The reliability of the Bible?

Question

Well the bible does have some historical evidence, but so does the Da Vinci Code. I've always grown up in a Christian family and my parents always tell me to read the Bible, does anyone have any hard core proof of the accuracy of the Bible?

Answer 1

Old Testament

How do we know the Bible has been kept in tact for over 2,000 years of copying? Before the discovery of the Dead Sea Scrolls, our earliest Hebrew copy of the Old Testament was the Masoretic text, dating around 800 A.D. The Dead Sea Scrolls date to the time of Jesus and were copied by the Qumran community, a Jewish sect living around the Dead Sea. We also have the Septuagint which is a Greek translation of the Old Testament dating in the second century B.C. When we compare these texts which have an 800-1000 years gap between them we are amazed that 95% of the texts are identical with only minor variations and a few discrepancies.



New Testament

In considering the New Testament we have tens of thousands of manuscripts of the New Testament in part or in whole, dating from the second century A.D. to the late fifteenth century, when the printing press was invented. These manuscripts have been found in Egypt, Palestine, Syria, Turkey, Greece, and Italy, making collusion unlikely. The oldest manuscript, the John Rylands manuscript, has been dated to 125 A.D. and was found in Egypt, some distance from where the New Testament was originally composed in Asia Minor). Many early Christian papyri, discovered in 1935, have been dated to 150 A.D., and include the four gospels. The Papyrus Bodmer II, discovered in 1956, has been dated to 200 A.D., and contains 14 chapters and portions of the last seven chapters of the gospel of John. The Chester Beatty biblical papyri, discovered in 1931, has been dated to 200-250 A.D. and contains the Gospels, Acts, Paul's Epistles, and Revelation. The number of manuscripts is extensive compared to other ancient historical writings, such as Caesar's "Gallic Wars" (10 Greek manuscripts, the earliest 950 years after the original), the "Annals" of Tacitus (2 manuscripts, the earliest 950 years after the original), Livy (20 manuscripts, the earliest 350 years after the original), and Plato (7 manuscripts).



Thousands of early Christian writings and lexionaries (first and second century) cite verses from the New Testament. In fact, it is nearly possible to put together the entire New Testament just from early Christian writings. For example, the Epistle of Clement to the Corinthians (dated 95 A.D.) cites verses from the Gospels, Acts, Romans, 1 Corinthians, Ephesians, Titus, Hebrews, and 1 Peter. The letters of Ignatius (dated 115 A.D.) were written to several churches in Asia Minor and cites verses from Matthew, John, Romans, 1 & 2 Corinthians, Galatians, Ephesians, Philippians, 1 & 2 Timothy and Titus. These letters indicate that the entire New Testament was written in the first century A.D. In addition, there is internal evidence for a first century date for the writing of the New Testament. The book of Acts ends abruptly with Paul in prison, awaiting trial (Acts 28:30-31 (1)). It is likely that Luke wrote Acts during this time, before Paul finally appeared before Nero. This would be about 62-63 A.D., meaning that Acts and Luke were written within thirty years of ministry and death of Jesus. Another internal evidence is that there is no mention of the destruction of Jerusalem in 70 A.D. Although Matthew, Mark and Luke record Jesus' prophecy that the temple and city would be destroyed within that generation (Matthew 24:1-2 (2),Mark 13:1-2 (3), Luke 21:5-9,20-24,32(4)), no New Testament book refers to this event as having happened. If they had been written after 70 A.D., it is likely that letters written after 70 A.D. would have mentioned the fulfillment of Jesus' prophecy. As stated by Nelson Glueck, former president of the Jewish Theological Seminary in the Hebrew Union College in Cincinnati, and renowned Jewish archaeologist, "In my opinion, every book of the New Testament was written between the forties and eighties of the first century A.D."



With all of the massive manuscript evidence you would think there would be massive discrepancies - just the opposite is true. New Testament manuscripts agree in 99.5% of the text (compared to only 95% for the Iliad). Most of the discrepancies are in spelling and word order. A few words have been changed or added. There are two passages that are disputed but no discrepancy is of any doctrinal significance (i.e., none would alter basic Christian doctrine). Most Bibles include the options as footnotes when there are discrepancies. How could there be such accuracy over a period of 1,400 years of copying? Two reasons: The scribes that did the copying had meticulous methods for checking their copies for errors. 2) The Holy Spirit made sure we would have an accurate copy of God's word so we would not be deceived. The Mormons, theological liberals as well as other cults and false religions such as Islam that claim the Bible has been tampered with are completely proven false by the extensive, historical manuscript evidence.

Answer 2

Great question. Sorry for the long answer in advance - but I only covered it in brief despite the lengthiness of my reply - this has been a heated debate for a very very very long time... so:



There have been various archaeological expeditions over the centuries and there is certainly circumstantial evidence that some of the stories are true.



As time has passed evidence of cities and structures that match biblical description have come to light, providing some confirmation of the bibles historical value. However, there is no certain proof possible of the various miracles extent within the text.



From an historical standpoint, it is best to consider the bible as a compilation of mythological stories. The old testament is laden with epic heroes and villains, whilst the new testament is primarily a story about the hero Jesus.



Like the bible, there is archaeological evidence that supports many of the Greek myths, as well as others. In other words, the demonstrated factual nature of some elements of mythology reinforce the probable accuracy of elements of the bible.



From a philosophical standpoint, the bible retains value regardless of its historical accuracy. In particular, the basic message taught by the 'character' of Jesus Chris (who as an aside is probably a real historical figure, although probably not named exactly Jesus Christ... there's some pretty substantial documentation on his existence). Love one another, or to paraphrase what we're taught as children, be nice!



That is an invaluable message, that if taken to heart would bring peace on earth, and perhaps even some kind of an earthly paradise.



Oh, and please disregard anyone who posits the question "Can you prove that the bible is false?" in reply, or in claiming the bible is true. Its an invalid argument, as in science you cannot empirically prove a negative. Basic part of the scientific method...



I would suggest doing some checking with some of the archeology sites and programs on the subject, though I don't recall names of articles or programs, I've seen quite a number in the last few years investigating evidence of the validity of the bible.



-dh

Answer 3

About the Da Vinci Code, I’m just going to say, don’t take it so seriously…



About the Bible this is what I’m going to share with you: Lets say God Himself said and inspired eeeevery single thing the Bible says and instructed men to write his Word.



What can I say about the Bible’s accuracy??



One thing we can say for sure is that it was written by men, right?; therefore human subjectivity is a big possibility. Just ask 3 persons to stare at the SAME tree and ask them What does it mean to them?…One can say: “Nice tree!”, the other one may say: “That tree is ugly and irregular, don’t like the leafs either” and another person can say: “That tree is a symbol of life, is mother earth speaking through a living entity to remind us the precious gift of life!”. Human subjectivity then probably affects the Bible…



Also, each organized religion makes money, for whatever purposes right? So lets think of religion as a business for a second. If you have a big company wouldn’t you keep some information confidential?. There are lots of things the president of a company shouldn’t tell his employees of course and with all the more reason to their customers…is it impossible to believe that over the centuries maybe the churches have edited, excluded or included information from/to the Bible?



Just think about those 2 things….and if you want to add other elements think about how much is lost in translation, or how many apocryphal chapters are not accepted as real, or how the image of God changes constantly between chapters (from forgiving loving father to almighty punisher….)



I believe in God my creator and in Jesus but not in the Bible (the few parts of the Bible that I believe, are the parts in which you can actually see the love, simplicity and humility of Jesus kind words, for me that’s less than 2 pages in the complete Bible...I believe that and some historical facts)

Answer 4

Yes. The bible is 100% the world of God and your parents are right. The Da Vinci Code is 100% the work of Satan the Devil, the man slayer, the original serpent, the originator of the lie and the father of the lie, the prince of darkness. The bible has been around longer than any other book and will continue to be the only authority to true Christians. All these other works will come and be forgotten, but Satan will not give up. He will creep into the minds of unbelievers and cause them to come up with lies in the hope that he may mislead some and cause their ultimate destruction...KECK

Answer 5

According to "conspiracy theorist" David Icke, in his book *The Biggest Secret," ( his source, *The True Authorship of the New Testament, by Abelard Reuchilin), the New Testament was written by Roman aristocrat Calpurnius Piso and others of his family between 70CE and105CE, with some help from the Roman writer and statesman Pliny the Younger. Most of the characters and incidents seem to have been drawn from the older "Pagan" religions. If this is true (he makes a good case) it's a beautiful and inspirational myth, reliability may be an irrelevant concept.

Answer 6

I don't recall from when I used to study the tome . but I'm sure as the sun will shine tommorow that you can find many links on your serarch engine . paint me the skeptic even though i'm going back to search concider the fact that first you had uneducated fish mongers with vested interests painting the first views after the fact and then countless others re writing it down through the ages to present ,gad zukes most people dislike to have to trust the chain of evidence to the court rm. for fear of tampering .

so check your search engines and you decide .

I was taught that the infallibility when the pope decided what books to use also included burning those left over that they found

not to go along .Seems like another suspicious act of

contrivance.look fo contradictions and other blunders the so called word of god should have rendered not .Anyway u might give this a glance:

http://www.infidels.org/news/atheism/extra/bible-contradictions.html

Answer 7

Hard core proof? I'm Christian, but don't have any 'hard core' proof the Bible is true. For me, it makes sense, so I follow it. It might not be the same for everybody. For one person, the Bible, another person the Qur'an, another person the Torah, another person another holy book. Some might make the claim that prophecy proves the Bible, and this is sort of right, although some prophecies rely on inevitability of certain events happening.

Answer 8

The books of the Old Testament were written from approximately 1400 B.C. to 400 B.C. The books of the New Testament were written from approximately A.D. 40 to A.D. 90. So, anywhere between 3400 to 1900 years have passed since a book of the Bible was originally written. In this time, the original manuscripts have been lost. They very likely no longer exist. Also in this time, the books of the Bible have been copied again and again. Copies of copies of copies have been made. In view of all of this, can we still trust the Bible?







When God originally inspired men to write His Word, it was God-breathed and inerrant (2 Timothy 3:16-17; John 17:17). The Bible nowhere applies this to copies of the original manuscripts. As meticulous as scribes were with the replication of the Scriptures, no one is perfect. As a result, minor differences arose in the various copies of the Scriptures. Of all of the thousands of Greek and Hebrew manuscripts that are in existence, no two were identical until the printing press was invented in the 1500s A.D.







However, any unbiased document scholar will agree that the Bible has been remarkably preserved over the centuries. Copies of the Bible dating to the 14th century A.D. are nearly identical in content to copies from the 3rd century A.D. When the Dead Sea Scrolls were discovered, scholars were shocked at how similar they were to other ancient copies of the Old Testament – even though the Dead Sea Scrolls were hundreds of years older than anything previously discovered. Even many hardened skeptics and critics of the Bible admit that the Bible has been transmitted over the centuries far more accurately than any other ancient document.







There is absolutely no evidence that the Bible has been revised, edited, or tampered with in any systematic manner. The sheer volume of Biblical manuscripts makes it simple to recognize any attempts to distort God’s Word. There is no major doctrine of the Bible that is put in doubt as a result of the minor differences that exist between manuscripts.







Again, the question, can we trust the Bible? Absolutely! God has preserved His Word despite the unintentional failings and intentional attacks of human beings. We can have utmost confidence that the Bible we have today is the same Bible that was originally written. The Bible is God’s Word, and we can trust it (2 Timothy 3:16; Matthew 5:18).

Answer 9

You have to take into account many factors. One being that it was written by PEOPLE. No one can prove they were guided by God. Personally, if God wanted to say something, you'd think he'd write it himself.



But I digress. People are predictable. They are going to write down amazing things that happened to them, but they are almost guaranteed to manipulate power in order to spread their opinion, whether their cause is noble or not. In the grand scheme of things, people cannot be trusted with power. Writing a book of god is power.



There are probably many stories in the bible that are true. There are probably even more that are false.



Something else you have to take into account is that it is a FACT that one, and only one, man chose the books of the bible. One man sat down with all th books and chose which ones to canonize. Did you know that guy? I sure don't. So who gave him the right? No one that we can prove.



You should check out the History Channel's research into proof of the bible. It's a fascinating series packed with LOTS of proof and disproof. They did a fantastic job.

Answer 10

Archaeology as the one lady said. (hanging gardens, irrigation, city location)

Prophecy in Daniel pointing to alexander the great is remarkable.

names of rulers of rome / persians/ eygpt.



Even creation - If you look at day by day - it goes from big bang, to ignition of the sun, to life on earth evolving in the same way Darwinists claim.



add it all up and you see it is inspired by God.

Why would god give us a book 1/2 right that is proven, and the other 1/2 wrong? God doesn't work like that

Answer 11

There simply is no proof of accuracy in the bible, you either believe in it or you don't, It is unequivocally the most controversial book ever written in the history of mankind. Man has died for it, and man has died because of it, the reliability of the bible has been obtained only through violence and war, and will continue to do so unfortunately.

Answer 12

There are a lot of heresy in the DaVinci Code. It was very entertaining--but it was just a movie. To answer your question "does anyone have any hard core proof of th accuracy of the Bible?" ---God does!!

Answer 13

It's a simple instruction book that happens to be written by God Himself through men as He gave them the words. As many "self-help" books that are out there on the market now the Bible is the only one I would trust my life with.



The reality of it for me is that when I apply it to my life and live by it I prosper - in all ways. When I don't, I fail - in more ways than I want to remember.

Answer 14

Does the Da Vinci code:

1) Tell you that we should not have graven images and that Jehovah God is the only one deserving exclusive devotion?

2) That the wild beast [or governments] will turn on false religion [the harlot]?

3) Tell you that we should be preaching worldwide about God's Kingdom before the end comes?

4) Condemn homosexualiy?

5) Tell you how Jehovah God never lies?

6) Tell you that Satan the Devil is the ruler of this world?

7) The dead are concious of nothing at all and that time and unforseen occurrences befall us all?

8) Tell you that we are living in the last days?

9) Tell you that fornication/adultery is the only grounds for a divorce and that premaritial sex is condemned?

10) Provide you with faith and hope for the future?

11) Tell you God's personal name?



Answer those questions above and see how far you get.

After that, below are the answers to the questions displayed from God's Word the Bible.

1) Exodus 20:4, 5 mentions that we must not make for yourself a carved image, not bowing down to it because Jehovah deserves exclusive.

2) Revelation 17: 16 says "the wild beast [governments] will hate the harlot [religion] and will make her devestated and naked and will eat up her fleshly parts and will completely burn her with fire. How? verse 17 says how God will put it into their hearts to carry out his tought, even to carry out [their] one thought by giving their kingdom to the wild beast, until the words of God will have been accomplished.

3) Matthew 24:14 says that how "this good news of the kingdom will be preached in all the inhabited earth for a witness to all the nations, and then the end will come." This is one of the reasons why Jehovah's Witnesses are preaching from door-to-door, city-to-city, village-to-village. Noah preached for over 60 years, laughed at him, but Jehovah got the last laugh and destroyed everyone who was not in the ark at the time of departure. The same will happen today. Jehovah will act.

4) 1 Corinthians 6:9-11 says in short that "men who are kept for unnatural purposes nor men who lie with men will not inherit God's Kingdom." Bible condems homosexuality, but society condones it.

5) Hebews 6:18 says that "it is impossible for God to lie." Numbers 23:19 reads, "God is not a man that he should tell lies, Neither a son of mankind that he should feel regret. Has he himself said it and will he not do it, And has he spoken and will he not carry it out?" 1 Samuel 15:29 says, "And, besides, the Excellency of Israel will not prove false, and He will not feel regrets, for He is not an earthling man so as to feel regrets.”

6) 1 John 5:19 mentions that "the whole world is lying in the power of the wicked one." We see that evident in the corrupt political system and false religion. What is false religion? Such religion can be determined by reading Matthew 7:16, 17

7) Ecclesiastes 9:5 says "the dead are conscious of nothing at all, neither do they anymore have wages because the remembrance of them has been forgotten." Ecclesiastes 9:11 says how "time and unforseen occurrence befall us all."

8) 1 Timothy 3:1-5 says, "But know this, that in the last days critical times hard to deal with will be here. [v2] For men will be lovers of themselves, lovers of money, self-assuming, haughty, blasphemers, disobedient to parents, unthankful, disloyal, [v3] having no natural affection, not open to any agreement, slanderers, without self-control, fierce, without love of goodness, [v4] betrayers, headstrong, puffed up [with pride], lovers of pleasures rather than lovers of God, [v5] having a form of godly devotion but proving false to its power; and from these turn away. Do you not see or hear these things on the news, in newspapers, etc?

9) Matthew 19:9 says "I say to you [Jehovah God speaking] that whoever divorces his wife, except on the ground of fornication, and marries another commits adultery." Contrary to Hollywood, "irreconcilable differences" seems to be the comon justification for divorce, but not what the Bible teaches. 1 Corinthians 6:18 says, "Flee from fornication."

10) Psalm 37:10, 11, 27 says how the meek ones will possess the earth and will forever reside upon it and will enjoy exquisite delight in the abundance of peace. John 5:28, 29 mentions of a resurrection of all our dead loved ones who Jehovah will have in memory to bring back. Revelation 21:3, 4 gives us further hope that we can look to in the future [no more tears, sorrow, pain, death. Fomer things have passed away.

11) Psalm 83:18 says that God's personal name is Jehovah, which means "He Causes to Become." Jehovah alone is the Most High over all the earth.



Here are many scriptures above and also to with the accuracy and reliablity of the Bible. I hope I provided a defense in favor of the Bible's reliance and accuracy and why no other book is more meaningful than the Bible.

Answer 15

I beleive it was during World War II or one of the conflicts shortly afterwards when one of the commanders used the Bible to find the location of a pass that was used in the book of Judges. This pass made it possible for this commander and his forces to move behind the enemy and wipe them out. I think now that I have typed it out, it was one of the Arab/Isreali wars shortly after WWII. Most of the Bible you have to take on faith. You also have to remember that the Bible was written for a people who did not know how to read. That is why it likens things in the Bible to earthly things. For example, it says that Hell will smell like sulfur. We all know what sulfur smells like. (rotten eggs) That is a smell you will always remember. Have faith. Most religions you have to take at faith.

Answer 16

I can tell you this, I study in Ancient history and biblical history.A lot of the archaeologists carry bibles with them as a kind of ancient map when they go on digs.

Answer 17

no

there is no hard core proof of the literature of the bible.

many christians will quote the verse which says that "ALL scripture" is good for instruction in righteousness. but when they quote the other part which says that all scripture is given by inspiration, they deny that God WILL still inspire leaders and prophets in the world and therefore deny the existence of anything else which is scriptural.

Answer 18

4+8-6+3-9 = the answer. Maybe add a 2....

Answer 19

Only through experience. I have never found one thing in the Bible that was not true. When I follow its instructions, my life is better for doing so.

Answer 20

The Bible is a book of History



It could be said that the Bible is a book of history -- and it is. The bible describes places, people, and events in various degrees of detail. It is essentially an historical account of the people of God throughout thousands of years. If you open to almost any page in the Bible you will find a name of a place and/or a person. Much of this can be verified from archaeology. Though archaeology cannot prove that the Bible is the inspired word of God, it has the ability to prove whether or not if some events and locations described therein are true or false. So far, however, there isn't a single archaeological discovery that disproves the Bible in any way.

Nevertheless, many used to think that the Bible had numerous historical errors in it such as Luke's account of Lysanias being the tetrarch of Abiline in about 27 AD (Luke 3:1). For years scholars used this "factual error" to prove Luke was wrong because it was common knowledge that Lysanias was not a tetrarch, but the ruler of Chalcis about 50 years earlier than what Luke described. But, an archaeological inscription was found that said Lysanias was the tetrarch in Abila near Damascus at the time that Luke said. It turns out that there had been two people name Lysanias and Luke had accurately recorded the facts.

Also, the walls of Jericho have been found, destroyed just as the Bible says. Many critics doubted that Nazareth ever existed, yet archaeologists have found a first-century synagogue inscription at Caesarea verified its existence. Finds have verified Herod the Great and his son Herod Antipas. The remains of the Apostle Peter's house have been found at Capernaum. Bones with nail scars through the wrists and feet have been uncovered as well demonstrating the actuality of crucifixion. The High Priest Caiaphas' bones have been discovered in an ossuary (a box used to store bones).

There is, of course, a host of archaeological digs that corroborate biblical records such as Bethsaida, Bethany, Caesarea Philippi, Capernaum, Cyprus, Galatia, Philippi, Thessalonica, Berea, Athens, Corinth, Ephesus, Rome, etc. For more on this see, Archaeological Evidence verifying biblical events and places.





1. An inscribed stone was found that refers to Pontius Pilate, named as Prefect of Judaea.’ (The New Bible Dictionary, (Wheaton, Illinois: Tyndale House Publishers, Inc.; 1962.)

1. Luke 3:1, "Now in the fifteenth year of the reign of Tiberius Caesar, when Pontius Pilate was governor of Judea..."

2. "A decree of Claudius found at Delphi (Greece) describes Gallio as proconsul of Achaia in ad 51, thus giving a correlation with the ministry of Paul in Corinth (Acts 18:12)." (The New Bible Dictionary)

1. Acts 18:12, "But while Gallio was proconsul of Achaia, the Jews with one accord rose up against Paul and brought him before the judgment seat."

3. Excavations have revealed a text naming a benefactor Erastus which may be a reference relating to the city-treasurer of Rom. 16:23. (The New Bible Dictionary)

1. Rom. 16:23, "Gaius, host to me and to the whole church, greets you. Erastus, the city treasurer greets you, and Quartus, the brother."

4. At Ephesus parts of the temple of Artemis have been uncovered as is mentioned in Acts 19:28-41. (The New Bible Dictionary)

1. Acts 19:28, "And when they heard this and were filled with rage, they began crying out, saying, "Great is Artemis of the Ephesians."

5. "It is known that Quirinius was made governor of Syria by Augustus in AD 6. Archaeologist Sir William Ramsay discovered several inscriptions that indicated that Quirinius was governor of Syria on two occasions, the first time several years prior to this date...archaeology has provided some unexpected and supportive answers. Additionally, while supplying the background behind these events, archaeology also assists us in establishing several facts. (1) A taxation-census was a fairly common procedure in the Roman Empire and it did occur in Judea, in particular. (2) Persons were required to return to their home city in order to fulfill the requirements of the process. (3) These procedures were apparently employed during the reign of Augustus (37 BC–AD 14), placing it well within the general time frame of Jesus’ birth."2

6. "The historical trustworthiness of Luke has been attested by a number of inscriptions. The ‘politarchs’ of Thessalonica (Acts 17:6,8) were magistrates and are named in five inscriptions from the city in the 1st century ad. Similarly Publius is correctly designated proµtos (‘first man’) or Governor of Malta (Acts 28:7). Near Lystra inscriptions record the dedication to Zeus of a statue of Hermes by some Lycaonians, and near by was a stone altar for ‘the Hearer of Prayer’ (Zeus) and Hermes. This explains the local identification of Barnabas and Paul with Zeus (Jupiter) and Hermes (Mercury) respectively (Acts 14:11). Derbe, Paul’s next stopping-place, was identified by Ballance in 1956 with Kaerti Hüyük near Karaman (AS 7, 1957, pp. 147ff.). Luke’s earlier references to *Quirinius as governor of Syria before the death of Herod I (Luke 2:2) and to *Lysanias as tetrarch of Abilene (Luke 3:1) have likewise received inscriptional support." (The New Bible Dictionary.)



There are many such archaeological verifications of biblical events and places. Is the Bible trustworthy? Absolutely! Remember, no archaeological discovery has ever contradicted the Bible. Therefore, since it has been verified over and over again throughout the centuries, we can continue to trust it as an accurate historical document.



May I suggest a couple of web sights for you to visit?



http://www.carm.org/index.html

http://contenderministries.org/

http://www.salvationbygrace.org/default.aspx

Answer 21

Well, it changes lives, it is accurate in the scientific side, contrary to belief,...



another question is: prove that the Bible is false or not accurate.

Answer 22

da vinci code evidence?

ok so does kool aid...

Answer 23

read and understand the red letter words.......don't be worried about historical evidence

Answer 24

First off, the author of the DaVInci code has been pretty vocal that his "theory" is fiction and he never intended for athiest zealots to get all up in arms about it.



Can you imagine what a ridiculous effort it would have taken for the Bible to be a scam? over 5000 years of people keeping things on the hush-hush just to make YOU into a believer.



The odds of all those prophets writing all those books because thousands of years later theres gonna be a guy to come and fulfill it all (and he will diea horrible death for it) just to convince a few people into believeing a lie and then we'll start a church so my great great great great great great great great great great great great great great great great great great great great great great great great great great great great great great great great great great great great great great great great great great great great great great great great great great great great great great great great great great great great great great great great

grandson can go to pastor school and maybe be rich!!



The odds of that without any evidence of it being a farce is pretty bad, in case you wondered.

Answer 25

It has as much credibility as a book of Aesop's fables.

Answer 26

the time jesus was on earth has influenced language....and all the prophecies came true...some say they found noahs ark

Answer 27

No one has any empirical proof because there isn't any.

Answer 28

yes, the reliability of the bible is zero out of five thousand

Answer 29

It's about as reliable as a chocolate fireguard.

Answer 30

Not a shred. Sorry.

Answer 31

just words in a book , nothing more .

Answer 32

none