Imagine the Bible on trial. 66 books bound together, sitting in the witness stand, facing cross-examination. The prosecutor asks: “Can this ancient book really be trusted? Isn’t it full of contradictions? Didn’t centuries of copying corrupt it? Doesn’t archaeology disprove it?”
In this third episode of the Understanding the Bible mini-series, host Dr. Shaun Michael takes the Bible out of the Sunday school bubble and places it under rigorous historical, archaeological, and literary scrutiny. Using the historian’s Three-Part Test—transmission, internal consistency, and external confirmation—this episode shows why Scripture doesn’t just survive cross-examination, it mic-drops every skeptic’s claim.
What you’ll learn:
✅ Why the Bible’s manuscript evidence outclasses every ancient text (5,800+ Greek manuscripts vs. Plato’s handful)
✅ How archaeology confirms names, places, and events once dismissed as myth (Erastus inscription, Pool of Bethesda, Tel Dan Stele, Pilate inscription, Jericho’s walls)
✅ Why Luke is one of the most accurate historians of the ancient world
✅ How secular historians like Tacitus and Josephus affirm biblical events (Jesus’ crucifixion, John the Baptist, James)
✅ The staggering unity of Scripture—40 authors, 1,500 years, 3 continents, 3 languages, yet one theme: God’s redemptive plan
✅ How fulfilled prophecy (Micah 5:2, Isaiah 53, Babylon’s fall, Cyrus named before birth) demonstrates divine authorship
✅ Why Messianic prophecies mathematically demolish the “coincidence” theory
This isn’t just about academics. If the Bible is reliable, then God’s promises are unshakable, His commands are binding, and His gospel is true. That means you can build your life—and your eternity—on its foundation with confidence.
📖 Key Scriptures: 2 Timothy 3:16, Isaiah 40:8, Hebrews 4:12, Matthew 7:24–25, Micah 5:2, Isaiah 53
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