This module links KJV Bible references to sections of Histories of Herodotus cited in from an article by Wayne Jackson here -> https://christiancourier.com/articles/herodotus-and-the-bible
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"How the histories of Herodotus confirm the reliability of the Bible By Wayne Jackson
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Article introduction: Herodotus was a Greek historian of the fifth century B.C. It is believed that he lived approximately 484-425 B.C.
For a number of years he traveled throughout the Persian empire, Egypt, and Scythia observing the culture of these ancient peoples. In his later life, Herodotus lived in Athens, finally settling in Italy where he spent the remainder of his days refining his masterpiece, The Persian Wars.
As a consequence of this work, Cicero dubbed him “the father of history.” His literary efforts consisted of nine books dealing with the Greek-Persian wars (500-479 B.C.), together with a history of the customs and geography of these combatants.
In his effort to accomplish this feat, he went further and sought to give as an introduction to the story the whole history of the antique world as it was then known. This material occupies the first six of his nine books.
He is generally viewed as the first writer to so unify the record of facts as to raise historical narrative to the level of literature. It should be noted, however, that his history was written in an age that lacked an abundance of solid factual documentation. His work is grounded, therefore, largely in oral tradition."
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Continued in the first topic of the module.
Sections:
- Herodotus and the Old Testament
- The Bible, Herodotus, and Egypt
- The Bible, Herodotus, and Assyria
- The Bible, Herodotus, and the Phoenicians
- The Bible, Herodotus, and Babylon
- The Bible, Herodotus, and Persia
"How the histories of Herodotus confirm the reliability of the Bible By Wayne Jackson
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Article introduction: Herodotus was a Greek historian of the fifth century B.C. It is believed that he lived approximately 484-425 B.C.
For a number of years he traveled throughout the Persian empire, Egypt, and Scythia observing the culture of these ancient peoples. In his later life, Herodotus lived in Athens, finally settling in Italy where he spent the remainder of his days refining his masterpiece, The Persian Wars.
As a consequence of this work, Cicero dubbed him “the father of history.” His literary efforts consisted of nine books dealing with the Greek-Persian wars (500-479 B.C.), together with a history of the customs and geography of these combatants.
In his effort to accomplish this feat, he went further and sought to give as an introduction to the story the whole history of the antique world as it was then known. This material occupies the first six of his nine books.
He is generally viewed as the first writer to so unify the record of facts as to raise historical narrative to the level of literature. It should be noted, however, that his history was written in an age that lacked an abundance of solid factual documentation. His work is grounded, therefore, largely in oral tradition."
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Continued in the first topic of the module.