PING!
What about all the prophecy that has come true?
To some degree various portions of the Bible very much are ancient history textbooks. In fact, over a hundred years of constant archeological research has proven the Bible is a reliable and to a large degree the ONLY historical text for this area for the period of time covered.
Of course! The historicity of the Bible is without question. A bloody shame the same cannot be said about that fairy tale called the koran.
Yes plenty- several ‘secular’ writers back then documented events- Even roman officials would document certain events-
Several cites cited in the Bible have been found when secularists said they didn’t exist.
Too bad there is no historical proof that HELL !! exists.
“Until recent excavations at Tell Mardikh uncovered tablets mentioning Sodom and Gomorrah”
And even as we learn more about these destruction truths, we have a society that is IN OUR FACES with everything LGBTQ.
As I have written to you before, abandon the NIV.
Stick with the NKJV. Preferably a MacArthur study Bible.
His study notes are invaluable.
Apologetics makes good use of other sources to add credence to the Bible.