303 - Historical Accuracy of the Bible

Explore 23 archaeological finds that prove biblical stories actually happened and view videos and artifacts highlighting the Bible as a highly accurate ancient historical book.

Assess the Bible's historical accuracy by exploring the oldest known language, Mesopotamian cuneiform dating to about 3200 bc, and the claim that writing began around five thousand years ago.

Examine the Sumerian king list, an archaeological find dating to about 2100 BCE, referencing the flood, Nimrod, Kish, and ancient biblical cities.

Examine biblical giants and real tall individuals, from Goliath's six cubits to Robert Wadlow, and explore long lifespans, growth factors, and historical size reports.

Explore about 270 global flood records across cultures, including Hawaiian, Chinese, Toltec legends and the Gilgamesh epic, and their striking similarities to the biblical flood.

Archaeologists link Ur in Iraq to Abraham's home, uncovering a ziggurat and temple, royal tombs with gold and silver objects, and biblical evidence about the Hittites excavated near Ankara.

Explore Shechem as a fortress of Baal and refuge, and its biblical ties to Abraham, Jacob, and Jeroboam, then trace the Exodus and Mount Sinai clues from Goshen to Arabia.

Explore the biblical account of Moses striking Horeb's rock to yield water, assess the split granite rock's evidence, and consider its feasibility as a water source for two million people.

Explore Mt. Sinai evidence, including the split rock at hora, the golden calf altar, boundary stones, and the 70 palms, plus Elijah's cave and the fire on the mount.

Traverse the real Mt. Sinai, where black, melted rocks hint fire or volcanic activity, as climbers pursue a spiritual and intellectual quest and leave a message in a bottle.

The Merneptah stele records the oldest extra-biblical reference to Israel, showing Israelites in Canaan around 1200 b.c.

Explore the philistines as an ancient sea people, shown by a Thebes temple carving of their invasion attempts, and the Tel Dan stele's external reference to the house of David.

Explore Hezekiah's tunnel, a tight, water-filled passage through solid rock dug to bring water inside the city during a siege. The caption notes groups digging blind and adding lights.

Explore how the Hezekiah tunnel, a two-ended dig, a third of a mile apart, supplied water that kept Judah alive, as engineers faced claustrophobic passages and a 40 percent detour.

Showcase strong evidence for Hezekiah and Syria through the Siloam tunnel inscription and the Nineveh prism, aligning the Bible’s invasion of Judah with the enemy’s historical record.

Explore silver amulets from a 6th-century Jerusalem tomb, inscribed with numbers 6:24–26 and the divine name, and connect Babylonian ruins and the Ishtar Gate to biblical history.

Jacob's well and the pool of Siloam are examined through the Samaritan encounter and healing narrative, while archaeology supports location near Mount Gerizim and a church over the well.

The arch of Titus provides historical evidence of the temple's destruction by the Romans, with the menorah, showbread, and scroll of God's law depicted beneath it.

Explain how Luke uses the word politarch to mean city authorities, supported by inscriptions and by Josephus and Tacitus, challenging skeptics and underscoring the Bible's reliability.

Analyze a passion clip that references historical names and places, examining their implications for the Bible's historical accuracy.

Examine the Bible and the Book of Mormon through historical accuracy, questioning archaeological finds, metal use, horses and other animals, and the geographic traceability of Nephite writings.

compare the bible with the koran to argue the bible's historical, scientific, logical, and spiritual accuracy, and challenge koran claims about the trinity and biblical figures.

Jesus proclaims the truth and that his word endures from the father, urging a rational, evidence-based faith to keep christian youth from leaving after school.

Explore historical context of Caiaphas's tomb and the praetorium, including ancient Jewish burial customs tied to resurrection beliefs, ossuary practices, and relics from crucifixion during New Testament times.