| Historical Bible Facts This article contains a free Bible Study resource on the subject of Historical Bible Facts. We hope that you will find some of the following Historical Bible Facts interesting and their are some little known pieces of trivia which may surprise you. Enjoy learning about the Bible using these Historical Bible Facts as discussion topics for Christian adults, children, kids, teens and youth groups. Historical Bible Facts - Did You Know? Read our selection of 20 of our favorite Historical Bible Facts! Historical Fact One - The 17 Historical Books are: Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers, Deuteronomy, Joshua, Judges, Ruth, 1 Samuel, 2 Samuel, 1 Kings, 2 Kings, 1 Chronicles, 2 Chronicles, Ezra, Nehemiah, and Esther Historical Fact Two - The Bible was written over a 1500 year span (from 1400 B.C to A.D. 100) over 40 generations Historical Fact Three - The Bible was written by over 40 authors from many walks of life including kings, peasants, philosophers, fishermen, poets, statesmen, scholars Historical Fact Four - The Bible was written on three continents - Asia, Africa, and Europe Historical Fact Five - The Bible was written in three languages - Hebrew, Aramaic, and Greek Historical Fact Six - The word Bible comes for the Greek word Biblia, which literally means "books. Historical Fact Seven - The Old Testament was written in Hebrew. The New Testament was written in Greek Historical Fact Eight - The Star of Bethlehem was reported by Matthew, but at the same time Chinese astronomers recorded it, too Historical Fact Nine - The system of chapters was introduced in A.D. 1238 by Cardinal Hugo de S. Caro Historical Fact Ten - The verse notations were added in 1551 by Robertus Stephanus, after the advent of printing Historical Fact Eleven - Jesus Christ was a historical person about whom many ancient authors wrote. Historical Fact Twelve - A Roman historian named Tactitus and a Jewish historian named Josephus both support the historical accuracy of the Bible Historical Fact Thirteen - In 1930-1936, Professor John Garstang discovered the city of Jericho during an archaeological dig Historical Fact Fourteen - Most modern scholars hold that the canonical Gospel accounts were written between 70 and 110 CE, four to six decades after the crucifixion Historical Fact Fifteen - John the Baptist began his ministry in the "15th year of Tiberius" (Luke 3:1-2) Historical Fact Sixteen - A shepherd boy discovered old clay jars in a cave by the Dead Sea. The old jars contained dusty scrolls, which turned out to be ancient copies of the Old Testament Historical Fact Seventeen - Historical Accuracy. The names of towns, cities, battles, kings, empires and great events, widely apart in time and place, are given without an error Historical Fact Eighteen - The ruins of cities of Assyria, Egypt and Babylon have been unearthed and tablets found that prove the accuracy of the Bible narrative. Historical Fact Nineteen - No one has been able to identify one historical mistake anywhere in the Bible Historical Fact Twenty - The Hittites were once thought to be a Biblical legend, until their capital and records were discovered at Bogazkoy, Turkey. Historical Fact Twenty-one - Archaeological evidence has confirmed that the Jews were exiled to Babylon in the 6th Century BC just as the Bible says. Historical Fact Twenty-two - Ages and Periods of Biblical History - Seven Ages. 1. The Adamic Age. Gen. 1-8-From the creation to the flood.
2. The Noachian Age, Gen. 9-11-From the flood to the call of Abraham.
3. The Abrahamic Age, Gen. 12-Ex. 19-From the call of Abraham to the giving of the law.
4. The Mosaic Age, Ex. 20-1 Sam. 31-From the giving of the Law to the reign of David.
5. The Davidic Age. 2 Sam. 1-2 Kings 25-From David's ascension to the throne to the restoration.
6. The Ezraitic Age. Ezra-Mal.-From the restoration to the birth of Christ.
7. The Christian Age. Matt-Rev.-From the birth to the second coming of Christ.
Historical Bible Facts Our Bible Study section on Historical Bible Facts and trivia provides some interesting and unusual facts and trivia about the Bible. The Biblical Facts and trivia section is suitable for all ages - kids, children, teens, youth groups and adults! Historical Bible Facts contain interesting topics for discussion for group study, individual study and Sunday School lessons. Some of these amazing facts are well known some are little known and some might prove unknown up to this point of study! Historical Bible Facts - A Free Christian Bible Study Resource We hope that this Historical Bible Facts article will provide useful information and ideas for those following a Bible Study plan. All articles together with tools, activities, aids and materials and are designed to be used by an individual or a Christian Bible study group. Many Historical Bible Facts will also prove useful as the basis for fun Sunday School lessons for Christian children and kids other topics will prove a useful asset to teens, youth or adults taking a Bible Study course or Biblical degree. All information on this Historical Bible Facts page is free to be used as an educational Christian Bible Study resource. Historical Bible Facts |