Book Comment: The Bible as History

"How can we understand the Word, unless we see it in its proper chronological, historical, and geographical setting?" Andre Parrot (1901-1980), archeologist, theologian, main discoverer and excavator of the Mari State (ca. 1800-1750 BC/BCE) site in Syria..

"Many events that previously passed for pious tales must now be judged to be historical. Often the results of investigation correspond in detail with the Biblical narratives." Werner Keller (b.1909, Germany).

In The Bible as History. A Confirmation of the Book of Books, Werner Keller piles on page after page after page of archeological and historical findings which point to the historicity of the biblical texts. Time after time lost cities and towns are found where the Bible says they were located. The names of people mentioned in the Bible are repeatedly found in newly unearthed sites. At Megiddo, the enormous stables of King Solomon were found. The Bablylonian astrological tables correspond to the probable date of The Star of David which shone at Jesus' birth. The Hittite Empire was "known" to be mythological until their capital city, Hatussas, was found at Boghas Koy, Turkey. The king lists found ther, of course, correspond to the Bible.

This is a fascinating book and one which is hard to ignore. When facts begin to pile up on one another, they begin to be overwhelming and soon require willful ignorance on the part of those who wish to ignore or discount them.