Atheists/Agnostics Does this article help prove the truth of the Bible?

Question

Archaeologists have recently discovered Herod's tomb.

Does all the historical evidence for the truth of the bible make you wonder if you could possibly be wrong?

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070508/ap_on_sc/israel_herod_s_tomb

Or do you prefer to ignore scientific evidence if it does not line up with your beliefs?

Answer 1

The evidence suggests that Herod died in 4 BC. That's how Josephus counts it, and Herod's sons are claimed to have started their reigns in 4 BC. Finding the tomb doesn't change the time of his death.

Meanwhile, Quirinius, who Luke mentions as having been governor before Jesus was born, didn't take that office until 6 AD. So either Matthew or Luke is wrong. Or do you prefer to ignore evidence if it doesn't line up with your beliefs?

Answer 2

No, it shows how dishonest theists cherry-pick evidence and then accuse others of doing the same.

Herod was an acknowledged historical figure with numerous contemporary historical documents and archaeological finds associated. Herod's tomb appears nowhere in the Bible, so it being found in no way supports the Bible. Given that the people proclaiming this as "proof" were instantly rejecting the Tomb of Jesus on theological grounds, they have only demonstrated their dishonesty.

Answer 3

The fact that Herod existed (which he did) does not prove the divinity of the Bible. Many historical figures and rulers are included in the Bible. It could prove it's truth, if it wasn't for the gigantic mountain of evidence proving that is ISN'T the truth.

Sorry, but no.

Answer 4

We already know about Herod from Roman histories including Josephus. Herod was a Roman client king.
It is the facts that we do know about Herod and his rule that from the Romans that cast doubt upon quite a bit of the bible story about Jesus.

Answer 5

The discovery of Herod's tomb, (if it is his, there is still dissenting opinion) fits into both the secular and the theistic view of history quite comfortably, so offers no real evidence to distinguish between them.

Now the finding of Jesus' tomb, on the other hand, would have done, but I didn't find the evidence there convincing.

Keep up the sceptical examination of *all* pronouncements, scientific *and* theological. Nobody is right just because they say they are.

Answer 6

Ok .... how is Herod connected to this bible? It just prove there was once a king by the name of Herod .....

That does not mean there was once a person by the name of jesus christ and he is the son of god.

Answer 7

your very long info to an extremely dumb question deserve an the two long answer, besides the undeniable fact that i ask your self the place that replica of Josephus is on the grounds that passage isn't in my replica. And Josephus fails to show something approximately Jesus in the history of the Jewish war the two. Your thought of robust persecution no longer being in the checklist proving that they could no longer refute Christian claims is particularly bogus. It extra possibly shows that the persecution became into no longer all that extreme and became into often concept no longer worth of remark. The Romans have been meticulous information keepers, they had to be to regulate their Empire. If something of any meaning in any respect got here approximately they recorded it. Flattering or no longer. What the heck do you propose by potential of the word a "hardened sceptic", is there a softened sceptic, an unhardened sceptic. What? i've got not got the time to refute all your spurious claims of helping text fabric, yet even the main ardent believers tend to brush aside maximum of them as copies or as too relatively conflicted to prepare something. additionally in case you examine your Roman historians relating to the events around the time of Jesus alledged delivery you will comprehend that the historic events and time traces are completely at odds with the events claimed by potential of the hot testomony. word particularly the comments of Consul Syrenius on a similar time as he became into attempting to settle the claims to the throne of Judea by potential of the successors of Herod. The financial ruin and verse in Publius Cornelius Tacitus does exist and is telling why Nero chosen a generally despised cult to p.c.. on as scape goats. The connection with the cults mythos is in elementary terms a report of what the cult claimed to be approximately. The Consul Pontius Pilot became into on the incorrect time to have crucified Jesus. unusual as that sounds, that's from interpreting a similar historic texts which you're claiming as help If Jesus became into born in the reign of Herod, and all the Judean infants of that element have been ordered killed do you no longer think of such an staggering experience does no longer have been recorded someplace. Hereod and and Pilot look at a techniques different cases in accordance to the bible and respected information of the Romans.

Answer 8

Scientific evidence can only prove scientific fact. It can't go beyond itself and prove supernatural beliefs.

Answer 9

Of course not. Fiction often refers to real people or places.

Atlanta exists. Do you think that proves that "Gone With the Wind" is true?

Answer 10

You probably think that a pile of your crap proves the existence of god. Do you really expect anyone else to believe your crap?