[QUOTE]Originally posted by Peter:
[B]I'm curious to know (and I've asked this in many discussions elsewhere
without much luck) if anyone knows of historial writings or evidence
which corroborates any of the events of the bible.
By corroboration I mean unequivecable corroboration.
I ask for this reason :: much of the conviction of creationists
against evolution, abiogenesis, etc. is founded in the belief
that the bible is a complete and accurate record of ancient
events.
I would like to know if this belief has a foundation in testable
cross-corroboration, or is a matter of faith.
---I'll get you the author when I go home today, there is an excellent book "Excavating Jesus" which discusses the validity or non-validity of Biblical accounts (obviously New Test) as they relate to Christ and his time on earth.
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