Timeline for Are any notable biblical characters historical figures?
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| Jan 9, 2019 at 15:55 | comment | added | called2voyage | @DanielRHicks I think it is a notable claim: "It could be said that the Bible is a book of history -- and it is. The Bible describes places, people, and events in various degrees of detail. It is essentially a historical account of the people of God throughout thousands of years." from carm.org/is-the-bible-trustworthy-as-a-historical-document. Should this or some proof of the claim be edited into the question? Probably, but we should give some grace to the asker since the question was asked in the early days of the site. | |
| Jan 9, 2019 at 4:04 | comment | added | Daniel R Hicks | I realize this is a long-standing question, but I don't see any "notable claim". | |
| Jan 9, 2019 at 2:30 | history | edited | rjzii | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
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| May 18, 2016 at 17:25 | history | tweeted | twitter.com/StackSkeptic/status/732985546163818496 | ||
| Apr 5, 2016 at 10:14 | history | edited | Christian |
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| Dec 13, 2011 at 15:39 | answer | added | Bruce Alderman | timeline score: 14 | |
| Jun 3, 2011 at 20:12 | answer | added | Jon Ericson | timeline score: 34 | |
| Apr 14, 2011 at 20:40 | comment | added | user1888 | Pontius Pilate. He was recalled to Rome at some point, and he is recorded rather well. | |
| Apr 12, 2011 at 7:02 | history | edited | Sklivvz | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
Narrowed down the title to the same scope as the answer
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| Apr 10, 2011 at 8:30 | comment | added | Lennart Regebro | I don't agree. The question is perfectly clear and answerable. Is there anybody in the bible whose existence is supported by multiple independent sources. The answer is a resounding yes. It's perhaps not a very interesting question... :-) It would be more interesting to ask if any of the main non-kings have independent sources. That I don't know. | |
| Apr 9, 2011 at 19:20 | answer | added | Lennart Regebro | timeline score: 16 | |
| Apr 9, 2011 at 19:05 | comment | added | Richard Stelling | @Fabian I have altered it, however I feel the question is self limiting. If they are historical characters then they fit in to the bounds of the question if they are not mentioned anywhere but the bible we can ignore them. | |
| Apr 9, 2011 at 19:03 | history | edited | Richard Stelling | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
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| Apr 9, 2011 at 18:57 | comment | added | Mad Scientist♦ | There are thousands of people mentioned in the bible, please restrict the question, as it is asked now it is just far too broad. | |
| Apr 9, 2011 at 18:52 | history | asked | Richard Stelling | CC BY-SA 3.0 |