Why do people still reject the Bible when there is numismatic evidence for it ?
2007-09-10 03:03:41 · 29 answers · asked by Sharon 1 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Twinnie,
Why not? Does it make you feel guilty?
Sources: There are coins issued by Herod and Pilate, among others.
2007-09-10 03:27:10 · update #1
Because they choose to live in sin....and because...
" ... the natural man receives NOT the things of the Spirirt of God , for they are foolishness unto him, neither can he know them, for they are spiritually discerned" - I Corin. 2:14
2007-09-10 03:10:00 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 4⤋
If there were any such evidence, you seem to be surprisingly reluctant to provide any specific references to it. That seems to happen a lot.
In any event "evidence" and "proof" are not interchangeable terms. Evidence is anything that might be received through any of the five senses which may or may not tend towards the veracity of something that is so far unproven. If a body is found on the floor, and a knife is lying on a nearby table, the knife may be collected as "evidence". It does not constitute proof of how the person was killed, or that it was even used in the crime. "Evidence" may be little more than assumption....... suggestion. "Proof" must be conclusive, unarguable, irrefutable, undeniable, incontrovertible. The bar must be set high, and that is why to this very present time nothing relating to the specific existence of a Mysterious Invisible Superbeing, and all of the many trappings that go with that belief, has been able to rise to that level and pass over it.
2007-09-10 10:59:31 · answer #2 · answered by sharmel 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Numismatic evidence for the Bible? God's coin collection?
2007-09-10 10:13:39 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
There are several reasons for this, I'll name a couple:
1. The evidence is circumstantial. Just because no one ever found Jesus' tomb doesn't mean that Jesus was resurrected, and just because there actually WAS a man called Balaam son of Beor doesn't mean that a donkey talked to him. Those are just a couple examples.
2. Even if there is evidence that the Bible didn't necessarily deceive anyone on the telling of certain events, there isn't evidence for ALL of it. There isn't any empirical evidence for Noah's ark, or for the exodus, or for many of the things in Genesis.
I completely understand why people don't believe in it, even though I DO believe.
2007-09-10 10:13:04 · answer #4 · answered by The_Cricket: Thinking Pink! 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Can you not force your faith down others' throat? If we don't believe, it is our choice. Why can't you just accept it?
The pont is, no matter how many questions you direct at non-believers including me, it will not change our thinking. Everyone has the right to and NOT to believe in any religion. You need not be so narrow-minded to insist that everyone thinks the same as you and believe in the Bible and Christianity.
For your information, I've personally been to church gatherings for numerous times and had book-sharings of the Bible by faithful Christians but still, I just don't connect to it. I'm really not convinced of the Christian God even though I've given it an optimistic try.
2007-09-10 10:11:42 · answer #5 · answered by Lost-Hurt-Disappointed 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Because faith comes by hearing and hearing by the word of God.....it is a revelation. You can present as much evidence as you like and people will always find a way to reject it. When the truth is revealed people break down and cry for a Saviour.
2007-09-10 14:40:41 · answer #6 · answered by Andy 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Numismatic...?
I fail to see what the archeological evidence has to do with accepting the beliefs set forth in the bible. I think that the intent is good...and have no problems with the christian god or jesus christ...it's the followers that i seem to have issues with.
blessings
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trinity
2007-09-10 10:11:45 · answer #7 · answered by trinity 5 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Oooh, he learned a big word!
Look here bub. Star Trek frequently features the Federation HQ near Paris, France. Paris is a real city. Does this make the warp engine real?
Real events and places in fictional books do not make the fictional or supernatural events described real in any way whatsoever.
2007-09-10 10:15:40 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
Evidence for some of the names and locations being true doesn't make the bible true. Harry Potter talks about London, so does that make Harry Potter real? No, of course not. Use your brain, not your bible.
2007-09-10 10:14:13 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
There may be evidence that the people in the bible were real.
However there is no evidence of a God.
2007-09-10 10:52:29 · answer #10 · answered by Catwhiskers 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
You're correct. There's considerable archeological evidence supporting numerous events in the Bible.
I don't believe it necessarily follows that the explanations for those events as described in the Bible is the one offered by those who wrote the Old Testament.
2007-09-10 10:17:25 · answer #11 · answered by Jack P 7 · 1⤊ 2⤋