Significance of Bible History vs Human History?

Answer 1

A:Of the biblical history, Yair Zakovitch, Dean of Humanities at Hebrew University is quoted as saying, "The thing to remember about the Bible is that the events and characters are just vehicles to convey messages. The biblical narrative was written to educate our young nation, not so much to tell us what really happened." Israel Finkelstein says, "The Bible provides only those impressions of the rise of Early Israel that the late-monarchic writer wanted to - or could - give us."

What really happened in ancient times is pieced together by historians, archaeologists and other scholars, largely from other sources.