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Thursday, December 29, 2005
 

Historic Timelines
I've done a bit more research and added another historic timeline to the one of the Patriarchs. I've found having this is extremely useful to understanding many of the Old Testament books in context. Obviously there's a great deal more detail available than what's here. For example, there's a complete list of Kings, plus all the various prophets. At some point I will break it down further, particularly concentrating on the millenium from David to Jesus. This is just an overview...

Timeline 1: Patriarchs

Timeline 2: Moses to Jesus

The BC dates are given on the second chart whereas creation dates are given on the first chart. Simple math makes it easy to convert between the systems. Doing this, the year of Creation would be 4073 BC, if my math is correct. I happen to believe this is very close. We know, for example, the dates of Solomon's reign using BC dating method.

We also have a clear timeline in scripture giving exact numbers of years linking everything up to Solomon. Yes, its in there. No, we don't need to know dates from the book of Judges to figure it out. In 1 Kings we are given the exact number of years from the exodus to Solomon. Moses gives us the exact length of the period of the Egyptian captivity. Paul even provides the pivotal date when the law was handed down during the exodus.

I do suspect my math may be off by one or two years due to the Roman and creation (Hebrew) calendars using different times to start the new year. I've read various places where "scholars" put the exodus at 1447 BC and this seasonal differential is likely why. There's also reason to believe there may be an error in the secular dating of Solomon's reign by a year, possibly for similar reasons. In the end it doesn't make much difference if the earth is 6077 years old or 6079 years old. I just know it isn't 4 billion years old. What matters is God said it and to the best of our ability to understand it, we need to accept it.


On a jolly note - I have a thing for geography. When I saw Frapper I just had to join. Thanks, TinaPlease Frapper me with your locale!

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great thoughts on toerance at the top of the page. i have a piece prepared to share after a few more songs on tolerance and it's opposite nature of love.

i'd love to work on a bible (translation or paraphrase). and to be honest with you, it wouldn't be organized how they have been. it would all be in chronological order. but that's my two cents.

Posted 12/29/2005 7:27 AM by bstoker - reply

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*blink* WOW!
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The link you gave is your administartive link! I can't tag your Frappr!

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Please read my new post.

Thanks, larry
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I found ya! I found ya!
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It is very interesting to view the timelines....I'm going through Genesis at Bible Study Fellowship...Our God IS long-suffering ~ NOT willing that ANY should perish ~ BUT...it's OUR CHOICE to either ACCEPT HIM or REJECT HIM. 1Cor:3:11: For other foundation can no man lay than that is laid, which is Jesus Christ.
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Wow!  I'll have to look at this more closely later -- maybe when I get back home from NY (oh, that sounds so odd to me).

I don't have a frappr account, so I can't be your friend.    But if you make a way to give a shout-out, then I can post on your map as I did for Alyx and Tina.

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Hi!  Back for a little r&r.  Pray you are doing well.  My favorite scripture?  Psalm 91, cuz I'm a believer.  :)
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I think it was John Davis who pointed out in a similar graph of his that there are only 126 years (according to your chart) between Adam's death and Noah's birth, and that both Methuselah and Lemech were contemporaries with Adam and Noah. IOW, even if the transmission of the history of the world depended on oral tradition alone, there is only one person (in terms of time) between Adam and Noah: it doesn't have to go through umpteen generations with each generation knowing only one or two generations before and after itself.

So in addition to oral tradition being much more accurate than we 21st-century westerners usually understand, and despite 1656 years (your calculation) of history until the flood, Noah knew someone who knew Adam! That is, it's not so difficult to imagine how the transmission of the events of antiquity were little degraded for over a millennium and a half (to say nothing of God's preservation of the facts until they could be inscripturated by Moses).

Well, anyway, I find it interesting and faith boosting.

In Him,
Doc

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ryc: for the movie "vanilla sky," director Cameron Crowe actually contacted city officials and whatnot to get Times Square to actually be empty. They literally shut down Times Square for an afternoon. Yeah, anyway, how was your Christmas?
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ryc: for the movie "vanilla sky," director Cameron Crowe actually contacted city officials and whatnot to get Times Square to actually be empty. They literally shut down Times Square for an afternoon. Yeah, anyway, how was your Christmas?
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Wow what a cool timeline.  This is one aspect of Bible study that I have yet to explore.  I'm very interested.  If you would like to email me more please do, my email is on my website.  I would love to know more on this as is very interesting.  I love what Doc411 wrote as well. That is so amazing and I never thought of it. 

Happy New Year, Lance!

In Christ,

Mary

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Stoker - I've written on the subject of tolerance before, tho not at too great a length. It is a touchy subject, even in my own home. My wife and I define it differently, thus there's tension in the use of the term.

Tina - So, you didn't know I'd like to be a frappr too?

Larry - Okay.

Carolyn - That's a great reference.

Leigh Ann - Unfortunately Frappr isn't very well setup. I think it will get better, but for now its kinda painful to use. I only got excited because of the very cool maps. Membership is free (you know what a cheapskate I am), but don't worry about it.

Strength - Uh, are you the xangan formally known as Psalm91?

Doc411 - Check this out. If you look at the chart closely, you'll see Abraham could and probably did know Noah personally, and even Jacob could have known Shem personally. Abraham therefore knew a man (Noah) who knew a man (Lemech) who knew Adam.

Cap'n - That's amazing.

Mary - Glad you like it. It has taken me 40 years to get around to it, and I'm sure I could get a lot deeper than I have already.

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