3. Herodotus and Greek Chronography Greek history--or rather historiography--begins with Herodotus. It is to him that scholars first turn in their attempts...
Hello Vern, Your last two previews of Troy and the dating problem have been very interesting, referring to the article by Burkert and Forsdyke's book. You ...
... Yes I'm familiar with CoD, and I will be discussing it in coming weeks. They have a good discussion of many of the issues of Greek chronology, though I ...
... Hello Vern. Yes, normally I do not see a problem with this view, I think we can detect this also in biblical texts where contemporary experiences are ...
... I agree that in the biblical text contemporary experiences are intermingled with ancient recollections. However, I see nothing in the biblical texts about...
Certainly you must have a considerable problem with this statement found in the Bible. You cannot tell me of any reason a chariot would be made of iron, ...
... found in ... of iron, ... manufacture. It ... reasonable ... motorized tank! ... and the ... break into ... for a "war ... and others of ... See message...
... " Certainly you must have a considerable problem with this statement found in the Bible. You cannot tell me of any reason a chariot would be made of...
Vern, I believe I was referring to the Iron Chariots of Sisera in the famous battle with the Hebrews. Have you ever heard of the so called "armored laagers"...
... the famous ... "armored ... Don't know much about Charlemagne's military patterns and practices. According to the Englishman's Concordance, there are at...
In a message dated 12/10/2004 8:01:41 PM Pacific Standard Time, ... And then again, possibly not. Iron might have phased in slowly in small bits here and...
Bergen, a very thoughtful response. But according to my sources the "last" nation in the world to use the chariot were the Persians, and they were the first...
I rather suspect that chariots of iron were not solid iron, but had iron in them. You are right that iron did not replace bronze all at once, but gradually as...
... assume ... which ... mean ... Certainly, and I had always 'guessed' that it referred to iron sheathing around the wheel (iron tires), we see them all the...
4. The Spartan King List All chronological roads point to the Spartan king list as the key to solving the puzzle over the date of the Trojan War. To quote...
I came across this story today, and was wondering what, if any, historical events this can be related to. http://www.news-about-space.org/story/2409.html ...
In a message dated 12/17/2004 3:01:02 PM Pacific Standard Time, ... Sounds about right for The Flood or for some aftershock to so speak. The Jewish calendar...
A most interesting article. Some brief comments. First Radiocarbon dating is only accurate if the amount of C14 in the atmosphere is constant, which has not...
6. Courville and Greek Pedigrees We do not have Courville's confidence in Alexander the Great's genealogy. (EP, 2:273.) In our view such a genealogy is at...
8. The Geometric Period. On conventional chronology the Geometric period runs from about 1025 B.C. to about 700 B.C. This is roughly parallel to the latter...
9. The Dorian Invasion Courville endorses the view that southern Greece was invaded by a "northern people" called the Dorians (EP, 2:272). Greek legend had...
5. The Date of the Trojan War According to legend, Eurystheus—-the king who assigned the famous labors to Hercules—-expelled the sons of Hercules from...
Here is the document that was attached to the original email from Dr. Anati. I sure wish I could go on this expedition. It would be like being a Boy Scout all...
In a message dated 1/22/2005 7:52:57 PM Pacific Standard Time, ... Big, big problem. On the website it seems that the events of Exodus are positioned by this...
... I think ... Where is Jebel Musa "blackened and scorched"? Can you provide a reference. ... The idea that Har Karkom might be identified with the biblical...
In a message dated 2/4/2005 8:40:28 PM Pacific Standard Time, ... Unfortunately, it was a video photo shot from a plane or helicopter on a Discovery Channell...
... See the essay on Dr. Anati's site regarding Wyatt's views. "IS MOUNT SINAI IN SAUDI ARABIA?" by Gordon Franz http://www.ldolphin.org/franz-sinai.html Vern...