Many archaeological discoveries have validated the existence of four key figures (Jesus, Caiaphas, Pontius Pilate and Herod Antipas) involved in the trial of Jesus documented in the four Gospels.
The Trial of Jesus
Was Jesus Really God?
When pondering the question of the deity of Jesus, a person may need to consider the possibility that another reality exists beyond the natural world. This is where faith comes in, reasonable, logical faith that is; not blind faith.
Ball of Confusion
Do you remember the song "Ball of Confusion" by The Temptations? I sure do. It was the summer of 1970 and I was a sassy 15 year old high-school student wearing a purple, fringed, beaded, leather pouch tied to the beltloop of my bell-bottom jeans. I was playing pinball in one of the restaurants on Mandalay Avenue when this song came on the radio.
The Patriarch Period
Egyptian tablets (such as Dilbat, Mari, and Ebla) and artifacts such as scarabs and statues attest to personal names and place names found in the Patriarchal narratives.