Say, have you heard the news? Israeli archeologists say they have found King Herod's tomb?!?

Question

Read the article for yourself. Proves the Bible to be historically accurate!
Herod's tomb may have been found By STEVE WEIZMAN, Associated Press Writer
Tue May 8, 8:38 AM ET
An Israeli archaeologist on Tuesday said he has found remnants of the tomb of King Herod, the legendary builder of ancient Jerusalem, on a flattened hilltop in the Judean Desert where the biblical monarch built a palace.
Hebrew University archaeologist Ehud Netzer said the tomb was found at Herodium, a site where he has been exploring since the 1970s.
Netzer said a team of researchers found pieces of a limestone sarcophagus believed to belong to the ancient king. Although there were no bones in the container, he said the sarcophagus' location and ornate appearance indicated it is Herod's.
"It's a sarcophagus we don't just see anywhere," Netzer said at a news conference. "It is something very special."
Netzer led the team, although he said he was not on the site when the sarcophagus was found.

Answer 1

cool - no I had not heard that

Answer 2

Gives credibility to some, but voids others. The bible has a probability of getting some things right, a lot of aspects such as King Herod were common enough knowledge to have been included without much contradiction... However via history and archeology we know that some accounts (such as King Herod's slaughter of innocent sons or there being Jewish slaves in Egypt) are completely false. So the bible is right in some general instances, but more often than not (and most often in specific cases) it's completely wrong.

Answer 3

Well, its good news for archeology but not so important in relation to the bible. It was well-known that Herod existed. The only point disputed about him is the Massacre of the Innocents which is mentioned once in the bible and nowhere else. If some evidence of that is found then one minor point of the bible will be proved historically accurate, but Herod's existence was always considered a fact.

Answer 4

It seems to be a pre-mature claim since the name of 'Herod' hasn't yet appeared in any of the writings.

A very ornate and extra-ordinary sarcarphogus was found which indidicates the burial of a very special person. So until the translators decipher what little writing exists identifying the tomb it is still just a theory that the tomb is of Herod.

But I hope it is because that would be sooooo cool!

Answer 5

I'm a Christian, buddy so I don't mean to be offensive when I say this... but, how does that prove the bible "true"? Who said King Herod didn't exist? And even if someone did say that, how does finding him prove that Jesus is our savior?

Answer 6

don't think there was ever a debate as to the exsistance of king herod.

Answer 7

I think it's great that there is once again more evidence supporting the bible, but belief should come from more than just fact, it should come from faith as well...