The Bible is a recurring story. First, there is the Paradise. (The Garden, Zion, The Golden Age of Augustus). Then there is the fall, where sin casts them out of the Paradise (The Apple; Orgies, Idolatry and Disobeying the Sabbath; Adding to the Law of God and Making Merchandise of Religion). Then there is the captivity. (Adam and Eve are sent to the Earth; Samaria and Jerusalem are sacked by Sennacherib and Nebuchadnezzar; Jerusalem and the Temple are Destroyed by Titus), then there is the restoration, (Man is reconciled to God through Christ Jesus; Israel is Restored their Captivity through God by Cyrus' Decree; Christ's Second Coming Destroys the Captivity of Rome [40 Years as Told by Ezekiel].)

All of the Bible follows this plot. Samson, Moses, Israel's sons when they place Joseph in Captivity, David, Paul, Elijah, Jeremiah, Solomon, Hezekiah. It seems no great personage escapes this pattern.

In short, there is paradise, then the besiegement, then the tearing down of the walls, then of the captivity, and then the restoration, and then the rebuilding of the walls and temple and security. The story of Zion, the Daughter of Zion, is our story. The Daughter of Zion begins in Paradise, and then her people sin and in their sinful affluence grow corrupt and decadent. Finally, it arouses the suspicion and ire of other nations, and they come and besiege the kingdom, and tear down her walls and violate her peoples. Then with the walls broken, the people go into their captivity, where they toil and wait for their time to return (some, like the stubborn Israelites in the desert 40 Years, never return; but some are like Caleb and Joshua, or Daniel and Jeremiah). Then, a decree is set forth and God's wrathful decree is nullified by the Mercy of God. And the peoples are restored to Zion, where they in a slow rebuilding, return to the joys of paradise.

A Biblical Timeline of Evidence Corroborating Scripture:

Unknown – Flood myths appear on every continent and in every ancient civilization, including the Americas, which would be impossible, had not the Flood actually happened.

1950bc – The Lipit-Ishtar, which has a law on it, number 27, that Abraham followed with Hagar, that God told him to ignore. Abraham corresponds to this in the Genealogical record.

1800bc – Wadi el-Hol, found in Egypt, shows the earliest alphebet resembling that of proto-hebrew.

1750bc – We see the influence of Abraham on the laws of Mesopotamia, in the Hammurabi’s Code, where some of the Hebrew laws in the Torah are first found. Which is likely, also, the reason Sumerian Legends contain Biblical material, was an original source penned by Abraham.

1420bc – The Temple of Soleb has the name of Yahweh inscribed in Egyptian Hieroglyphs, and shows Bound Hebrew Slaves on the Pillars, making mention of the fact that the Israelites were wanderers in the land of Egypt before they were enslaved.

1330bc – The Cult of Aten begins, which corresponds with Moses in the Genealogies. The Cult of Aten was an unexpected conversion to Monotheism by the Pharaoh of Egypt, which likely occurred as a result of the miracles performed by Moses. Also, Moses’ genealogical record lines up right with it.

18^th Egyptian Dynasty – Egyptian Chariot spokes are found off the coast of Nuweiba beach, and many more like pieces remain under the Red Sea.

1250bc – Joshua’s Altar. In Joshua’s Altar there are Kosher animal ashes, along with the lead tablet described by the book of Joshua, and it is situated at the rear face of mount Ebal. It is even in the pattern of a Jewish Altar, with ramps instead of steps. Also found at the same dig site are mentions of King Hezekiah (Circa 790bc) and Jeremiah (Circa 600bc). The tablet has both El and Yah in it.

1050bc – A fragmented clay artifact is found in Khirbet Qeiyafa, containing Hebrew Mnemonic verses and the Tetragrammaton, of interpretive transcriptions of the law. On the pot, it talks about being charitable to slaves, and judging them mercifully, and a rebuke against idolatry.

840bc – Tel Dan Stele records the death of King Jehoram, and reveals that he is from the HouseDavid—a Portmanteau of the Dynasty’s Heraldry.

597bc – The Nebuchadnezzar Chronicles are a direct reference to the Jewish Captivity, of Babylon sacking Jerusalem. Ezekiel had already been taken captive, along with Israel, therefore, the captivity had already begun. Ezekiel records the Sack of Jerusalem and how bad it will be. As well as Jeremiah the Prophet.

537bc – Edict of Cyrus, which records the restoration of the Jews back to Israel.

100bc – The Great Isaiah scroll was transcribed, and still has the prophecy of Isaiah 53, detailing how a man’s soul must be offered as a sin offering. Predating Christ by at least 130 years.

31ad – Christ sweats blood, and dies of a heart attack. The Gospel record shows Christ sweating blood, a condition called hematohidrosis, which happens because of severe stress, and also a heart attack, when His side was punctured with the spear, water flowed from the wound. Which is from a pustule sack developed around the heart during Pre-Cardiac Arrest.

31ad – Under the Emperor Guangwu, of the Latter Han Dynasty, there is record of the Darkening of the Sun which happened for three hours during the Crucifixion. In the records, twice it is declared, “A man has died for the sins of all the people. Man from heaven died.”

It was once posited to me, by my friend J____ that the Bible and the Qur'an were identical. So, I investigated this. Where to begin?

Literarily, there is a plot structure. Beginning, Middle, End. The Bible demonstrates this plot structure. The Qur'an, in the first two chapters, displays an odd sort of jumping around, and incoherence. It talks of the Christian theology of Resurrection, it talks of the Jewish Law given by Moses, it talks of Adam and Eve. Which, if it wishes to invoke these themes, it should at least get them right. Which it does not. Rather, it invokes some doctrine of Reincarnation and a doctrine of Hell, and a doctrine of disobedience and obedience. It throws some cursory analysis of Genesis and Exodus. But, it is entirely incoherent.

The Bible, however, from the Book of Genesis, comprises an entire Ethical Lexicon based in the most original laws of Monotheism. It gives a history, based on the most original mythologies of Monotheism. It gives detailed story---rather than sparse commentary---and frankly, this is just the beginning of my criticism of the Qur'an.

Frankly, I'm disinterested in it... but am simply offended that my friend would suggest something so slanderous. As it's a common theme among Atheists to say that the Bible and Qur'an are so similar, and so much the same. This is entirely false.

What I've read of the Qur'an, it seems to be diatribes telling its adherent to believe in their god. And this is all it is. Always reasserting itself as authentic, while borrowing heavily on the Bible to even be understood. Couple that with the fact that it claims its simplicity is the proof of its authenticity, yet what in life is ever simple? What moral teachings are sparse, it inquires itself that it is from Gabriel, given to Muhammad. One section actually implored a writer, that if they were given divine revelation, to match the Chapters of the Qur'an. Which, isn't hard to do, actually. As it talks of a parable of a Mosquito, without actually giving it. Probably referring to Jesus' parable, which again, the Qur'an is making itself a commentary again, on stories outside of its own domain. As it goes on long, tireless rants of false piety, and reverence, and demanding obedience. Always scolding you, where the Bible invites; as is true for any great poetry, it doesn't demand obedience, but seeks to win you over with persuasion. And the whole revelation is given to Muhammad, who implores that Moses gave scripture. Should Moses have given scripture, I'd say that the scripture Moses gave is 100% imperative for understanding the Qur'an, and if understood, makes the Qur'an seem quite silly.

There is no beginning. It begins with Muhammad and Gabriel. The Bible begins with "In the Beginning, God Created the Heaven and the Earth." A beginning. Then the Bible has a complex history--corroborated by actual evidence---from the Late Bronze Age until the days of Rome. An actual history of a people is transferred from these verses of the Bible. Their actual laws. Their actual culture. Their actual rituals. Their actual miracles and Mythology. And most importantly, their actual history.

Muhammad in an effort to appropriate this---for a simple false friend (bilingual homophone), is what we discover later on in the Qur'an, that makes Muhammad believe he knows better---goes on a sort of incoherent rant about resurrection, obedience to god, reincarnation and the Jewish Law.

Later, we get a diatribe against poets---likely because the book was worried someone would discover the poetry of Genius found in many of the great poets and philosophers---which tells the adherent not to read poetry, unless it's from a Muslim. Which this duplicitous reasoning, is also to shield them from the fact, that many poets throughout history have achieved greater clarity and success than the Qur'an.

Later, there are antisemitic rants telling you to despise Jews, and to both trust yet absolutely not trust Christians. It tells of those who feign obedience to the Qur'an in public but in private espouse a strange doctrine. While, on the other end, Islam advocates lying about one's faith to avoid persecution...

As is singing, "Listen to what I say, a child, sleeping in the night, he will bring us goodness and light." And even this, is so coherently woven throughout the miracle of scripture. It is prophesied in Psalms and Prophets. It is so prophetic, that scholars have to increase the year the Bible was written every century or two... and yet, the evidence pushes back its authorship a century or two.

With that said, the Prophecies of the Bible so unerringly prophesy. They so beautifully give description of people's behaviors; it tells the reality of human behavior. It doesn't hide its defeats. It details the entirety of Jewish History---it is one continuous thread from the Beginning, when God created the Heavens and the Earth, to the days we live in now. Compositionally, poetically, logically, it is superior in every way.

1. On that day, Ezekiel was confronted by the men of Israel. 

2. And the LORD Spoke to Ezekiel. 

3. He asks those who come to him why do they enquire of the LORD? 

4. He then asks Ezekiel whether he will judge them. 

5. In the day which the LORD lifted Israel and called to them, saying, "I am your God."

 6. In the day He lifted his hand to them, to bring them from Egypt into a Land Flowing with Milk and Honey. 

7. The LORD told them to cast away all of their abominations. For us, those would be our tablets and cell phones, and computers and televisions, or strange wives and children, or whatever else causes us to stumble. 

8. But Israel rebelled, and would not listen to God, by throwing away their abominations. So the LORD said He would pour out His fury upon them, in the midst of Egypt. 

9. He made known to them their sin, and the LORD wrought their calamity. 

10. He brought them into the wilderness, where the generation would perish.

 11. The LORD gave them His statutes and His judgments (The Ten Commandments). 

12. He gave them the Sabbath (Jesus Christ) as a sign between Him and us, that we should know that He is the LORD. 

13. But the house of Israel rebelled, and would not walk in the LORD's statutes. They despised His judgments WHICH IF A MAN DO, HE SHALL EVEN LIVE BY THEM. This phrase recurs throughout the entirety of the chapter, therefore let a Christian be warned not to do them, but rather to follow the statutes given by the Apostles and Jesus. 

14. The LORD wrought it for His name's sake, so He would not be polluted before the Heathen. 

15. He lifted His hand to them in the Wilderness, and swore they would not enter into Zion, God's rest. 

16. Because they despised the LORD's judgments. This is why, and they would not walk in His statutes, and polluted their rest in Christ Jesus. Their hearts went after their idols.

17. But the LORD spared us, and did not make an end to Israel in the Wildernesses. 

18. They were not to walk in the statutes of their fathers, nor observe their judgments, nor defile themselves with their idols (A clear indication that the Law had changed---what was the statute, and the judgments of the fathers of Israel, but the Mosaic Covenant? They are at this point broken in their covenant with God, therefore, perished in His wrath. Therefore, the idols of Israel become the ordinances of Moses, and also the sacrificial offering of their children to Sin.  

19. The LORD said "I am the LORD Your God, Walk in my Statutes, and keep my judgments, and do them." The words of Jesus, the Law prophesied in Jeremiah, the New Lump of Clay. 

20. We Hallow the Sabbath by keeping faith in Christ, and that shall be a sign between we and the LORD to know that He is our God. 

21. But even in this, the children rebelled against the LORD. They walked not in Christ's statutes, to abstain from the Old Covenant, and they did not keep the judgments of Christ, but they polluted the Sabbath. And the LORD said He would pour out His fury upon them. 

22. But, the LORD had mercy on His children for His name's sake alone. 

23. He then scattered the nation of Israel to all the nations, due to their lack of faith. 

24. Because they rejected his statutes, and had polluted their faith in Jesus, and their eyes were on their father's idols (the Mosaic Covenant; and the Altars of Sin); 

25. the LORD gave them over to the statutes which were not good. He gave them over to Law and not grace. They should not live by those laws, but the LORD gave them over to it. He gave His people over to the curse. 

26. And He polluted our gifts, because we caused our children to pass through the fire, and the LORD sought to make us desolate. 

27. Therefore, Ezekiel is telling Israel that their fathers have blasphemed and committed trespass against God. 

28. Because when He gave us rest, and the land which He had promised to us, we saw every high hill, and all the trees, and offered our sacrifices there; by doing the things of the Mosaic Covenant, by Sacrificing on the Altar of Sin, we had provoked God to anger. 

29. The LORD asked "What is the high place where you go? And what is the name called Bamah which is here unto this day?" Bamah means high place, let the reader understand, that by worshipping God through the ordinance of Moses' law, we are offering a sacrifice that is unpleasing to the LORD. He desired Mercy, and not Sacrifice. 

30. The LORD asks if we are polluted after the manner of our fathers? Do we worship their idols, and sacrifice to their calves? Do we trust in their ordinances, which the LORD decreed are not good? 

31. When our sons are offered through the fire, when we offer our gifts---our Sons are the sacrifices we offer to God in obedience to Legalism, let the reader now understand---should the LORD be enquired of us? If we offer a lamb, or offer a goat, it is like we broke a Dog's neck. The Mosaic Covenant is not pleasing to the LORD, for Israel broke it.

 32. Our hopes shall not come to pass, because we had rejected the LORD's rest. We will be as the heathen, who serve wood and stone---the wood pulp of pages and ink---

33. Surely the LORD shall stretch out a mighty hand, and pour forth fury upon us, for disobeying the Sabbaths' rest. 

34. And we will be scattered among the heathen, and God's mighty hand and stretched out arm shall pure fury upon us. 

35. And the LORD shall bring us into the wilderness, and there the LORD will plead with us, face to face. 

36. Just like the LORD pled with us at Sinai, so shall He plead with us at Mount Zion. 

37. And he will cause us to pass under the rod, and will bring us under the bond of the Covenant. 

38. And He will purge from among us the rebels that transgress in this way, and will bring them forth out of the country where they sojourn, and they shall not enter into the Land of Israel. REPENT OF LEGALISM BEFORE IT IS TOO LATE! 

39. AS for the house of Israel, serve every one his idols, if he will not hearken unto the LORD, and blaspheme him by dishonoring His rest. He who offers an ox, is like he who murders a man.  

40. Serve the LORD, and He will accept your Firstfruits, and your oblations, and your Almsgiving, and your Praise. 

41. And if you repent of the Law, and honor the Sabbath's rest, it will be like a sweet savor, and he will bring you out from the people, and gather you from the countries where you have been scattered, and he will be sanctified among the Heathen. 

42. And I shall know that the LORD is God, when He brings me into the land of Israel, into the country for which he lifted His hand to give my fathers. 

43. There we'll remember our ways and our doings, and what we have defiled ourselves with, and we will loath ourselves for the evils we have committed.

44. And we shall know that He is the LORD when He has wrought with us for His name's sake, not according to our wicked ways (For we have obtained mercy through Grace, and not Judgment by the Ordinance of Sinai). He will not do with us, according to our wicked ways, nor our corrupt doings, o we house of Israel. 

45. Moreover the LORD spoke unto us, saying, 

46. "Set my face toward the south, and drop my word toward the south, and prophesy against the forest of the south field: 

47 "To the Forrest of the South "Hear the Word of the LORD "Thus Saith the LORD God, Behold I will kindle a fire in thee, and it shall devour every green tree in thee, and every dry tree; the flaming flames shall not be quenched, and all faces from the south to the north shall be burned therein. 

48. "All flesh will see that the LORD had kindled it, and it shall not be quenched." 

49. And Ezekiel said they said of he "Ah, Lord, they ask me if I speak in parables?" Yet Jesus spoke in Parables. Those who are the trees of the forest of the south, are those who yoke themselves to the Old Covenant in this age of Grace.





48 And all flesh shall see that I the Lord have kindled it: it shall not be quenched.

49 Then said I, Ah Lord God! they say of me, Doth he not speak parables?

A perverted experiment was brought to my attention. A scientist, a psychologist, took rats, and placed them into jars of water. And he began to let the rats drown. At the moment of their soon to be drowning, he would pluck them out of the water, and save them.

Then, he'd repeat the experiment. To see if the rats would drown faster, slower. What he found, was that the rats, after having given up after fifteen minutes, would the next time they were in water, swim all the harder. Sometimes up to sixty hours. The reason being that these rats had hope of being saved.

As cruel of an experiment this is, God's grace is a similar hope. We, swimming in the deeps of life, could not go but for ten or fifteen minutes without hope. But, with hope, we will persist even against all odds.

So it is with faith. Those who have been plucked out of the fire, by God's grace, will be the ones who keep on swimming. They will be the ones who endure, and do not succumb to drowning in the sea of forgetfulness.

Why is this? Those of us who have been saved, have been like the Virgins who trimmed our lamps. We endure to the final coming, and the LORD comes, and takes away His bride. He prepares the wedding feast for us, and we are clothed and decked in our bridal ornaments. We hope in the Daughter of Zion--the Holy City of Jerusalem--and though we are besieged, though the Daughter is under assault, though our walls are broken in, and though our city has crumbled and we seem to have lost her... though we are in captivity and chains for seventy years, the hope of retuning is what keeps us from perishing. The hope of Zion, the hope of Heaven, the hope of Christ, our Groom, keeps us going.

ff we are the wise virgins, we keep our lamps trimmed. That is, we keep our lamps lit by the holy fire of God's Spirit, the holy fire of God's love, the holy fire of God's word and wisdom, so our imaginations are pure and undefiled. And we do not perish in His wrath.

We endure, we wait, we do not wake from our sleep, and are without fire or passion. We are awakened, and filled with zeal and hope, and through that we endure. And then we receive the delicate things of our mansions, and we receive the soft raiments, and we receive our blessed hope.

Why? Because God actually saved us from the flood. He did not let us drown. We swam, and He plucked us out of the water. He did not let us sink our heads underneath, but rather plucked us up, and set our feet onto dry ground. Again and again, which leaves us with hope while we swim. And not in anger, or bitterness, or malice, or fury, do we swim, but with hope that the hand of providence will pluck us up out of the mire before we fully tire and drown.

So, to begin, the Bible is the only surviving document of any great length from before 1000bc. It was first written—and we know this—at about 1300bc. Which is when the Exodus took place, if you study the Genealogical records of the kings dating back from Persian restoration.

And that’s important because if the Bible were written at 1300bc—it was started then—it’s pretty much what the Bible claims. And the religion was formed by Moses, when they were out in the desert. And there’s actually several pieces of evidence that suggest this happened.

The first, is a temple in Soleb, which has the name of Yahweh inscribed on it, and also a depiction of bound slaves. That’s actually in an Egyptian ruin, and I’ve seen it on a video. Which, is important because on that pillar, it says the Jews were a wandering people. Which is also what the Bible says. And when the slavery was initiated, it doesn’t say that. Only that the Jews were indeed enslaved, and they worshiped Yahweh.

So, another piece of evidence was found off the coast of Nuweiba  beach. They found thousands of scattered Chariot spokes and wheels and other such things. And they recovered one, which dated exactly to the 18th Egyptian Dynasty. Which, was again, around 1300bc.

So, you’d think if this happened, there’d have to be some great revival in Egypt. The overwhelming evidence that God showed Himself to Pharaoh would have to have some impact on society. And it did. Akhenaten, a famous pharaoh, commissioned his state to be Monotheistic, and worship Aten. And, this is exactly dated at the Exodus. So, around 1340 is when Akhenaten lived. Forty years in the wilderness, there’s then going to be the conquest of Canaan. Which, you’d think there’d be historical evidence, and there is. Every siege the Bible mentions, there’s archaeological evidence supporting it. The conquests of the Jews is supported in the Late Bronze Age Collapse. There were diseases proceeding forth from God to help the Israelites win. And there’s a sharp reduction of populations during the thirteenth century. So, all of that lines up with the Biblical record.

But, you’d think if the Jews existed, they would have left evidence. Well, they did. There’s a structure that is patterned off of the biblical pattern of an altar. It was found on Mt. Ebal. There was Kosher animal ashes discovered at the site. The best records of the site date to about 1250bc. They found the lead tablet talked about in Joshua. They found the Tetragrammaton on that tablet. They found references to Jeremiah and Hezekiah—who visited the altar. And so, this is evidence yet again of the Jews right after the Exodus.

Then, there’s more evidence. Can you believe it? There’s a stele called the Merneptah stele, dated to around 1210bc, which names Israel, and Pharaoh boasts of having destroyed the Seed of Israel. Which, means he likely went through and burned all the records pertaining to them. As, Pharaoh and ancient civilizations were very keen on the records they kept. But, it mentions Israel by name. Obviously Israel wasn’t destroyed, as it’s still a people today. So, likely, this is just a fabrication of Pharaoh’s who would prefer them not to be in the Canaan strip, where they ensconced themselves, and also practiced their worship of God through the Law.

“But wait! The Bible wasn’t written until 400BC!” Nope. The Bible, because of something called Loan Words, was written in the thirteenth century. It was written in the Late Bronze age, due to Egyptian Words being used that didn’t exist at any other time. So, for that transference of data, the Bible would have had to be written around 1300bc and continued until, well, today actually. There’s still a record kept of the Jewish people, dating from this time of Moses to now.

And, you might say, “Well the Bible plagiarized Ancient Near East Myths.” Nope. Those myths are found in Assyrian libraries. The Bible does predate that. And, not to mention, there’s indirect references in the story of Abraham to a law found in Mesopotamian culture around 1950bc. It was on a law called the “Lipit-Ishtar”. And this was a law with regard to a prostitute—a concubine—and the person had to keep them like a wife. But, Abraham was told not to do this. Which shows, for that detail to exist into modern day, a continual transference of information dating back to at least 1950bc, but I would argue earlier.

So, there’s two different accounts in Genesis, and two different traditions being outlined. One of El (God) and the other of Yahweh. I believe these were both the same tradition, the one of El coming from Abraham, and the one of Yahweh coming from Jacob. And these two traditions, and the Law of God, came from the first instances of Monotheism in the world. So, the stories in Genesis were originated by the Jews, that’s what this evidence shows. And not only that, there’s two separate traditions—that’s why the Bible repeats itself sometimes, which I’ll get to later—and these two separate traditions were likely composed by witnesses of the events themselves. The slight differences are what we’d expect from witness testimony. It’s just a matter of fact, that this is what witness testimony looks like.

Which gets us to the prophets and the chroniclers of the Kings of Judah and Israel, that they were written down by witnesses, and transferred, as I’ve proven, at the time those events were taking place. So, the Old Testament, the entirety of it, were written by eye witness, and that I’ve just proven.

“Ah, but what about the New!” Here we actually have even more evidence to support. For one thing, Jesus actually existed. There’s about half a dozen references outside of the Bible to Jesus, some by famous historians. There’s internal evidence in the scripture saying Jesus lived, being that He sweat blood, a condition called hematohidrosis which the writers couldn’t have forged. And also He died, because the water flowing from His wound is consistent with a Heart Attack.  This heart attack, what happens is a pustule sac develops beneath the rib cage, in pre cardiac arrest, and when it ruptures, it creates what looks like water. And when the centurion punctured Jesus, that pus flowed from His wound. Which could only be consistent with an actual death. Jesus could not have survived that.

So, also, how do we know the Gospels are true? Well, again, people as early as 90ad, were quoting copious amounts of information from the Gospels, Clement, Ignatius, Polycarp, and it was already established at least then. What we do have is Papais saying who wrote two gospels. Matthew and Mark. Matthew was composed in Hebrew and later translated into Greek by Matthew. And Mark was given by Peter, who spoke it to him, and he wrote it down. Luke accompanied Paul, and therefore Paul, we know, met with James and Peter, being given the first creed of the faith, “He is God who died and raised”, and not only this, Luke would have known witnesses of the Gospel, too. So Acts and Luke were written through the testimony of first hand witnesses, so was Mark and Matthew.

The only one really difficult to believe based on evidence is John’s gospel. But, it was written at about 100ad to 120ad. Which if John were even 30 years old at Christ’s death, he could conceivably live to 120. That’s not out of the realm of possibility. Especially since Rome was a pretty hearty civilization. So, the Gospels were being written about 60ad, about thirty years after Christ’s death. Because they were copiously quoted by the Church Fathers at 90ad. I just showed that their origins are documented. And John could have lived to be 120, and if he were even an eleven year old when Christ died—who knows, right?—he could have been even younger when that Gospel was written. Which, we’re not talking about a lifespan outside of the reach of a human life. We’re talking thirty to seventy years after Christ died, that’s when the Gospels were written. Within the span of a human life.

Not to mention, Papais' source for who wrote Matthew and Mark was St. John, proving he was indeed alive at 90ad, only a decade before the Gospel of John was written at the earliest.

And again, it’s important to understand that historians documented some of these disciple’s deaths. Some of these men knew Jesus, or were related to Jesus, and they died on the testimony that Christ raised, and ate and broke bread with them. They were willing to sometimes die unspeakable deaths just for this testimony. Which, is important because a person doesn’t die willingly for what they know isn’t true. It’s one thing if the faith is far removed, and it’s a story. But these people lived it… and they would be the first to know if it were faked. And, Josephus documents that James, the LORD’s brother, died by stoning for this testimony.

So… both Old and New Testament are sufficed in the evidence. And they are witness accounts from the time periods. So, I firmly believe in them.

To conclude, there’s clear evidence of Judaism existing prior to Babylonian Captivity. And  the evidence puts it at right when Judaism claims to have been founded. So, it’s actually older than most of the sources we have from the ANE.
It’s neat, actually. El (God) and Yahweh are probably the original monotheistic faiths. The evidence points to this, too, and I think Genesis was meant to combine the traditions of El and Yahweh into one master tradition. That being the God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob.

And as for Jesus, there's clear reason to believe the Gospels are eyewitness accounts, and not fabrications.

Upon reading Isaiah and the 51st Psalm, I came to an amazing realization. They were speaking of the rebuilding of Jerusalem's walls. Old Jewish Men came to mind, telling me that Isaiah was first composed during Hezekiah, and was continued during the restoration of captivity by Cyrus. I almost fell for it, too, until I realized something quite odd. Isaiah 53 was in our scripture. And that's most certainly about Christ.

I then realized something very powerful. These prophecies had been in the scripture for some 200 years, before Cyrus ever lived. Just like Zechariah naming Jesus (Joshua) and Isaiah naming Cyrus. And so, it became clear to me that a doctrinal error was on the part of the Jewish Polemicists, who wished to proselytize their lack of faith. The fact is, this was already in the book of Isaiah, as well as in the book of Psalms.

This fundamental doctrine, that wouldn't be expressed until Nehemiah and Ezra, was there prophesied in the scripture for all to see. And it's likely why Cyrus left Israel back to Zion, was this prophetic utterance of his name. 

Even more relevant, is what this means under the New Covenant. The rebuilding of Zion's walls are a testimony to the Christian, of rebuilding the life, under the guidance of the Holy Spirit, to a life of perfection lived in Christ Jesus. The walls are a fundamental symbol for the restoration of Israel, and its captivity, through Jesus Christ.

Let it be known, under Isaiah, the Israelites were taken captive. There was war in the land, and the destiny of Judah was uncertain. The walls were besieged by armies, and this calling card, the rebuilding of Zion's walls, was likely a Jewish call to arms, as we can see in the Jewish Combat Strategies when fighting at the siege of Jerusalem in 70ad. Rebuilding Zion's walls is a huge part of the Jewish tradition, but even more fundamentally, is the symbolism of the Walls of Jerusalem, and how they apply to the Holy Spirit.

Even more miraculous, is the Jewish Rabbinical Teaching of the Messiah coming in two stages. First, to bind and seal Satan. To, in a sense, rebuild the walls and bind the strong man who is plundering our houses---if we keep watch over our mouths and actions. And this tradition taught the Messiah would win His victory in two stages, and hasn't the first stage already begun? The Holy Spirit binds Satan, and casts him out of us, and our lives. The Holy Spirit is the binding of the Devil upon the Earth, and the first assault against the forces of darkness. It is the transformation of men, to give them power over evil and demonic entities, and allow them the Spirit of the Kingdom. It is the rebuilding of our walls, and the overthrow of our captivity. It is the restoration of our Captivity through Jesus Christ.

And with that, the foundation is set. Christ came first, to bind the Devil, and to get him into a pin. And then, to fill our hearts with good, and peace, and joy, and love, and to build our walls to be a defense against Satan. And this moment we attain salvation, our walls are beginning to be built, until we enter into heaven. Our captivity is restored the moment we confess Jesus, and give our lives to him. Our walls are built, and the Devil has no stronghold in our heart any longer. For, first, did not Christ have to restrain Satan? And this He did, by giving us the seal of His Holy Spirit.

Having just watched a full length documentary on the sack of Jerusalem by Rome, it came to bear what Jesus meant when he said not one stone of the temple would stand. Why people in Jerusalem should flee when the "Abomination of Desolation" Surrounded Jerusalem. 

A wall was built around Jerusalem to shut the people in, so they could not escape. And, people were there to celebrate Passover. The Passover was Christ, and that dispensation was over. They were trapped in their false religion.

Just like now, with Jerusalem bringing Red Heifers into its city---such a silly thing is only evidence of their folly---we must not be trapped in a false religion. If Jerusalem builds its Temple---and it might soon, but hopefully it doesn't for our peace and prosperity's sake; do not resist Babylon---we are not to go there as Christians. The Temple is in heaven. Not on Earth. The Temple is our body. Not a building.

Of course, it will be just like the siege of Jerusalem on that day. The Abomination of Desolation---Antichrist and his armies---will surround the city. And in that moment, you must flee. When the trumpets sound, eat with shivering, and then flee into the wilderness and hope it is not winter or a Sabbath. Why not the Sabbath? Because the city will be packed with travelers, to bow homage to a false religion and there can be no escape. There are too many people. Why not the winter? Because you will have to survive the harshness of the winter's cold.

And that army---not Gog or Magog---will surround Jerusalem just like it did on the day the Temple fell, and they will build siege works against it, and barricades, and checkpoints, and not let people leave the city without the Mark. And then Antichrist will come in, and seat himself at the temple, and he will rule there as if he himself were Jehovah. And those of my brethren going to Jerusalem to make sacrifice do so foolishly. The sacrifice is already made, in Christ's blood. There need be no other lamb. The Red Heifer is already consecrated in Christ's blood, and only Eleazar was to do the ritual. Once, and never again.

Do not go to the Temple when this time comes, for it is a trap. And on Passover, when you go to sacrifice the lamb, you will already be boxed in and unable to proceed out of the grounds. You'll be trapped by the Abomination of Desolation. For, the wall surrounding Jerusalem was the deadly work. Rome built it in three days. Only three days. And Jesus' words were fulfilled to the letter. When Rome finally won its victory---for those fleeing the city were crucified when trying to escape after the wall was built---it ravaged through the city until the remaining forces of Jews stood on Herod's mount, and there they were killed and captured. And in the city, men, women, children and elderly were killed, captured and made into slaves.