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Assyrian Cuneiform Seal Discovered Reveals Judah Tax Bill

January 21, 2026 BibleAuthenticity Comments 5 comments

Assyrian Cuneiform Seal discovered in 2025 “The mouths of liars will be silenced”—Psalm 63:11 NIV Until the 1840’s critics claimed the Bible’s many references to the Assyrians were fictional, because there no external evidence outside of the Bible of an Assyrian kingdom. However, these critics claims were silenced with numerous independent archaeological discoveries supporting the Bible’s record of the Assyrian kingdom. Archaeological discoveries continually uncover artifacts which support the Bible record as being authentic and true. One headline described a recent sensational find this way:

Archaeologists Uncover 2,700-Year-Old Inscription Under the Western Wall on the Temple Mount

THE 2025 DISCOVERY OF THE ASSYRIAN CUNEIFORM SEAL Details of this discovery are quoted here in this article.

Archaeologists Found an Ancient Tablet Inscribed With an Ominous Royal Threat

Death and taxes have always been inevitable, even in the ancient world.
Here’s what you’ll learn when you read this story:
A fragment of a cuneiform seal that’s now the first direct evidence of official communication between the kingdoms of Judah and Assyria has emerged at an archaeological site in Israel.
According to the cuneiform writing on the seal, which was meant to summarize a longer document, the king of Assyria demanded that the king of Judah pay his taxes.
The seal is thought to be from the same time period when Assyria conquered Judah and made it a vassal state required to pay tribute to the Assyrian king.—Popular Mechanics, November 3, 2025 read more

The Historical Accuracy of Luke-Acts

February 19, 2015 BibleAuthenticity Comments 0 Comment

“The historical accuracy of the Luke-Acts two-volume work is frequently challenged. Scholars dispute such issues as the dating of the reign of Quirinius (Luke 1:5; 2:2) and references to Palestinian geography (Luke 4:44; 17:11), and raise additional historical questions regarding the numerous speeches in Acts (e.g., Acts 2:14-36), and the harmonious portrayal of the early church (Acts 4:32-35). The most critical historical objection to Acts concerns the details of Paul’s ministry. Although certain passages suggest that Luke was a traveling companion of Paul (Acts 16:10-17; 27:1–28:6), some scholars deem this tradition untenable on the basis of perceived difficulties in harmonizing the life and perspective of Paul as presented in Acts with details about his life found in his letters.

Many of these perceived difficulties are lessened when we recall the purpose of Luke’s accounts. In composing his volumes, Luke did not intend to record a comprehensive history, but, rather, to provide an accurate historical account to meet the needs of people to develop faith (Luke 1:4). Luke acknowledged his use of sources (Luke 1:2), which he investigated thoroughly in order to compose an orderly account (Luke 1:3). Where it is possible to verify Luke’s use of sources, we find that the Gospel writer followed them meticulously. Furthermore, Luke was precise concerning the titles of officials and municipalities in various towns (Acts 13:12; 17:6; 18:12; 19:31,35), details that reveal the writer’s commitment to accuracy.”—Based on the New International Version Archaeological Study Bible article “The Historical Value of Luke-Acts”

The blog site “The Christian Researcher” provides the following details:
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Is the Gospel of John Historical and True?

February 18, 2015 BibleAuthenticity Comments 4 comments

Jesus' Temple Cleansing — Is the Gospel of John historical and true? For example, does the temple cleansing in John contradict the Synoptic Gospels?

The question of whether the gospel of John is historical and true has been raised for quite some time now. Some even consider most of the 4th gospel to be fiction.

“Since the 19th century, scholars have almost unanimously accepted that the Johannine discourses are less likely to be historical =&0=&

There are obvious and striking differences between the Gospel of John and the Synoptic Gospels (Matthew, Mark and Luke). These include:

John contains no narrative parables, no account of the transfiguration, no mention of Jesus’ temptations by Satan the devil and no report of Jesus casting out demons.

John includes a vast amount of material not found in the synoptic Gospels tradition, such as the records of extended conversations with Nicodemus, the Samaritan woman and the disciples, as well as of significant miracles (e.g., the turning of water into wine, and the resurrection of Lazarus).

John recounts an extensive Judean ministry for Jesus, including several visits to Jerusalem, whereas the Synoptic Gospels focus on his Galilean ministry.

Certain features of John’s presentation also raise seeming chronological difficulties for understanding Jesus’ action in the temple (John 2:13-22) and the precise sequence of events during the week of his death and resurrection.

Perhaps most significant, notable stylistic differences emerge between Jesus in John, who discourses somewhat poetically on themes of light, life, witness and truth, and the synoptic Jesus, who argues forcefully and consistently on the theme of the kingdom of God.

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