Does "historical ring" mean "historical mark" here?

Context:
Conservative Christians who are otherwise great admirers of C.S.Lewis may be troubled by this passage. Doesn't compromise on Genesis 1 and 2 start the believer down a slippery slope, ultimately resulting in the denial of the fundamental truths of God and His miraculous actions? While there is clear danger in unrestrained forms of "liberal" theology that eviscerate the real truths of faith, mature observers are used to living on slippery slopes and deciding where to place a sensible stopping point. Many sacred texts do indeed carry the clear marks of eyewitness history, and as believers we must hold fast to those truths. Others, such as the stories of Job and Jonab, and of Adam and Even, frankly do not carry that same historical ring.