While the Bible contains historical elements, i.e. accounts of things that happened in the past, nonetheless it should not be taken as such.
The bible does not aim to tell a historical account of things that happened in the past but rather it aims to bring people to faith.
Once a reader starts treating the bible as a history book,troubles start coming out. For example the Creation Story of the genesis. How can the author write a historical account of something which he did not witness at all.
Reading the Bible therefore is not learning history but knowing God personally. It's not enhancing one' s knowledge about the past but enhancing personal relationship with God,
When a reader finds something in the Bible that is historically doubltful, he shouldn't be bothred at all. What is important is that one's faith deepens by reading it.
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