The Bible references historical figures, it references kings, it references historical peoples and geographical places and place holders, moments, and events and world history.Īnd so, one of the ways we can date Scripture is, well, we know the Assyrian kings and we know the Egyptian pharaohs and we know the dates of the Israelite kings. Now, what we mean by that is the Bible takes place in space and time. But one of the things that’s fascinating about the Bible-and I think it actually is one of the things that demonstrates the truthfulness of the Bible-is its ordinariness. You’d think a beautiful piece of literature has artifice and has exquisite structure-and that’s true. STEPHEN NICHOLS: One of the most beautiful things about the Bible is its ordinariness. Nichols, how do we know when books of the Bible were written?ĭR. He’s also the host of the 5 Minutes in Church History podcast.
Nichols is the president of Reformation Bible College and chief academic officer here at Ligonier. BINGHAM: Joining me today on the Ask Ligonier podcast is Dr.
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