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Originally Posted by berlinlife06  The Bible should not be taken as a history book, much less as a scientific book. It is a book that compiles stories written by men that were looking for answers at those times. Nothing has been added to it in hundreds of years, so there is no "revision" or improvement on its writings. The moment we start seeing it as what it is, a story book, and not History, then people will stop the fight for what it says and what evaluates! |
Not sure what you’re trying saying here. Are you saying factual history or that the Bible isn’t ture or we treat this as a history of God?
The Bible is a book of the peoples history. That’s evident and can’t be disputed especially read as the movement of people and formation of a nation. It deals directly with how the Israelites won the land of Canaan and became a nation (with God’s help). For example it lists specific battles and order of them as well and people in history that has often been confirmed. It's exaggerated and embellished for sure. The uniqueness is the style and very poetic replete with symbolism.
The Torah was probably the most complete book ever written, it also told the Israelite how to live and conduct everyday life and even conduct business and commerce akin to civil law. The book was also religious as it stood in for God. Without question the Bible has stories, myth, lore, and fact.