What are your thoughts on this archaeological find? Does it prove to you that........?

Question

the Bible is true?

"Dr.John Garstang, director of the British School of Archaeology in Jerusalem and of the Deptartment of Antiquities of the Palestine Government, excavated the ruins of Jericho (1929-36). He found pottery and scarab evidence that the city had been destroyed about 1400 B.C., coinciding with Joshua's date, and, in a number of details, dug up evidence confirming the Biblical account in a most remarkable way."

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Answer 1

Let me tell you something. I am a Christian and for the people who say that the Bible is not true than how come most archeologists turn to the Bible when locating sights. They have found most of their sights by using the Bible

Just a fact: Not like anyone will listen to me anyway

Answer 2

Most myths are based on some fact, no matter how small. For example, a city can be destroyed by fire but over time it will become a tale of God punished and destroyed the city. You are grasping at straws, since it only indicates that a city was destroyed, which there were many cities built on top of ruins of other cities. Jericho has a great a colorful history, it has been around for a long, long period of time, with numerous civilizations to have occupied that site.
So let me ask you this. With the findings of archaeological evidence of Troy, does that make Homer's Iliad true? According to your logic, then the Iliad is true.

Answer 3

Did Garstang said that his results proved the Bible? No...

Give me just a little piece of archaeology, I can prove you that the god exists and I can also prove you that the God doesn't exist too.

Archaeology can be taken as proves for anything. Eg.: In 1920 and 1930's with the "archaeological record" Marxist archaeologist Childe proved that primitive communal societies existed. And with the same material, another archaeologist who inspired Adolf Hitler, Cossina proved the existence of a "herrenvolk". They both used the same archaeological data.

Answer 4

Looks like the only thing it proves is that that was indeed a city of Jericho. Since your source is a biblical scholar what else would you expect him to say? To answer your question...no it doesn't prove the bible true in it's entirety. Any good fiction book has actual cities and locations in it.

Answer 5

They also have found the destroyed cities of Sodom and Gomorrah, and just recently a boat which seats 12 in the
Gaile dating to the time of Jesus.

Answer 6

how is it possible that pottery is any evidence of the destruction of the city????
They could date how old pottery is by chemical analysis but pottery doesnt wear a genetic code or something that explains the history of the whole city. Or is it that they made pottery in honour of the city´s destruction and in there one can read: "this vase is just to commemorate the fall of the city"???

Answer 7

Thank you for this. There are many archeological proofs for biblical truth.
Hang in there, most likely you will get many unkind answers here, from people who do not want the bible proven true.

Answer 8

I'm sorry...but if the "proof" of something is ONLY ever based on something related to religion...then it's hardly true at all. Something that is true should be able to stand on it's own as well, outside of religion.

Answer 9

This confirms the bible just like all the famous new york buildings confirm the Spider-Man comics.

Answer 10

If there was proof that the Bible was "true" I don't think there would be so many non-believers.