Considering answers to those faith-questions we all ask…
Tag: History
As in science, secular historians tend to ignore and trash Biblical accounts, even though archaeological finds frequently embarrass them and prove them wrong. Today I'm aiming more at some implications of secular accounts of history, and going beyond history I'm looking at the border between mythology and actual realities of the past. Listening to two … Continue reading Babylon, The Bible and the BBC
Is Old Testament history factual? If you ask a communist to tell you about the benefits of capitalism, they just might not give you a balanced answer. If you ask Donald Trump to describe the good points of communism, he probably won't give you an unbiased response. Similarly, if you go to secular sources and even some supposedly Christian sources of information on evidence for the Old Testament's account of history, you may not get the whole truth, if any.
You may have heard people - even apparently well-educated people - insist that Jesus Christ never existed. His life and his teachings are just mythical they say, invented and then augmented over several centuries for various reasons. Most commonly the suggested motivation was to use "religion" as a tool for the subjugation of masses of gullible people. You may even have this view yourself.
In Joel's YouTube video, "Bible Evidence Unearthed at Nineveh!" hard evidence found in ancient Mesopotamia is compared to the text of Scripture. As you will see if you watch it, the details are numerous and match magnificently.
The Bible is supported richly by archaeological and historical evidence...
