Bible Quote by Leah Reise

“The Bible records a great deal of history, but as Dr. A. T. Pierson said, “History is His story.” What is written helps us…

— Warren W. Wiersbe

Whether every story that's there [in the Bible] is a historic truth ... Again, I'm not concerned.

— Elie Wiesel

History is opaque. You see what comes out, not the script that produces events, [...] The generator of historical events is different from the…

— Nassim Nicholas Taleb

“The Bible is a collection of stories and myths based on hearsay transmitted from generation to generation and which were recorded by many (40…

— Brian Baker

“An especially powerful type of historical evidence [for the Bible and Christianity] is that of fulfilled prophecy - historical events written down long before…

— Henry M. Morris III

“The Holy Scriptures are story-shaped. Reality is story-shaped. The world is story-shaped. Our lives are story-shaped. 'I had always,' wrote G.K. Chesterton in accounting…

— Eugene H. Peterson

Those so-called records in the Bible were written by devout ecclesiasts who wanted to believe, and wanted others to believe, in the coming of…

— Madalyn Murray O'Hair

“At this point it may be helpful to remember the distinction that the narratologist Gérard Genette makes between story and narrative.46 A literary narrative…

— Ellen F. Davis

“biblical history did not take place in either the particular era or the manner described. Some of the most famous events in the Bible…

— Israel Finkelstein

I believe the Bible tells a story we recognize as true. I don't just mean it tells an accurate story - though it's telling…

— Max Lucado

“There's a peculiar dichotomy in the nature of almost anyone who calls himself a historian. Such scholars all piously assure us that they're telling…

— David Eddings

“is now evident that many events of biblical history did not take place in either the particular era or the manner described. Some of…

— Israel Finkelstein