Is the Bible Historically Reliable?

A video looking at some of the historical inaccuracies in the bible, as well as one of the common claims for its reliability.

My article, "Why the Resurrection is Historically Improbable" - http://www.godlesshaven.com/articles/improbable-resurrection.html

Sources:
Blue Letter Bible, "Chronology of Acts and the Epistles" - http://www.blueletterbible.org/study/pnt/pnt02.cfm
Bruins & Plicht, "Tell Es-Sultan (Jericho): Radiocarbon Results..." Radiocarbon 37:2.
DagoodS, "Hittites, skeptics, and hearsay" - http://sandwichesforsale.blogspot.com/2011/01/hittites-skeptics-and-hearsay.html
Ebon Musings, "Choking on the Camel," - http://www.ebonmusings.org/atheism/camel1.html
Finkelstein, "The Bible Unearthed", Ch. 2.
Isaak, "Problems with a Global Flood," TalkOrigins - http://www.talkorigins.org/faqs/faq-noahs-ark.html
Josephus, "Antiquities", 18.1-5, 20.97-98.
Kenyon, "Jericho" in The New Encyclopedia of Archaeological Excavations in the Holy Land, p.674-681.
Maier, "Herod and the Infants of Bethlehem", Chronos, Kairos, Christos II. p.170.
Tobin, "The Demise of Biblical Archaeology" - http://www.rejectionofpascalswager.net/bibleanalysis.html#archae

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[KingdomSeeker2012]

For the time will come when they will not endure sound doctrine, but according to their own desires, because they have itching ears, they will heap up for themselves teachers. 2 Timothy 4:3

[TaylorX04]

@KingdomSeeker2012 That is a spot on criticism of Christianity today!

[TaylorX04]

@Nueronomy I'm going to have to change my no blocking policy. You trolls are pathetic and intolerable, and I have no good reason why I should endure you to placate the anti-blocking crowd. You're done. I have never plagiarized anyone in my videos, and I always give credit where credit is due. So fuck off.

[TaylorX04]

@Nueronomy It can't be more annoying than vague and whiny comments from a 10 year old.

[atimor]

*12 minutes later* throws bible in the garbage, not even recycling bin,

[atimor]

i didnt even watch this video yet but judging by the amount of likes, it seems like it destroys biblical religions... lets find out

[ianat841]

Fine video, but one thing is glaringly absent: that archaeological evidence strongly suggests that the Exodus story is entirely mythical. There were never any Hebrew slaves in Egypt, they didn't wander the desert for 40 years, and they never conquered any territory in ancient Israel. Without that story, Judaism (and Christianity, of course) falls apart completely.

[bucksmasher1]

@Cootabux Every religious book that has ever been printed is a work of fiction.

[Cootabux]

@bucksmasher1

Paintings don't lie?

Does that include the numerous paintings from the middle ages which depict what some people claim to be UFOs hovering over jesus during his baptism, crucifixion, and the resurrection??

Paintings are not photographs!

If JC actually existed, and had features that were not Semitic, or Hebraic, don't you think it would be mentioned in scripture?

[Cootabux]

bucksmasher1

A year or so ago, I don't remember the video, I commented that, if an authentic bust or etching of Jesus was found, and he looked exactly like Arafat, I wonder how Christians would truly react. Would it affect their belief, their faith? How would they feel about jesus then?

Not one Christian ever responded, but I know the answer...they would would simply deny the image was authentic, no matter how much proof was presented. That's what they do whenever their religion is challenged.

[HimesInu]

@bucksmasher1 I had to be sure. I've had people, fundies in particular, who are adament that Jesus was a blond haired, blue eyed European-esque person. If I came out as an asshole, I apologize. Reading your comments left me confused as to where you stood on the topic.

[bucksmasher1]

@HimesInu I realize all that. Edward Current is one of my favorite atheists. If Jesus had actually existed he would have probably looked like Yassir Arrafat.

[HimesInu]

@bucksmasher1 You do realize that the paintings of "Jesus" are biased by whatever race the painter was, right? In Ethiopia, there is a depiction of "Jesus" as an Ethiopian, his hair looking more like the Ethiopians. In Europe, he looks European. But "Jesus" was from the Middle East, therefore he would have had tanned skin, brown eyes, and dark hair. But more than that, we have no actual depiction of "Jesus". And Edward Current is a satirist.

[Sloth7d]

@KingdomSeeker2012 "The Bible cannot use The Bible to support The Bible." ~ Begging The Question