Is the Bible Reliable as a Historical Document

[SamonMarquis]

I suppose if we ignore the contradictions in the Bible (Old & New), and accept the premise that we live in a fantasy world, where deity can null the laws guiding the universe at a whim, then yes, the Bible is very accurate.

[shoutatthesky]

@SamonMarquis Isn't it crazy that this guy is claiming there is heaps of "historical evidence" supporting Christianity and then points to the bible as if somehow someone writing it in a book makes it true? It it was that easy I would just right a book about how I rose from the dead and you should all come worship at my feet and give me all your money!

[SamonMarquis]

@shoutatthesky True that. I wonder if Mr Strobel would grant the same lenincy towards other religious books, with what he gives the Bible? i.e. the Book of Mormon apparently has a dozen witnesses, claiming they validate the holy text. Given that Lee (Strobel) was a reporter before his conversion, he should know better.

[worrierofgod4ever]

awesome



[roqsanda]

The book of Jude is not really part of the Bible?

[Imaginefree69]

Where is the archaeological or historical evidence

for the slaughter of the firstborn of Egypt?

Or for the much more recent slaughter of baby boys

in Judea, under Herod?

Isn't it odd that Josephus and his peers

could tell us what kind of cup Herod drank from,

but didn't notice the wholesale government slaughter of babies?

The Bible is a book of bronze-age myth.

Nothing more.

[Mectrixctic]

@Imaginefree69

Plus the "eye witnesses" were just the apostles and deciples. Who wrote their accounts 30 years after Jesus died.