70 years of captivity?.
i myself have always believed that when archaeology disagreed with the bible the bible must be right.
that is how i dismissed the idea that jerusalem was destroyed in 586/587 bce.
OUTLAW
Post 11418
Alan F was vanquished by scholar on every occasion and this is a matter of public record for the very fact that scholar disputed on every occasion over many years proves that scholar was a most worthy opponent and he is still going strong whereas Alan F has retreated into his hole defeated by scholar. The same could also be said of Jeffro and many others who sought to defeat scholar on chronology.
scholar JW
70 years of captivity?.
i myself have always believed that when archaeology disagreed with the bible the bible must be right.
that is how i dismissed the idea that jerusalem was destroyed in 586/587 bce.
isaac austin
Post 1296
I agree and because our calculation is based on the Bible and in harmony with its entirety, simple to explain and understand proves the validity of the interpretation.
The historical evidence supports 607 BCE rather than the fictitious dates of 586 or 587BCE but more importantly our date is biblically based because it considers the historical period of the seventy years. Your dates do not consider the 70 years as a fixed historical period so your comments are foolish.
Your regnal based chronology based on Ptolemy's Canon does not account for the seventy years whereas our superior event-based chronology does.
scholar JW
70 years of captivity?.
i myself have always believed that when archaeology disagreed with the bible the bible must be right.
that is how i dismissed the idea that jerusalem was destroyed in 586/587 bce.
isaac austin
Post 1295
Yes he did, just read his entire book.
scholar JW
70 years of captivity?.
i myself have always believed that when archaeology disagreed with the bible the bible must be right.
that is how i dismissed the idea that jerusalem was destroyed in 586/587 bce.
Mad Dawg
Post 129
The Bible proves that 607BCE is the only possible date for the Fall of Jerusalem and such evidence has been presented so I suggest you submit your application to pioneer but you should brush up on your knowledge first.
scholar JW
70 years of captivity?.
i myself have always believed that when archaeology disagreed with the bible the bible must be right.
that is how i dismissed the idea that jerusalem was destroyed in 586/587 bce.
isaac austin
Post 1294
I agree that the contect does indicate servitude of the nations to Babylon during the seventy years of Judean servitude but we have no precise chronologies of Babylonian domination of those nations as we have with Jeremiah's prophecy against Judah.
It is absurd to claim that the seventy years ended with the Fall of Babylon in 539 BCE, it is simply a false and impossible claim but you are entitrled to your view and on this point we agree to disagree.
scholar JW
70 years of captivity?.
i myself have always believed that when archaeology disagreed with the bible the bible must be right.
that is how i dismissed the idea that jerusalem was destroyed in 586/587 bce.
Barefoot Servant
Post 64
The calculation of 537 BCE for the Return and the related texts have been widely discussed so if you have our publications then you can easily work the matter out. It is not rocket science so if you have the smarts then you can easily research the matter.
scholar JW
70 years of captivity?.
i myself have always believed that when archaeology disagreed with the bible the bible must be right.
that is how i dismissed the idea that jerusalem was destroyed in 586/587 bce.
OUTLAW
Scholar has made an ass of Alan F exposing him to be a fraud who does not even believe in the things he writes about. His credibility has been torn to shreds for he is an avowed atheist/agnostic and does not believe in the Bible and Christianity.
scholar JW
70 years of captivity?.
i myself have always believed that when archaeology disagreed with the bible the bible must be right.
that is how i dismissed the idea that jerusalem was destroyed in 586/587 bce.
allelsefails
Post 46
Eschatology requires interpretation and so with the use of 'times' in Revelation can be used as a prophetic formula in the understanding of other usages of this expression. The 'times' of Revelation pertain to historic events in connection with the True Church soon after the birth of the Kingdom so that would require a more literal interpretation. In Daniel we see that times has both a literal and figurative meaning as proven by the context. In short, one must pay close attention to the context of these expressions whether in Daniel or Revelation and also to pay close attention to the faithful and discrret slave which nicely utilizes the research done over may years by the 'celebrated WT scholars. I hope this helps.
scholar JW
70 years of captivity?.
i myself have always believed that when archaeology disagreed with the bible the bible must be right.
that is how i dismissed the idea that jerusalem was destroyed in 586/587 bce.
Mad Dawg
Yes I can and this is simply set out in the publications of the WT Society.
scholar JW
70 years of captivity?.
i myself have always believed that when archaeology disagreed with the bible the bible must be right.
that is how i dismissed the idea that jerusalem was destroyed in 586/587 bce.
On The Way Out
The language of Jeremiah is not vague but quite specific and there is no reason to suggest that the seventy years was anything else but a definite historic period as supported by recent scholarship on this subject. The interpretation of the seventy years as a fixed period of servitude-desolation and exile from the Fall until the Return as promoted by the 'celebrated' ones is in agreement with Josephus' many references to this period.
There is no need for reound numbers here as this is simply an apostate gimmick aligned to that of the higher critic.
scholar JW
