The bible is a history book. Many history books are written hearsay. but the history is accurately reflected and comes out by the preponderance of the testimony. Jesus is real. Jesus saved us on the Cross if we believe he is the Son of God. The bible is a history book. It is full of human error and had become a false idol.
The Bible is an anthology of some 66 Divinely inspired books.
Some of them are indeed historical or the History.
Some are Poetry.
Some are the Law.
Some are Prophecy.
God the Holy Spirit so supernaturally directed the human writers of Scripture, that without waiving their human intelligence, vocabulary, individuality, literary style, personality, personal feelings, or any other human factor, His complete and coherent message to mankind was recorded with perfect accuracy in the original languages of Scripture, the very words bearing the authority of divine authorship. This is called verbal plenary inspiration of the Scripture.
Yes...the Bible never quibbles over the great many sins of man. It is one of the many reasons we know it comes to us from God. Were it left up to mere men’s memories, I highly doubt we’d know much of what we do. Mere history can’t help but embellish, you know. The victors write the history it is said.
The Bible, though is way more than just a history book. God reveals His plans and purposes through his prophets and he commanded them to write it down. Jesus said heaven and earth would pass away but his words will never pass away. The grass withers and the flower fades, but the word of our God endures forever.