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Old 11-04-2003, 04:01 PM   #11
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. . . this is a really good site with evidence that the bible is true historically....
Regardless of the many evidences one can produce that the Bible is historically true in specific instances, it should be obvious to anyone that it is not always true historically. In some cases, for example, it provides allegedly historical details which are inconsistent and mutually exclusive with other allegedly historical details. In other cases, it provides allegedly historical details which are inconsistent with the archaeological evidence. In spite of these considerations, however, the page for which you supplied the URL, is entitled "Proof that the Bible is the Word of God"--which is silly as can be given that the Bible could be historically accurate and still not be the "Word of God." In fact, there is not a single evidence provided by the author of that page which proves his conclusion that "The Bible is the Word of God." The author is engaging in a huge non sequitur.

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P.S. The author of the "Proof that the Bible is the Word of God" page needs to do some reading outside of Christian sources. A good start would be:

The Mythic Past: Biblical Archaeology and the Myth of Israel by Thomas L. Thompson

Archaeology in the Holy Land by Kathleen M. Kenyon

The Bible Unearthed by Israel Finkelstein & Neil Asher Silberman

Archaeology of the Bible by Magnus Magnusson

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