The next question raised during the broadcast concerned the reliability of Scripture. Over and over it was dogmatically asserted that the Bible has been scientifically and historically discredited. My response was to demonstrate that the Bible is divine rather than human in origin. I began by pointing to the manuscripts from which the Bible is derived. The answer is that the manuscript copies supporting Scripture are far better than those supporting such classical literature as Homer, Plato, Aristotle, Caesar, and Tacitus.
Archaeology testifies to the reliability of the Bible as well.
It is telling that an archaeologist as noteworthy as Sir William Rainsey was converted to Christ as a direct result of his digs. And he is not alone. Many skeptics have bowed before the majesty of Scripture after an examination of archeological evidence. As a case in point, skeptics who once ridiculed the Bible for declaring Belshazzar to be a king of Babylon have had to eat their words. Archaeological research has confirmed that Belshazzar indeed reigned as co-regent with Nabonidus, who was off waging war abroad.