[Modernman]

After centuries of scoffing and ridicule, many "folk memory" tales in the Bible have been proven to be valid and accurate.

Example, please.

[Miss Marple]

One example I can think of is the discovery in Jerusalem of a stone with the inscription "Pontius Pilate" on it. This happened in the late 50's or early 60's and was pictured in Life magazine. Up until then many scholars had assumed there was no such person, since there was no historical reference to him.