At the Atlantic Wire<\/a>, the headline blazes:<\/p>\n\u201cArchaeologists claim they are one step closer to proving the Bible is true!\u201d<\/p>\n
Oooh Hoooh!\u00a0 Hurray!\u00a0 Except, of course, that this is a vague and simplistic headline.\u00a0 Just what is meant by true in the first place?\u00a0 How much of the Bible are they talking about?\u00a0 What about things that we know to be true?\u00a0 The Bible mentions Rome and ancient Egypt and Assyria, and we don\u2019t doubt those.\u00a0 Does that mean it\u2019s true?\u00a0 <\/p>\n
The fact is, this is a game that\u2019s been played for more than a couple centuries now. And the reason it is played is beyond any quest for actual truth or facts.\u00a0 It\u2019s because of the claims that the Bible makes about the divine and our place in the cosmos.\u00a0 As a result, skeptics have felt it bolstered their case if they could disprove the framework upon which many of these stories take place.<\/p>\n
And so for centuries you have had critics claim any number of stories, anecdotes, or details in the Bible are wrong.\u00a0 By that, of course, they mean not supported by any evidence outside the Bible.\u00a0 Of course in many cases, if we find ancient writings, we take their word for it.\u00a0 If we find an inscription on some tomb or on a pillar, we accept it at face value.\u00a0 The Bible, on the other hand, is judged guilty, and only solid, corroborating evidence outside of the Bible will clear it. <\/p>\n
And then, even not that.\u00a0 Because if the charge is made, for instance that nobody was ever crucified by Rome the way the Bible speaks, by nails in hands and feet, and later we discover archaeological evidence of a skeleton executed that way, that changes nothing.\u00a0 The critics can say it\u2019s a fluke, it proves nothing, it\u2019s only one case, it may be a fraud, or if they accept that this particular charge has been shown to be baseless, they simply point to another part of the Bible that has no evidence to support it. <\/p>\n
FWIW, the existence of David\u2019s kingdom, the Exodus, and other major events that cover decades are heavily debated, but again, only because the nature of the materials puts such weight on it.\u00a0 If this is found, it will only show the die-hard skeptic that the charge of error needs to be redefined, tightened, and applied to new aspects of the story.\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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