Why do people say that the bible is confirmed archeologically?

Question

The sites in the bible and even some of the wars have been confirmed archeologically but none of the actual divine interaction. So why is it proven? Is there something that I have missed?

Answer 1

Sure they have. For instance an Egyptian document talks about all the plagues. It is only your mind that can decide if it was natural circumstance or Divine Providence. You can't archaeologically "prove" that a Supreme Being did it.

For instance the river of Jordan stopped flowing - in the historical record the Jordan river stops for several minutes after major earthquakes. I think it did it at least twice last century. Now you can say that the Israelites were just at the right place at the right time, or that the Divine Being had a hand in it.

Answer 2

Divine interaction can only be related to others by those who have come into contact with it. It is not a "concrete" thing that can be "discovered". When one says that "the Bible has been confirmed Archeologically", it is meant that the places and activities have been confirmed archeologically through later discovery of those things mentioned in the Bible. It does not mean that we have "proof" of divine activities. Our only proof of the divine things that took place during those times was by the many many people who actually saw it and wrote it down for posterity. I'm so glad they did! God Bless.

Answer 3

. . . Well . . . if the Bible is good at the one stuff, why not the other stuff?

They dig stuff up and it is where it is suppose to be . . .
. . . there was a scribe, of King Davids that was mentioned in scripture . . . for a long time they couldn't even prove that there was a King David - then they unearthed a small box. Inside was the very wax seal ring for the very scribe!
. . . they dig up the oldest manuscripts ever found of some old testament books . . . they check them against newer copies, and they are almost perfect! (the dead sea scrolls) - any imperfections were hardly of any value - misspelled word on one page . . . missing letter of a different word another place
. . . they dig and dig and never once have they found a specimen of a part monkey part man. A part moth and part bird. A 'part' anything! Everything appears in the fossil record full and ready to go! (creation)
. . . they dig up civilizations only the Bible talks about
. . . they never dig up the mythological places, like Camelot
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. . . the Bible claims Jesus was crucified . . . made the claim a thousand years before crucifiction was invented?
. . . the Bible claims he would be from Jewish background, inside the line of David . . . a thousand years before he was born?
. . . the Bible claims that the two sons of Abraham would fight untill the end of time . . . THE MIDDLE EAST?

Answer 4

The Bible's accuracy and reliability have been proved and verified over and over again by archaeological finds produced by both believing and no believing scholars and scientists. This included verification for numerous customs, places, names, and events mentioned in the Bible.
One among many examples is the fact that for many years the existence of the Hittites (a powerful people who lived during the time of Abraham) was questioned because no archaeological digs had uncovered anything about them. Critics claimed the Hittites were pure myth. But today the critics are silenced. Abundant archaeological evidence for the existence of the Hittites during the time of Abraham has been uncovered.
Bible scholar Donald J. Wiseman notes, "The geography of Bible lands and visible remains of antiquity were gradually recorded until today more than 23,000 sites within this region and dating to Old Testament times, in their broadest sense, have been located." Nelson Glueck, a specialist in ancient literature, did an exhaustive study and concluded: "It can be stated categorically that no archaeological discovery has ever controverter a biblical reference." Well-known scholar William F. Albright, following a comprehensive studies, wrote: "Discovery after discovery has established the accuracy of innumerable details, and has brought increased recognition of the value of the Bible as a source of History."

There are more than 24,000 partial and complete manuscript copies of the New Testament. These manuscript copies are very ancient and they are available for inspection NOW. there are also some 86,000 quotations from the early church fathers and several thousand lectionaries (church-service books containing Scripture quotations used in the early centuries of Christianity). In fact, there are enough quotations from the early church fathers that even if we did not have a single copy of the Bible, scholars could still reconstruct all but 11 verses of the entire New Testament from material written within 150 to 200 years from the time of Christ. Bottom line: The New Testament has an overwhelming amount of evidence supporting its reliability.

Answer 5

You will not hear it on the news for onvious reasons, think about the political implications on any evidence that proves that God exist's, the Far left will not accept it,
Lets say hypothetically, that a CNN Crew went up to Mt. Arat and found and filmed and completely document let say Noah's Ark, and broadcast it throughout the free world, what would you think would happen in the political world?
This country would plunge into a revolution.
So any evidence to proove God exist or the validity of the Bible would be suppressed, and actually attempts are being made to destroy any evidence found or already in existance.
The proof exist's, you just have to look in Christian circles to find it, because you wont find it in the mainstream media.

Answer 6

Usually people mean that archeologists once thought that places mentioned in the Bible didn't really exist but as is always the case, later digs provided proof that men were wrong and God was right. As to divine interaction, that comes down to having faith that the Bible is correct when it refers to things like this account.

2 Kings 19:20 Then Isaiah the son of Amoz sent to Hezekiah, saying, "Thus says the LORD, the God of Israel: Your prayer to me about Sennacherib king of Assyria I have heard....32 "Therefore thus says the LORD concerning the king of Assyria: He shall not come into this city or shoot an arrow there, or come before it with a shield or cast up a siege mound against it. 33 By the way that he came, by the same he shall return, and he shall not come into this city, declares the LORD. 34 For I will defend this city to save it, for my own sake and for the sake of my servant David." 35 And that night the angel of the LORD went out and struck down 185,000 in the camp of the Assyrians. And when people arose early in the morning, behold, these were all dead bodies.

In confirmation of this, Sennacherib's own record of this says, "I then besieged Hezekiah of Judah, who had not submitted to my yoke, and I captured 46 of his strong cities and fortresses and innumerable small cities which were round about them, with the battering of rams and the assault of engines and the attack of foot soldiers, and by mines and breaches made in the walls. I brought out there from 200,150 people, both small and great. Hezekiah himself, like a caged bird, I shut up within Jerusalem his royal city." Ancient Kings were boastful of their victories, but never of their defeats. So King Sennacherib tactfully fails to state how the siege of Jerusalem ended. But he does confirm the capture of all the other cities of Judah and the deportation of 200,150 people.

Answer 7

If there were no archeological truth in the Bible, then the bible couldnt be believed as truth at all. Archeaology doesnt PROVE the Bible but gives evidence in it's favor.

Answer 8

you have slightly missed the mark....go to your Bible and begin reading starting with John...then once the New Test. is read begin in Gen. and before you begin reading the Bible pray a simple pray that your eyes will be opened to the Facts that what is in the Bible is Real...yes the archeological findings are real but the Bible and believing in the Word and in Jesus is more Real than people just digging stuff up from our past..

Answer 9

When people say that the Bible is confirmed archaeologically, they generally mean that the sites have been found.

Have a nice day.
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Answer 10

Sites are confirmed... which makes sense. Stephen King's books are usually set in Maine. Just because there is a Maine, doesn't mean that there is a killer clown monster that eats children. As far as other archaeological finds... no proof, nothing to lead anyone to anything other than speculation...