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Reliability or Accuracy of the Biblical Record
The reliability or accuracy of the biblical record is other evidence that the Bible is
uniquely inspired—God-breathed. The various evidences are staggering.
Archeological Evidence
Discoveries of modern archeology have conclusively shown the authenticity of the
biblical record.
Nelson Glueck, the renowned Jewish archeologist, has written:
"It may be stated categorically that no archeological discovery has ever controverted
a biblical reference."22
He continued by referring to
". . . the almost incredible accurate historical memory of the Bible, and particularly
so when it is fortified by archeological fact."23
Similarly William F. Albright, formerly Professor of Archeology at John Hopkins
University, affirms:
"There can be no doubt that archeology has confirmed the substantial historicity
of Old Testament tradition. The excessive scepticism shown toward the Bible by
important historical schools of the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, certain
phases of which still appear periodically, has been progressively discredited.
Discovery after discovery has established the accuracy of innumerable details,
and has brought increased recognition to the value of the Bible as a source of
history. . .
As critical study of the Bible is more and more influenced by the rich new
Material from the ancient Near East we shall see a steady rise in respect for the
historical significance of now neglected or despised passages and details in the
Old and New Testament."24
As biblical scholars have studied ancient documents written during the same period of
history as the Bible, they have discovered that, in comparison to other ancient writings, the text
of Scripture has enjoyed miraculous protection from alterations so that none of its major
doctrines is affected by the variants (the differences or discrepancies between the handwritten
manuscripts).