Proof from archaeology

The science of archeology is confirming the utmost accuracy of the Scriptures as previously unknown records and artifacts are being discovered.  For centuries, enemies of the Bible tried to cast doubt on its details, such as the existence of certain people and places that seemed in conflict with available knowledge.  Now, just in our generation, doubts have been put aside one by one by researchers combing and digging over ancient sites. 

For example, the Old Testament refers to a city that was built from solid rock.  Skeptics would scoff about the reality of this unknown city, but Petrahas been discovered and it is now a major tourist stop in Jordan. 

In the New Testament, in Acts 13:7, the author, Luke, speaks of a "proconsul" who was the governor of Cyprus.  For years many scholars thought that Luke had made a mistake in terminology because the Roman government was thought to have used the term "propraetor" instead.  Recently, however, archaeology has determined that Rome did, in fact, use the title mentioned by Luke.  It was the scoffing critics, not the Bible, who were found to be in error, as they have been time after time. 

The late scholar Dr. W.A. Criswell pointed out that about 200 years ago a group of French scholars listed 82 alleged "errors" in the Bible that would eventually destroy Christianity.  Since then, however, archeology and the increased understanding of the ancient languages and cultural contexts have resolved each item.  The Bible is now more validated than ever, and those scholars are, needless to say, dead, keeping their appointment with their Maker, the Bible's Author.