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Archaeology and ancient history have repeatedly confirmed the Bible's historical accuracy. While the Bible is not primarily a history textbook, it makes historical claims that can be tested — and the evidence consistently supports its reliability.
Key Question
Has archaeology proven the Bible to be historically accurate?
Luke 1:1-4
“Inasmuch as many have undertaken to compile a narrative of the things that have been accomplished among us, just as those who from the beginning were eyewitnesses and ministers of the word have delivered them to us, it seemed good to me also, having followed all things closely for some time past, to write an orderly account for you.”
2 Peter 1:16
“For we did not follow cleverly devised myths when we made known to you the power and coming of our Lord Jesus Christ, but we were eyewitnesses of his majesty.”
“Time and again, archaeology has confirmed what critics said was historically impossible. The Bible has a track record of being right when it seemed to be wrong.”
“No archaeological discovery has ever definitively contradicted a biblical claim. Many have confirmed them. The trend is consistently in the Bible's favor.”
“The Gospel writers included details — names, places, customs, political titles — that have been confirmed by archaeology. These are not the marks of legend; they are the marks of eyewitness testimony.”