Vanity of Believing Bible is History

Claiming that the Bible is accurate literal history is no just factually wrong, but the claim itself is a kind of arrogant vanity. It is one thing to say you believe the Bible, and it is another to insist to others that it is true.

Scenario

Imagine a documentary film director arguing how good his film is

• Director: My film about Spain is the best advice about what to see in Spain that exists.
• **Tourist: Well, some things were nice, but the documentary says that Madrid is on the coast. I went there and found out it isn't.
• Director: Are you certain, you might have been in the wrong city. I happen to know that my file is correct on all points.
• Tourist: I am quite sure I was in Madrid. Look, here is a map and you can see that Madrid is not on the coast.
• Director: that map is wrong. You know, this film was made many years ago, and thousands of people have seen it and they all applauded proving that the film is right. People would not applaud if it was wrong.
• Tourist: But I followed the advice in the film and found it was not accurate. The film also says that the painting of the last supper is on display in Barcelona. It is not, I found out that painting is actually in Italy.
• Director: I am sorry, you must be mistaken, I happen to know that my film is perfect in every way. Many people say so.
• Tourist: Well, have a good day. I am done with you and your film.

Do you see how the BELIEF that the Bible is a perfect history when there are obvious inaccuracies is tied to a kind of "pride" in yourself and your culture. The Bible is a collection of myths that tell important messages without being historical fact. The Egyptian pyramids show no signs of being drowned under a global flood, nor is there any possibility that Australian animals crawled or hopped all the way to the middle east to be saved. Insisting that the Bible is a history is a kind of pride that is unfounded.