- How historically accurate is the Bible?
- How the Bible was compiled?
- Is the New Testament historically reliable?
- Which biblical characters are historical?
How historically accurate is the Bible?
″ ... the historical books of the Old Testament are as accurate historical documents as any that we have from antiquity and are in fact more accurate than many of the Egyptian, Mesopotamian, or Greek histories. These Biblical records can be and are used as are other ancient documents in archaeological work.”
How the Bible was compiled?
Scholars now believe that the stories that would become the Bible were disseminated by word of mouth across the centuries, in the form of oral tales and poetry – perhaps as a means of forging a collective identity among the tribes of Israel. Eventually, these stories were collated and written down.
Is the New Testament historically reliable?
In addition to the quality of the Gospels' literary and historical integrity, New Testament scholars regard them seriously as a source of historical facts about the life and teachings of Jesus for three main reasons. First, there is more than one independent record.
Which biblical characters are historical?
Here are a few famous figures, with Bible characters listed first.
- Joshua (1451 BC) and King Tut (1333 BC)
- Daniel (604 BC) and Aesop (c. ...
- Shadrach, Meshach, & Abednego (Mid-sixth century BC) and Buddha (c. ...
- Belshazzar (539 BC) and Confucius (547 BC)
- Ezra (467 BC) and Socrates (c. ...
- Malachi (c.