We have been throwing out a lot of information lately. Why is archaeology so important to understanding the Bible as History? “The role of modern archaeology since its inception in the middle of the nineteenth century has been very instrumental in lending credibility to the history of the Bible. But it can’t tell us everything. [...]

Last week we learned that the people of the New Testament are historical figures, not fictional characters. But what about their actions? Are the events and the settings reported in the New Testament real events and real places?

The first place for us to look in determining whether the New Testament is history or mythology is its cast of characters. Are the people the Gospel writers refer to real people? Take a second to read Luke 3:1-2.

Having come through the test for integrity with flying colors, the question now facing the New Testament is this: What if it’s just a novel? Let’s face it—if a huge cache of manuscripts for the Iliad was discovered today, giving us roughly the same amount of manuscript resources that we have with the New Testament, [...]