[ThomasNast]

Else, you have to toss all written records of all history ever written, including WWII because you didn't see it yourself. Most knowledge that people have is based in SOME faith. Faith in historical records, faith in second or third hand information, the list would be tireless. The evidence that archeologists discovered Jericho (they believe), coupled with the knowledge of what the Bible says of Jericho, helps create a faith that the account is true.

[Thatcherite]

The evidence that archeologists discovered Jericho (they believe), coupled with the knowledge of what the Bible says of Jericho, helps create a faith that the account is true.

Troy has also been found. So, how strong is your faith that the Iliad is true, given the depth of supporting evidence? Presumably your faith in the truth of the Iliad has been bolstered just as much as your faith in the truth of the Old Testament. In fact more, because the Old Testament contains numerous statements of fact which run counter to scientific observation, particularly in the early chapters of Genesis. The Iliad contains no such falsified notions.