My pleasure. I'm interested in Biblical archaeology, too. The Expedition Bible YouTube channel is fantastic. I can recommend all of Joel's other videos as well. When new ones come out, I'll often post them here.
I went to the Hill Cumorah Pageant once, which plays out the battle you describe. The whole history of Joseph Smith is quite interesting. I live near where he "founded" his church. One piece of archaelogical linkage to Jesus is the Shroud of Turin. I know most people will say it is a fake and has been disproved by "science" as made in the middle ages by someone using urine and sunlight. Yet, nobody has been able to replicate the Shroud. I'm providing an ongoing series of the history of the Shroud on my stack if anyone is interested in this relic.
I started reading Genesis. It rings so true as history, from (what I know of history). It's a play by play account of real people. I read it AS history. You can't prove that it was God who ordered these patriarchs to go here and there, do this and that, but they did, and the proof is in the archaeology. Atheists can't prove that God DOESN'T exist. They can never know what came before "the big bang." Physicists can conjecture, but their brilliant conjectures are by necessity fantasy and imagination. Nobody can or ever will, because the universe (us) exists in time. We are creatures of time and space. Isnt that the mystery? "By Your will all things exist." Can't prove it but I go by it. Maybe that's faith.
I think you nailed it. At some point, you build up enough evidence around the Bible that you say, "Yea, I believe the things that I can't prove based on the things that I can." That last step is faith, but it's not a wild-eyed, unfounded faith.
This was great & faith affirming. Thank you. My sister & I have so much to talk about these days. Eternal subjects. My twins faith has been completely awakened these past 3 years. I’m am forever grateful & articles like yours increase our understanding of Gods word & its history. God bless you & yours.
Thank you David. I am interested in this subject.
My pleasure. I'm interested in Biblical archaeology, too. The Expedition Bible YouTube channel is fantastic. I can recommend all of Joel's other videos as well. When new ones come out, I'll often post them here.
I went to the Hill Cumorah Pageant once, which plays out the battle you describe. The whole history of Joseph Smith is quite interesting. I live near where he "founded" his church. One piece of archaelogical linkage to Jesus is the Shroud of Turin. I know most people will say it is a fake and has been disproved by "science" as made in the middle ages by someone using urine and sunlight. Yet, nobody has been able to replicate the Shroud. I'm providing an ongoing series of the history of the Shroud on my stack if anyone is interested in this relic.
I started reading Genesis. It rings so true as history, from (what I know of history). It's a play by play account of real people. I read it AS history. You can't prove that it was God who ordered these patriarchs to go here and there, do this and that, but they did, and the proof is in the archaeology. Atheists can't prove that God DOESN'T exist. They can never know what came before "the big bang." Physicists can conjecture, but their brilliant conjectures are by necessity fantasy and imagination. Nobody can or ever will, because the universe (us) exists in time. We are creatures of time and space. Isnt that the mystery? "By Your will all things exist." Can't prove it but I go by it. Maybe that's faith.
I think you nailed it. At some point, you build up enough evidence around the Bible that you say, "Yea, I believe the things that I can't prove based on the things that I can." That last step is faith, but it's not a wild-eyed, unfounded faith.
This was great & faith affirming. Thank you. My sister & I have so much to talk about these days. Eternal subjects. My twins faith has been completely awakened these past 3 years. I’m am forever grateful & articles like yours increase our understanding of Gods word & its history. God bless you & yours.
Thanks so much for the comment. I'm glad the article spoke to you. We all help each other.