Yes you can be an honest historian while being a Christian. You do so by not accepting as academic fact anything not corroborated by the archaeological record or contemporary records.
You may believe in something that does meet that criteria, but those beliefs do not factor into your research until you find the proof. If you believe that the Israelite Exodus was in 1450 BCE (I used to believe this years ago), but the earliest record of the people in Canaan is two centuries later, then you go with that....
You may believe in something that does meet that criteria, but those beliefs do not factor into your research until you find the proof. If you believe that the Israelite Exodus was in 1450 BCE (I used to believe this years ago), but the earliest record of the people in Canaan is two centuries later, then you go with that....
But if we walk in the light, as He is in the light, we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus, His Son, purifies us from all sin.
