Is the bible Reliable through history?

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One thing does NOT make it a History book! Reference anything, does NOT make it a History book. Refer to the link below, to the EXPERTS!

You looking for more things in the bible that science checks out?  How about the tomb of Salomon? The bible talks about it.  Outside sources are talking about it.  Such thing existed because modern science of archeology have found it.   Read more to understand.  

"Archaeology is a science and an art - technical methods and analytical concepts - that is concerned with the full range of past human experience. In analyzing past human culture and society, it seeks to understand how people lived and why they lived that way; what were their patterns of behavior and why; what caused them to change those patterns and how did they do it; when did all of this take place. For archaeologists, this is done primarily by studying what a past society has left behind. These remains are known as the material culture. It includes remains like buildings, tools, documents, jewelry, and other artifacts of former societies.

Biblical archaeology as an academic discipline, does not differ from any other type of archaeology, except that it narrows the focus to the remains of the people who lived in the land of the Bible during the period it covers. "

http://www.centuryone.org/arch-bible.html

It must be remembered that the Bible is primarily a book of religion, a guide to faith. It was not a book of history, poetry, economics, or science..

In the best analysis, the Bible is a religious book, not an historical document.

The answer for this is here

" A simple reading of the Bible does not always show the significance of the situation in which the narrative takes place. Often knowing about the location where something occurred will help us to understand why a statement in the Bible was made. When we can get behind a statement, we can begin to discover some of the nuances of the Bible.

The Bible does not attempt to give us a complete record of history and events. That's not its purpose. It provides only those details that are necessary to make the point. Archaeology can often recover the evidence necessary to help to fill in the gaps and add color to the images we already have. The Bible does not describe what Jesus was doing between the age of 12 and the time be began His ministry 18 years later. But when we put what we are told about Jesus and His family, with what we have learned at the ongoing excavations at Sepphoris - an ancient city only 4 miles from where Jesus lived - we can reliably assume that He might have worked with His father in his trade as a builder. This helps to make the Bible come alive.

archaeology strengthens the historical credibility of the Bible. It constrains the imaginings of those who would make the Bible just an interesting collection of folklore. Archaeology has contributed substantially to the historicity of the Bible overall.

Discoveries such as the water tunnel beneath Jerusalem dug by King Hezekiah, the Well of Jacob where Jesus spoke to the Samaritan woman,Roman Theater at Caesarea the Pool of Bethesda where Jesus healed a crippled man, the stone in the Roman theater at Caesarea inscribed with the name of Pilate, the tribunal at Corinth where Paul was tried, and the theater at Ephesus where the riot of silversmiths occurred, to name a few, help to give historical credibility to the Bible. "

http://www.centuryone.org/arch-bible.html

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You looking for more things in the bible that science checks out?

DID YOU NOT READ THE ARTICLE FROM:

Smithsonian's department of Anthropology??

Oh....I see, you don't know what the Smithsonian is, let me help you again:

The Smithsonian Institution (pronounced /smɪθˈsoʊniən/ smith-SOH-nee-ən) is an educational and research institute and associated museum complex, administered and funded by the government of the United States and by funds from its endowment, contributions, and profits from its retail operations, concessions, licensing activities and magazines. Most of its facilities are located in Washington, D.C., but its 19 museums, zoo, and nine research centers include sites in New York City, Virginia, Panama, and elsewhere (see below). It has over 136 million items in its collections,[1] publishes two magazines named Smithsonian (monthly) and Air & Space (bimonthly), and employs the Smithsonian Police  to protect visitors, staff, and the property of the museums. The Institution's current logo is a stylized sun. The Smithsonian Institution is the largest museum complex in the world.

CITED: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Smithsonian_Institution

Don't worry, they don't know what they are talking about! You are the EXPERT!