Publisher's Synopsis
This is the fourth edition, July 2018 printing with error corrections. In this edition, adjustments were made to the Judea king Manasseh who co-reigned with Hezekiah for 16-18 years, which changed our previous chronology by a few years in sections without changing the overall count. The Chronology Papers is a book that synchronizes secular historical documents with the longest existing chronology (4000 years) included in the Hebrew Bible. The book examines secular chronology and its foundations: eponym lists, king lists, eclipses, astronomical tablets, etc. The various Babylonian, Egyptian, Assyrian, Ptolemy's king list and Sumerian king lists of the Middle East are investigated. Edwin R. Thiele's Biblical chronology is also studied. World calendars are examined and how they weigh on ascertaining a factual chronology. The idea of "absolute dates" through the sighting of eclipses of the sun and moon is analyzed for its ability to identify dates in history. Astronomical chaos is looked into and its effect on figuring dates. The chronology of Jesus Christ is also rendered with the best information available. Hundreds of citing throughout. The book is based on over 49 years of study.
