8. THE OSORKON JAR An important synchronism for conventional chronology is the fragment of an alabaster jar bearing the name of an Egyptian pharaoh. Andre ...
Greetings Vern, A long time and no post from me, but I did enjoy reading through your several pieces on ancient Samaria which are set forth with good logic and...
... Thanks! The Low Chronology article is next.... ... Actually, while I believe he lived after Ahab, even after Jeroboam 2, the lack of any good stratigraphy...
... On another list the following came up. ... chariots were not introduced into Egypt ... bj: I am curious what kind of answer can be given to this from the...
... Hi Bob, See the discussion at: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ancient_chronology/message/1022 Vern P.S. Query: what is the evidence that chariots were not...
Vern, Sorry for this delay in replying to your question below. The reference you are seeking is simply any of the editions of Eusebius CHRONICON in the usual...
THE LOW CHRONOLOGY & THE ROYAL CITIES OF SOLOMON 1. INTRODUCTION: Kathleen Kenyon's work at Samaria introduced a great deal of controversy into Holy Land...
bj: The discussion seems confused. The Osorkon II jar fragment in one report was found in the "Ahab court," but in other reports there is mention of the...
2. THE AGE OF SOLOMON Note: this has already been posted under other threads, but since it will be a part of this article, it'll be reposted here for the sake...
Hello, Vern -- Thank you for your treatises on the Low Chronology. I appreciate this review of the evidence. The last one raised some questions. You have the...
In a message dated 2/25/2004 10:47:10 AM Central Standard Time, vcrisler3@... writes: won't comment about Velikovsky's desire, expressed in the above book,...
... I ... questions. You have ... Ithobaal pair ... lists. <snip> My list is derived from Josephus--with the addition of the Ithobaal 1 entry, based on the...
... The reigns of Yehimilk, Abibaal, Elibaal, and Shipitbaal are roughly contemporary with Shoshenk 1 and Osorkon 1. (This is where I've placed them in my 3rd...
Thank you, Vern -- I see I assumed some things that are not quite right. I need to think it all through better -- appreciate your posts. -- David Rice...
... right. I ... David Rice Thanks David, Let's see if we can put some dates on these guys. Shiptbaal can be synchronized with Tiglath-pileser 3, c. 740 B.C....
Bergen, I recently sent the following messages to Vern, but I got no answer. He said that archaeologists only date by pottery, and that he was no metal expert....
Uh, an interesting question has been raised, how tin can have been discovered after bronze. Now, unless Mr. puck-pu-uck (as he sound on the AOL buddy noises)...
6. ARGUMENTS FOR & AGAINST THE LOW CHRONOLOGY: According to Wightman, the high chronology of the Iron Age was initially developed in the context of absolute...
Hello again, Somewhat below Vern had proposed a most intriguing theory that Hiram, king of Tyre made famous in Scripture, might be the same monarch as that...
... <bergendelperon@h...> wrote: <snip> ... Bergen, can you provide some documentation for this claim? On what basis is your claim about faulty translation...
... Bob. Excuse me, a poor choice of words. The "Philistine" pottery was not brought from elsewhere by "invaders", it evolved out of the "locally made" pottery...
Vern, There is an error by archeological writers in transcribing the Consonants of these royal names into Latin style letters. I will provide a list of ...
... Again, where is the documentation for this supposed error? References are insufficient if they are not quoted *specifically* to back up a claim for an...
... Bob. Exactly, "made in Cyprus", and in my scenario, brought to Canaan by Cypriots who were heavily influenced by the Mycenaeans. This is the source of the...
Vern, You've made a grand argument here since, on looking at the very sloppy quality of all the letters on the 'Ahiram' Coffin inscription, why should we think...
... Well, it's not my theory that the Phoenician letters should be transcribed as "Ahiram." That's the currently accepted scholarly view. My view is that this...
To the group, The scholarly experts (of the 19th and 20th centuries) then begin to try and identify these wandering groups that dared to attack Egypt, and...