If there's one thing research often shows, it's how unreliable even the more credible of history books are.

You should really ask yourself why in your opinion the bible somehow must be historical. I personally don't see why people want the bible to be historical, when in reality it doesn't matter if those stories are real or fake when it comes to the things you could possibly learn from in the bible.



It gets better, often people interpret texts in such a way that they believe it somehow supports a certain truth. It doesn't work like that when it comes to truth finding, you've either got to go with a literal interpretation or expose of the idea it might be historical. Looking at how unspecific the bible often is, it's a bit funny to look at it as historical.

Cheers