I greatly welcome anyone's opinion on this matter and would like to express my own opinion on this.

Here it goes:
The Bible has be translated many times; with every translations and rewrites; the names, meanings, and sentence structures will change. Humans as we all may know, are very very prone to interpretations, exaggerations, personal interest, greed; connecting dots that are not there just so it follows what we believe to be true.

Example: You can take a work by any famous Greek Literatures for instance. Look at all the translations of it and you will be able to see noticeable differences between them.

Imagine what will happen if you translated it a bunch more times, and from one language to another, to another.. and then back to the original again. It may and will most likely become unrecognizable to the person who created it! Sections added, names changed, change of plots.. etc..

With the Bible:
Certain periods in the past, the Church was more powerful than all the kings and queens. Who do you think had more to loose when the first predicted end of the world didn't happen? They had the power to make up anything they wanted to put in the book; most of the population at the time were not even able to read the bible..
Think I typed way too much.. Opinions anyone?

the catholic church has edited the bible to make it more profitable, and to control their flocks easier. that's why they will never expose what they have hidden in the Vatican, it would show them for the frauds they are...

With the elapse of time; the truth often gets lost under the bodies of those who seek to shed light upon it. Would you agree this as being the general rule for those in power?

i don't think most historians do consider the bible an accurate depiction of history.

most of them at may not consider it fact, but try asking any cross toting believers that and see how upset they get when you argue that the world is older than 2000 years old