The Bible must be accurate because archaeology supports it

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Contents 1 Claim 2 Source 3 Responses 4 Fallacies contained in this claim 5 External Links 6 References 7 Further Reading 8 Related claims 9 Acknowledgments

Claim

Archaeology supports the accuracy of the Bible.

Source

• Anon, 1985. Life--How Did It Get Here?, Watchtower Bible and Tract Society of New York, Inc., pp. 207-214.

Responses

1. It is true that some bits of the Bible have indeed been confirmed by modern archaeological research. It is also true that some bits of Homer's Iliad and Odyssey have been confirmed by modern archaeological research. If the bits of the Bible which have been confirmed are reason to believe that all the Bible (including the bits about the Judeo-Christian God) is accurate, the bits of the Iliad and Odyssey which have been confirmed are, by that same reasoning, reason to believe that all of the Iliad and Odyssey (including the bits about the Greek pantheon) are accurate.
2. The Harry Potter series takes place in England. England is real, therefore Harry Potter is real.
3. Bradbury's Martian Chronicles take place on Mars. Mars is real, therefore the Martian Chronicles are accurate, therefore Martians are real.
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Fallacies contained in this claim

• Affirming the Consequent
• Exclusion (Archaelogy which contradicts the Bible is ignored.)

External Links

• Lazare, Daniel, 2002 (Mar.). False testament: archaeology refutes the Bible's claim to history. Harpers [1]

References

1. Humphreys, Kenneth, 2003. Nazareth -- The Town that Theology Built. [2]
2. Lazare, 2002. (see above)

Further Reading

• Miller, Laura, 2001 (7 Feb.). King David was a nebbish. Salon.com, [3]
• Silberman, Neil, and Israel Finkelstein, 2001. The Bible Unearthed, Free Press.
• BAR 22:4 (1996), pp. 30-39 & 62-63; concluded in BAR 22:5 (1996), pp. 30-37 & 74-77.,
• J. J. Bimson & D. Livingstone: Redating the Exodus in BAR 13:5 (1987), pp. 40-53.
• P.R. S. Moorey, A Century of Biblical Archaeology, Westminster/John Knox Press, 1991

Related claims

• The Bible says it, I believe it, that settles it
• The Bible is inerrant
• The Bible is literal
• Bible claims inspiration
• Prophecies prove the accuracy of the Bible
• Bible's accuracy on other scientific points shows overall accuracy
• Bible is unique in other ways
• Bible is harmonious throughout

Acknowledgments