... When I hear about archaeologists disputing radio carbon when it doesn't work them, all I can do is bow out gracefully, right? ... They do! They call it...
There had been several postings below referring to the famous Canon of Claudius Ptolemy, a Greek astronomer working at Alexandria contemporary with Emperors...
Continuing on, ... If the Canon of Ptolemy is unable to confirm for readers when exactly Alexander the Great conquered Babylon, this being that famous ...
... blanket statement like this is quite unreasonable to my way of thinking. Plus there independent ways to counter check - such as fission-track dating. ... ...
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... <bergendelperon@...> ... Dates ... the famous Canon of Claudius Ptolemy, a Greek astronomer working at Alexandria contemporary with Emperors...
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Hi Bob, Thanks for the info... ... The reference here is the VAT4956 which has BOTH 568BCE and 511BCE dating, proving that 511BCE was the original dating for...
... Negev ... Exodus and Conquest were anything like what the Bible says they were, then we should expect to see signs not only of an invasion, but also of an...
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WHAT IS HOLINESS? - have the "experts" deliberately hidden meanings from us? According to "The Illustrated Dictionary & Concordance of the Bible" (1986), ...
Why cannot we be true to ourselves? The Israelites, when leaving Egypt were in almost every manner and words, Egyptian. After all they had been in Egypt for...
bj: Again, I would like to see the relevance of the discussion to the list. I presume, Ron, that you would think it should tie in to the archaeological remains...
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bj: I am not sure why this is appearing on this list. It doesn't seem to relate to the purpose of it. ... bj: You refer to the name Kadesh-barnea. The...
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In deference to Vern's original wish that this site be dedicated to the Middle Bronze Era, or not later than Shishak, it is better to avoid responding to a...
Again, I am sorry that I have sent something to this site that is an affront to some of the members. Certainly I do not have a ready made web-site, filled...
Hi Opus, You sound like you have an interesting theory. But can you skip the trial for us and give your closing arguments? What is your general idea about the...
Hi bergendelperon, Hold on there! This seems a fascinating reference!!! I need more data!! For one, if the 20th of Sesonchoris I fell in 852BCE per Eusebius,...
... be dedicated to the Middle Bronze Era, or not later than Shishak, it is better to avoid responding to a Ptolemy Canon challenge or eclipse dates, all of...
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... Anchor Dates ... lunar eclipse identified with the 37th year of Nebuchadnezzar. This corresponds to the same thing reported in the _Babylonian Chronicle_...
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... bj: I think it is entirely appropriate to post criticism of the "reigning" chronology, if there are indeed some valid criticisms that can be advanced,...
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Vern, I have a question for you. Last night I read the following from Mazar's "Archaeology of the Land of the Bible" about Ashdod, one of the five cities of...
... Well, that's possible if you don't have a critical background in ancient astronomy. Do you? ... The IDEA was to "hide in plain sight" the original...
Lots of luck Bob! There are no anchor dates! Metal based names that are attached to Pottery found in Palinstine then blended to fake Egyptain date? Lots of...
<< Ptolemy's canon has been dismissed already by Professor Newton ... >> No, it has not. What he said was that reliance upon the Canon, for its Babylonian...
Lars, The reference you are searching on Shoshank I, his numerical dates, is to be found in the book entitled, 'Chronicon Canones' authored by Eusebius...
Bob, the answer is that I do not put too much account into astronomical events that can be retro calculated into the past. I beieve, much like Velikovsky,...
In reply to; did not think my little missive on the words, Kedesh/Kadesh would make ... bj: How does this "missive" relate to the concern you just expressed? I...
... Conventional chronology does not accept biblical chronology. Also, LB2a goes from 1400-1300 BC in conventional chrono- logy (cf., Mazar, *Archaeology of...
... from Mazar's ... five cities ... MB IIB-C) ... Would this ... is a map ... are ... of these ... make of this. ... Hi David, I guess what I'd like to know...
... bj: As pointed out there are _only_ two possibilities that are anywhere near viable, so one or the other _is_ an anchor date. bj: Now I think you ignored...
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