Chronology
The chronology in this wiki is based on a conservative view of the Bible. Statements of time in the Bible are taken at face value. The pages are organized by millenia.
| Millenia | BC - AD | Years |
|---|---|---|
| BC4000 | BC | 4000-3000 |
| BC3000 | BC | 3000-2000 |
| BC2000 | BC | 2000-1000 |
| BC1000 | BC | 1000-0 |
| AD0 | AD | 0 - 1000 |
| AD1000 | AD | 1000-2000 |
| AD2000 | AD | 2000-2010 |
Correlations
However, the Hebrew writers of the Old Testament were not really as interested in dating their stories as we are. Further their concepts of dating and telling time differed from ours. For example, the kingdoms of Judah and Israel differed in how they calculated the regnal years of a king. One country calculated inclusively, counting the part of a year from a king's accession until New Year's day as year one. The other country counted year one as beginning on New Year's day. Further complicating the issue was that fact that there were two accepted New Year's days, one in the spring and one in the fall. Neither of which corresponds to our New Year's day of January 1.
It is possible to establish probable dates for some certain events. But more often the dates used here will be approximate and should be understood accordingly.
Paleology ( Before the Exodus)
Further complicating early time calculations are the differences between the Septuagint, the Greek translation of the Old Testament, and the Massoretic, the original Hebrew, text. Comparison reveals a difference of over 1000 years. The Septuagint dating would make our world already over 7000 years old. The Massoretic would put us at about 6000 years. Which is correct? In these pages I will use the Massoretic text as the foundation for the dates. But it should be understood that the dates before Abraham may not be accurate and in fact may be off by hundreds if not thousands of years.
Still, no matter which text is used, the Bible does not support a world that is millions or billions of years old. Rather, it declares that our world was created in the very recent past, within the last 10,000 years if not within the last 6000 years. This does place the Bible student at odds with much of the scientific literature of the last two centuries.
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