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  • "The Exodus Decoded" hosted by that Naked Archaeologist guy makes a strong case for the historicity of the Exodus. Documents containing Pontius Pilate's name have also been found. There's lots more, but it really depends on what 'you' consider to be reliable.
  • There is no archaeological evidence in the Bible, the Quran, and the Book of Mormon, as these aren't archaeological records. What I suspect you meant to ask is "How much independent archaeological evidence *backs up* the statements made in the Bible, the Quran, and the Book of Mormon?" Of the three books mentioned, the Quran has very little phenomena within it which could be verified by outside sources. As for the Bible, archaeological evidence for the Bible is somewhat slim. For example, using geneaologies contained within the Bible, the "Flood" would have occurred in 2400 B.C.E., yet scribes in Egypt and Mesopotamia, writing their daily records throughout 2401-2399 B.C.E., don't seem to have noticed, or been interrupted by, a massive worldwide flood which covered the tops of the tallest mountains. There is no archaeological evidence for the "Flood". Exodus is a big problem for those who would "prove" those events with archaeological evidence. There are no Egyptian records of the events of the Exodus, had they happened as described in the Bible. The confrontation with the Israelites, the natural disasters, the pursuit of the Israelites, and the drowning of the Pharaoh and his army in the Red Sea are all events that could not have escaped the notice of any Egyptian chronicler, yet no Egyptian chronicler records any of these events As for the Bible Gospels, the massacre of baby boys ordered by Herod (Matthew 2) is mentioned nowhere else in the Bible, or by any outside historians, some of whom describe Herod in great detail. The Star of Bethlehem (Matthew 2) is also mentioned nowhere else in the Bible, and historical evidence contradicts the generally accepted birthdate for Jesus as 4 BC. Finally, how could Jesus (according to Luke) be born at a time when a census was ordered by Caesar Augustus, when Quirinius governed Syria and Herod ruled the Jews? Historical evidence says that Herod's rule ended in 4 BC and the census did not occur until 6 AD when Quirinius was governing Syria. The Book Of Mormon is the least supported book by archaeological evidence. For example, elephants didn't arrive in America until humans brought them, but the Book of Mormon declares that elephants were here already. There is also no evidence that Native American peoples ever came from "lost tribes of Israel."
  • that would be, none.
  • You decide, anyway you look at it, it's a losing battle. Believe what you will. bible http://debate.org.uk/topics/history/bib-qur/bibarch.htm Quran http://www.cmf.org.uk/outreach/content.asp?context=article&id=1419 Book of Mormon http://www.christiananswers.net/q-cc/cc-archaeology.html
  • In 1935 18 ostraca (broken pieces of pottery used for writing) were discovered in a guard room below the gate tower inside the outer wall at Lachish, a fortified town protecting the Southern Judean hill country, and in 1938 three more were found. While a few of the ostraca are unreadable, and four are administative lists, the remaining are letters dating to the period from 597-587 B.C. They are extremely important, not only for their value in studying the development of Hebrew grammer and syntax, but also for their illumination of the political situation and general turmoil as Judah prepared for the inevitable attack by Nebuchanezzar. - The most significant of the letters are numbers 3,4 and 6. Number 3 is from Hoshaiah, a subordinate officer writing to Yaosh, probably the governor or military commander of Lachish. He reported that Coniah, Son of Elnathan, had traveled to Egypt to obtain military assistance. Jeremiah 37:6-8 indicates that King Zedekiah had believed that Egyptian forces would come to his aid but that the Lord had declared otherwise: The pharaoh's army would not stave off the Babylonian onslaught. Some suggest that Elnathan might have been the official of Zedekiah mentioned in 26:22 and 36:12,25. The letter concludes with a warning message from an unnamed prophet. - In letter number 4 the author appears to say that he was watching for the fire signals of Lachish; those of Azekah were not visible. This may indicate that Azekah had already capitulated at the time the ostracan was inscribed. Azekah was the only other fortified city besides Lachish still standing in Judah just prior to Jerusalems fall. - Letter number 6 is concerned with the words of certain princes and officials of the sort intended to demoralize troops facing imminent war. A prophet is mentioned, but the name is illegible except for the ending "-yahu". It may be that the prophet was either Uriah or Jeremiah (both their names end in "-yahu" in Hebrew). - This is only scratching the surface of how much archeological evidence their is.

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