I should have elaborated on those names I referenced, as I was speaking into some remarkable conversions, and J Warner Wallace is another name to add to the list 
. Lew Wallace was the guy who wrote Ben Hur, and has an interesting story where the facts of the Bible and the resurrection were so compelling that he decided to follow Christ.
So many conversions from atheism to Christianity could also be looked up, CS Lewis being another. What I find interesting is that they each look into the reliability of the Bible as part of their turning to Christ.
Thank you for referencing the Bethesda pool. When I was writing my earlier post I couldn’t remember which archaeological site I was trying to pin down, and that’s the one!
I’ve also found a helpful list of the archaeological evidence that supports the Bible as a reliable historical document:
https://carm.org/the-bible/is-the-bible-trustworthy-as-a-historical-document/