Failed History
Christians often claim the bible is historically reliable. Wrong! While it does occasionally mention real places, people, and events, it also invents them or gets them completely wrong. The "Harry Potter" books mention real places like London, Scotland and Ireland. The series "Outlander" mentions real places, people and historical events. None of that makes those stories remotely true. Anyone using the bible as a resource in an accredited history course would quickly find themselves failing that class. Here are some examples of how the bible fails history!
Fail! There is no archaeological evidence for the exodus.
There is no credible archaeological evidence to support a literal read of the exodus story. Certainly, an estimated 600,000 to two million Hebrews, wandering a small patch of desert for 40 years, would have left a significant number of artifacts to be unearthed. In addition, the Egyptians were meticulous record keepers and they make no mention of the events leading up to the exodus claim.
https://www.sciencenewstoday.org/was-there-a-historical-exodus-archaeological-insights
https://ehrmanblog.org/is-the-exodus-a-myth/
https://www.thearchaeologist.org/blog/when-did-the-exodus-happened-according-to-experts
Fail! No evidence for the bible claim that King Herod murdered baby boys in Bethlehem
Mat 2:16 When Herod saw that he had been tricked by the magi, he was infuriated, and he sent and killed all the children in and around Bethlehem who were two years old or under, according to the time that he had learned from the magi.
According to the Gospel of Matthew, King Herod ordered every baby boy in Bethlehem killed so Jesus would not become king. There are no extra-biblical sources to support this claim. No contemporary historians record it, including Josephus who hated Herod. Josephus thoroughly documented Herod's wrongful actions but somehow missed a baby massacre? Truly unbelievable. A claim with no evidence is just a claim.
Fail! There is no archaeological evidence for the conquest of Canaan.
The fabled conquest of Canaan is a huge event in the bible. It claims Joshua conquered mighty kingdoms to claim the land for the Israelites. Unfortunately, archaeology does not support this claim. This more evidence for the conclusion that the bible’s historical claims can’t be trusted.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4BM-gSz7_lk&t=65s
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