:*the context of the text
:*[[Historical-critical method (Higher criticism)#The literal sense of scripture|''the literal sense of scripture'']] or the author's intent
:*the exacting accuracy of Luke's research and his carefully precise arrangement of the chronological sequence of events, that he made no careless mistake (Luke 1:1-4)
:*and the Christian doctrine of the inerrant inspiration of God the Holy Spirit as the principle Divine Author of the scripture Who cannot lie (Titus 1:2).
:These considerations resolve the superficially apparent difficulties raised by the illusory perception of the "certain village" in Luke 10:38 as being identical to Bethany near Jerusalem. They also disclose some very reasonable [[Deductive reasoning|deductions]] about personal information or circumstances surrounding Martha and her family, as well as the [[specious reasoning]] of some Bible commentators which leads them to question the [[truth]] of the Bible as a foundation for [[belief]].