The Bible: A Historical Analysis

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Science is often proven by studies and theoretical factual evidence, but the same can be said for the Bible. The Bible does present realistic verification to support how certain events may have taken place. These events have been proven to correlate with historical text and depictions such as drawings and written record in assorted languages which have nothing to do with religion or Christianity.
History has always been explained through testament, but will always require some form of substantiation to support these statements. Without substantial evidence, testament is nothing more than information being passed from one another which is known as hearsay. Fiction is defined as " the class of literature comprising works of imaginative narration,
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This might mean that someone other than those who documented Jesus ' life could have and pieced the various writings together to form Jesus story. Without all of the completed pieces to the entire puzzle this would create doubt and confusion. It can be assumed that the assortment of writings try to pass on the history of individuals depicted in the Bible. This could have been done in hopes of creating something great lacking the correct representation. Even today, it’s known by believers, non-believers and historians that there is possibly seven missing books which were left out of the Bible. The reason for this must be questioned. When searching deep enough into history, hidden mysteries will more than likely appear. Did these books not fit the depiction that Christianity was trying to create of Jesus? Today 's version of the Bible is a compilation of many different translations due to the altered wording in order to make it easier to understand the modern form of English and other …show more content…
They have established an abundance of churches around the globe and followers are devoted to spreading the word and faith in Jesus as the ticket to paradise with God. There are a few things that cannot go unrecognized about Christianity and its religion. For instance, how long it took to establish Christianity after Jesus death, the divide within the denominations and any other documented religions prior to the existence of Christianity. Even within Christianity, the divide leads to the judgment of the different denominations, religions and could question overall loyalty to the religion itself. If Christianity is considered to be so prominent, the Bible should not have missing books. The Bible should be supported with complete concrete verification and facts. This would then give Christianity the right to question another religions devotion to their

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