How can a religious document (The Bible) be accurate if it was written 40 years after the events it describes?

Fred says "If you have ever played telephone you will know how things can be misinterpreted. Now imagine playing it for 40 years, would you even come close to remembering what the original phrase was? In 30 AD Christ had died, 40 years later the Bible was written. The Bible is also not even written as a historical document the details are so precise down to the dialog and how Jesus made the man see. How can something that is that accurate be a historical account? It has the detail of a story. Which is the point I am trying to convey, is that the bible is a story. I would like to have an intelligent discussion about this please no name calling or simple answers that don't really answer everything. I honestly would love to believe in God, it just seems all evidence points otherwise.

does not the bile seem to exhibit the style of the imagination and not of the memory?

I agree with most of what you are saying , the only bit I don't understand is why you would want to believe in God?
The usual reasons are "It gives me comfort (like a drug), whatever other reasons there are all boil down to the same thing, it gives me comfort!!
I am atheist so there is no way at all, ever, that I could be convinced that there is a God.
Strange but I find no wrong in some folk believing that there is a God! It is religion that I hate, I don't use the word hate lightly, I mean it.
Jesus is about religion , the Prophet Mohamed is about religion , all Prophets are about religion, (all different religions)!
Now , once again, let me repeat I have no disrespect for folk that feel a need to believe in God .
To believe in God you must throw away all thoughts of evidence, there is non. Of course the reverse is true I am atheist there is no evidence that there is no God. Believers believe from a sort of faith, I do not believe because I can smell BS from milesaway, not because of any evidence, there is non either way!
this has maybe not answered your question in full , if you would like to continue to discuss any of this, my i mail address is available. I am not out to convert any one to anything, but if I ever see a chance of converting any one from a particular religious path, I will do so.

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The Holy Scriptures were divinely inspired by the Holy Spirit.
God gave the scriptures to man through His Holy Spirit.

having a god would be great. But all the facts seem so farfetched its hard to believe.

Man can create all sorts of comforts.

yup

a conundrum!

bible scholars have low standards I'm guessing