unless you read that Science Almighty says it's cool.

Personally, I respect science as a tool of inquiry, not an absolute authority which dictates how I perceive and interact with the world.

 

[Evangelicalhumanist]

The bible is the best selling book in history and also the most controversial. From only 1962 to 2012 almost 4 billion copies were sold. Deny it or accept it, near everyone has read it.

I don't actually think this is true at all. In fact, more than half of Christian Americans have read little or none of it, and most people's knowledge of what the Bible says comes from hearing other people (like their minister) reading it. (Americans Like the Bible—They Just Don’t Read It)

That's an odd thing, actually, that the most purchased book in the world is also one that is not read very much. Must mean something, but darned if I know what.

Actually, I, an atheist, have actually read the Bible right through from start to finish 3 times, but I'm a sucker for punishment.

 

[We Never Know]

I don't actually think this is true at all. In fact, more than half of Christian Americans have read little or none of it, and most people's knowledge of what the Bible says comes from hearing other people (like their minister) reading it. (Americans Like the Bible—They Just Don’t Read It)

That's an odd thing, actually, that the most purchased book in the world is also one that is not read very much. Must mean something, but darned if I know what.

Actually, I, an atheist, have actually read the Bible right through from start to finish 3 times, but I'm a sucker for punishment.

Perhaps I should have said "read parts of it". That's the thing, even people that aren't religious even read it/parts of it. I, who also identifies myself as an atheist have read parts of it mainly due to discussion about it so I wouldn't go in blind or to see what verse they were talking about.
Many Christians near and abroad have their own view of how they interpret it and it seems the main common ground is of God and even then some have their own version of God. Regardless none of them have any evidence, only faith.

 

[Subduction Zone]

"Tyre' is an example of British academics losing a battle against the uneducated."

I used to spell tire as "tyre" as per British
Crown Colony, but America cured me of it.

I know. I understand the differences. When I see "Tyre" my mind reads it as "Tir" for pronunciation. Which is closer to the "Sur" that "Tyre" came from and went through a mangling process to have a totally different pronunciation by the time the name got to England.

 

[Earthling]

Personally, I respect science as a tool of inquiry, not an absolute authority which dictates how I perceive and interact with the world.

Okay. If that is true it would be a good thing. Aren't you afraid of looking stupid if your religious beliefs trump the current scientific consensus? The flood, for example . . . evolution, walking on water, resurrection of the dead?

 

[Audie]

Personally, I respect science as a tool of inquiry, not an absolute authority which dictates how I perceive and interact with the world.

Nobody but a darn fool would think otherwise.

 

[Subduction Zone]

Okay. If that is true it would be a good thing. Aren't you afraid of looking stupid if your religious beliefs trump the current scientific consensus? The flood, for example . . . evolution, walking on water, resurrection of the dead?

What makes you think that religious beliefs "trump" such facts? I think that you may be using a very strange definition of trump.

Oh . . . wait. Do you mean "trump" as in President Trump? Hmm.... it might work.

 

[Earthling]

What makes you think that religious beliefs "trump" such facts? I think that you may be using a very strange definition of trump.

Oh . . . wait. Do you mean "trump" as in President Trump? Hmm.... it might work.

By trump I mean to beat someone or something by saying or doing something better. Someone, then, who is a believer then believes the Bible over what man has temporarily alleged as "facts" for example.

 

[Subduction Zone]

By trump I mean to beat someone or something by saying or doing something better. Someone, then, who is a believer then believes the Bible over what man has temporarily alleged as "facts" for example.

Facts are not alleged. One may not understand them, but they exist nonetheless. And it appears that the definition that you use is closer to the President Trump variation than the definition of yours that you do not follow. You can't "beat someone" when you are in the wrong.

 

[Earthling]

Facts are not alleged. One may not understand them, but they exist nonetheless. And it appears that the definition that you use is closer to the President Trump variation than the definition of yours that you do not follow. You can't "beat someone" when you are in the wrong.

It doesn't matter to me what you think is fact, especially when it will change. It shouldn't matter to you what I think is fact. But I can tell you one thing; we aren't going to change each other's minds no matter who is the President. At least mine won't.

 

[Subduction Zone]

It doesn't matter to me what you think is fact, especially when it will change. It shouldn't matter to you what I think is fact. But I can tell you one thing; we aren't going to change each other's minds no matter who is the President. At least mine won't.

If you had reliable evidence you could change my mind. What would it take for you to change your mind?

 

[Sky Rivers]

Okay. If that is true it would be a good thing. Aren't you afraid of looking stupid if your religious beliefs trump the current scientific consensus? The flood, for example . . . evolution, walking on water, resurrection of the dead?

No, I don’t care about that. If I’m wrong, that’s okay. There are far worse things to be than wrong.