Teaching · The gospel - Foundations

Historical Context and the Reliability of Scripture

When it comes to places in the Bible there is understanding that when this was written versus when it happened are two different times. You have Moses looking back 600 years ago.

Places and names changed constantly, a lot of things done is for our own understanding. God has no emotions but is portrayed with such that we may comprehend.

Places and names changed constantly over the 1000 years the Old Testament was written. How much more so the whole Bible. The same place can be given multiple names.

In Genesis 33 Jacob goes to a place called shechem and in John 4 that same place is called Sychar. There are many more examples.

The point is a lot of people are afraid of the authenticity, accuracy and reliability of the Bible. It was written by 40 different people over 1000 years plus and yet it is coherent not contradictory in word. That is no feet a man can accomplish.