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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]He believes that because all the major world religions think Jesus was a holy man or prophet, Jesus was really the holy man that He says He was. 
He believes that the Bible is very historically accurate and he’s not wrong about that. The Bible is very historically accurate regarding geography, etc. There are finds of buildings or pottery or other evidence that proves something from the Bible quite often.
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Just to correct a couple of the many errors in this nonsense, there are many major religions that do not regard Jesus as a prophet or holy man -Buddhism, Hinduism, Zoroastrianism, Judaism etc etc.
And as an ancient historian, I can tell you that your understanding of the historical nature of the Bible is profoundly naive. There are some elements that reflect genuine historical events, but we believe that many of the elements are later interpolations or myths that have no historical basis.[/quote]

In comparison to other ancient manuscripts, the New Testament boasts a very short time interval between the original composition and the the earliest availiable copy's inception. This brevity in time not only reveals the reliability of the New Testament manuscripts but also gives credence to the assertion that the manuscripts availiable today are virtually identical to the original composition. Moreover, the short gap between the period of time that the actual events of the New Testament took place (from John the Baptist to the apostle John in Revelation) and the period of time of the original composition of the New Testament prevents distortions or fables from being inserted into the storyline of the New Testament.

https://ics.uci.edu/~asuncion/transmission_accuracy.htm

Modern archaeology has helped us realize that the Bible is historically accurate even in the smallest of details. There have been thousands of archaeological discoveries in the past century that support every book of the Bible. Here are just a few examples:

(examples at link)

https://www.thedestinlog.com/story/lifestyle/faith/2017/06/15/have-you-wondered-is-bible-historically-accurate/985681007/

I am frequently asked about the historical accuracy of the four Gospels. Over the years, skeptics have said they are not history but a legendary account to appease a group desiring it to be real. My research finds this assessment remarkably wrong.

From a 21st-century perspective, where writing is far more prolific than in the 1st century and many times with a specific agenda, it is not surprising some would be suspicious of the accuracy of the Gospels and other writings in the New Testament.

But we must be careful when we evaluate writings from the 1st century using our 21st-century state of mind. Doing this is called Presentism. And when we use Presentism, we can distort the truth.

Instead, we need to insert historical context into our evaluation. The 1st century was a different time, and writing history was less about agenda and more about getting the facts right. While all books, even from the 1st century, include agenda, but to a lesser degree than today in the 1st century.

Accuracy of New Testament

https://brucelhartman.com/accuracy-of-new-testament/

I don’t know who you are speaking for, but many legitimate scholars disagree with you.

The New Testament has been found to be about 99.5% accurate.

People do not have to believe the bible, they can absolutely state they don’t believe the Bible and they do not believe in God. They can have their own opinion, but not their own facts.

Respectfully saying “I don’t believe” isn’t attacking other people’s beliefs. [/quote]

Well those are definitely some highly academic links...[/quote]

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