Why are the ancient historians believed when the Bible historians Moses, Matthew, Luke, and John are not believed.?

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Without the writings of Herodotus, Thucydides, Tacitus, and Sima Qian the histories of Persia, Greece, Rome and China and  men such as general Hannibal would perhaps not be known. 
So, also, without the historians Moses, Matthew, Luke, and John, little would be know of mankind's and Christian history and the man Jesus Christ.

Moondoggy · Accepted Answer

That's a common misconception. Historians do not allot greater weight to one historical author over another. Rather, they break down each ancient source into individual pieces of information called "pericopes," and they try to uncover the origins of those pericopes and determine the likelihood of them being true. Historians do not ignore the Bible. On the contrary, they evaluate its stories using the same methods that they use when evaluating authors like Herodotus or Thucydides.

? · Answer

Moses wrote nothing that survives today. 
The Old Testament was written down after the Babylonian Captivity.

Anonymous · Answer

A person can better know the true meanings of stories from the Bible by reciting the rosary carefully every day.

Elaine M · Answer

It's a matter of verifying from different sources, and we have historical proof of things via cultural artifacts, pottery, art and such.

You don't get that with the bible.

Anonymous · Answer

No one based a religion on Herodotus, no one assumes Tacitus was recording the words of God.

The Bible is not a reliable historical record - it was written by many different people over several centuries.

Anonymous · Answer

Lying about historical facts doesn't make you any more convincing.

Anonymous · Answer

People believe what they want

people who reject God, reject his word

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Why are the ancient historians believed when the Bible historians Moses, Matthew, Luke, and John are not believed.?

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