When Was Jerusalem Destroyed By The Babylonians?

by Smart 72 Replies latest watchtower bible

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  VM44

  Sir82 wrote:

  The elders' manual states that the definition of apostasy is something like "stubbornly holding to beliefs contrary to the teaching of the faithful & discreet slave". Once the elders figure out that you are not acquiescing to their attempts to "help" you, they will form a committee and probably disfellowship you. Do NOT bring up this topic to the elders unless you want to be disfellowshipped.

  This is so true.

  Except now the "Faithful & Discreet Slave" is the Governing Body ("We love this idea" said David Splane, a GB member)

  If you insist on believing 607BCE is not the year Jerusalem fell, you will be very likely disfellowshipped.
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  Londo111

  http://corior.blogspot.com/2006/02/evolution-of-606-to-607-bce-in.html

  A good link I found of the transition from 606 to 607 BC.
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  Londo111

  Rattigan350:

  It was 587 BC, the 18th year of Nebuchadnezzar. Some parts of the Bible talk about the 19th year, some the 18th year. The confusion comes about because the difference of time systems, for instance, if you count from the accession year, when the king came to power, versus when his regnal year began starting on the next Nissan 1.

  For instance, Nebuchadnezzar's accession year was in 605 BC. His father died in August and he ascended the throne shortly thereafter. However, his first regnal year did not begin until March/April 604 BC.

  Things might also get muddled since the pre-Exile Jews evidently went from Tishri to Tishri (September/October), while post-Exile Jews adopted the Babylonian convention of Nissan to Nissan.

  From Babylonian sources, it is evident that Jerusalem was destroyed in Nebuchadnezzar’s 18th regnal year, which stretched from March/April 587 BC to March/April 586 BC.

  For those that insist on 586 BC, I don’t make too much an issue. It’s only a year, unlike the 20 year gap in Watchtower chronology.