Authenticity of the Bible

Reliability of the Bible

Is Our Copy of the Bible a Reliable Copy of the Original? Has the Christian church changed the Bible over the years or does it represent a reliable copy of the original autographs?
Misquoting Jesus: Does Bart Erhman Prove the New Testament is Corrupt? - Contrary to Erhman's claims, the New Testament canon was established in the early second century, and scribal errors/changes did not affect any significant Christian doctrine.
History of the Bible: How The Bible Came To Us - Manuscripts 101 - Where do they come from and why are there different "versions" of the Bible?
Is the Bible Really the Word of God? - Some of the evidence that the claims of the Bible are true.
Is Christianity a Made-up Myth Written by the Disciples? - Now really - would the disciples write about all their shortcomings, make the Christian church into a female, design heaven with no sex in it, and say that they were going to be married to Jesus in heaven? I don't know about you guys, but this is not what I would have written if I had made up the Bible!
Accurate Biblical Descriptions of Scientific Principles - What the Bible says about nature.
Are the Biblical Documents Reliable? by Jimmy Williams from Probe Ministries
Jesus Christ as God and the Trinity Was Not Invented Until the Fourth Century? Is Dan Brown (The Da Vinci Code) right about the origin of Christianity?
The "Gospel of Judas": National Geographic Attacks Christianity With Biased "Research"
"The Lost Tomb of Jesus": Have the Bones of Jesus Christ Been Found in Jerusalem?
Is the Biblical Flood Account a Modified Copy of the Epic of Gilgamesh?
Christ on Scripture by Richard L. Routh, Ph.D. - What did Jesus say about the Scripture?
Christian CADRE (Christian Colligation of Apologetics Debate Research & Evangelism)

Archaeology and the Bible

Gabriel's Vision Stone Tablet: Prophecy of the Coming Messiah Jesus?
No Proof for the Exodus? - The potential role of Thera and ¹⁴C dating of the destruction of Jericho
Hezekiah's Siloam Tunnel Confirmed Through C-14 Dating - Archeological skeptics are refuted by modern scientific dating methods
Old Testament Dates of Edomite Kingdom Confirmed by Archeology
Old Testament Dates of Solomon and Egyptian King Shishak Confirmed by Archeology
Early (10th Century B.C.) Evidence of Written Hebrew Language at Tel Zayit, Israel
Cuneiform Receipt from King Nebuchadnezzar's Court Confirms Detail of Old Testament Book of Jeremiah
Early (3rd Century A.D.) Christian Church at Megiddo, Israel
Seal of Queen Jezebel Confirms Her Existence from the Old Testament Books of the Kings
Useful Archaeology Links from BIBARCH™ Biblical Archaeology Website - lots of good papers
Written In Stone: Archaeology & The Bible by Charles Colson
Is the Bible true? Extraordinary insights from archaeology and history by Jeffrey L. Sheler
Archaeology and the New Testament by Pat Zukeran
The Book of Acts and Archaeology by Craig Hawkins

Archaeology Websites

Bible History Online - A great looking website with good information and links focusing on, but not limited to, history and the Bible.
Fallen Empires - Archaeological Discoveries and the Bible - What the name suggests.
ISRAEL'S ORIGINS (beginning ca. 1400 BC) by Dr. David Livingston - Is there no evidence for the conquest of Canaan by the Israelites.
Khirbet Nisya: The Search for Biblical Ai, 1979-2002 by Dr. David Livingston

Last Modified April 26, 2008