Q: I was wondering what Scottsdale Bible's stance is on the Old Testament and the historical back round of it.Ê

A: In addition to being the inspired Word of God (2 Tim. 3:16) that the Old Testament is also aÊtrustworthy, reliable, and historical collection of manuscripts.Ê Because the Old Testament, as well as the New Testament, refers to historical events, the Bible is verifiable and can be checked by external and historical evidence.Ê There's a wealth of archaeological discoveries that illustrate the Old Testament's authenticity but let me provide just a few.Ê Excavations of Nuzi (1925-41), Mari (1933), and Alalakh (1937-39, 1946-49) provide information that mirrors the environment, customs, and civilizations of the patriarchal period in Genesis.Ê The Ras Shamra tablets shed light on the Hebrew prose and poetry in Hebrew culture and the Ebla tablets also confirm the antiquity of and accuracy of the Old Testament.Ê 20th century excavations also confirmed the account of Joshua's conquest of Canaan, etc.ÊÊEntire books have been written on how Archaeology confirms biblical data.Ê I would encourage you to get a copy of Dr. Paul Wegner's book entitled "The Journey from Texts to Translations: The Origin and Development of the Bible" and "Archaeology and the New Testament" by John McRay.

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