Basic CHRonology Details
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Solomon: “To every thing there is a season, and a time to every purpose under the heaven: A time to be born, and a time to die …” (Ecclesiastes 3:1,2; see 3:1-8; Galatians 4:4; Revelation 11:18; 14:15; etc).
Jesus: “… and they shall not leave in thee one stone upon another; because thou knewest not the time of thy visitation.” (Luke 19:44; see 9:51; Matthew 26:18; Mark 1:15; John 7:6,8).
Thiele: “Chronology is the backbone of history. … Without exact chronology there can be NO EXACT HISTORY.”
(The Mysterious Numbers of the Hebrew Kings (3rd ed), page 33, by Edwin R Thiele; 1983, Zondervan / Kregel).
A-1. ABC and Other Motivations
The above title—“Basic CHRonology Details”—does not mean that this article is brief, simple, or just an overview; quite the opposite: this article is very detailed, comprehensive, and advanced. This article is basic, however, in the sense that it’s foundational; and if you don’t understand these basic foundational concepts: then you will probably miss out, on a large percentage of the Advantages of Biblical CHRonolgy (ABC). Speaking of ABC (https://7grails.world/7-symbolic/chr/abc/): it’s best to read it, before reading this current article (BCD); it will help motivate you to take the deep dive, and get into the weeds, with this article. For example, ABC contains an introduction to the single best scientific evidence, of the literal resurrection of Jesus (with much more details, in our subsequent chronology articles).
This article, BCD, might seem rather tedious for some people; but it’s very important background information. Also, it should get more and more interesting, as the big picture unfolds—especially the additional chronology studies, after BCD: which reveal amazing and supernaturally planned chronological alignments, found in numerous biblical events. These studies will also reveal—on a scale that has never been done before—how well Bible chronology lines up, with secular history. And this is one of the strongest ways to show that the stories in the Bible—such as the exodus, and the life of Christ—are actual fact (not just myth). Also, chronology is the skeleton for truth: it’s not the skin, that everyone sees on the surface; yet without any bones, the body is just a useless wet rag.
Don’t worry if you can’t follow everything (on your first time through this article); those who are not already familiar with biblical chronology, will probably understand less than half. Nevertheless, whatever you can follow will be very valuable; and if you read it once or twice more, you will probably understand it all much better. Many are not willing to take this time and effort, to “get into the weeds”; but if far more Christians did do this (at least on Bible subjects), the world would be a far better place!
Luke 16:10, “He that is faithful in that which is least [getting into the weeds] is faithful also in much: and he that is unjust in the least is unjust also in much.”
2 Timothy 3:15-17, “… from a child thou hast known the holy scriptures, which are able to make thee wise unto salvation through faith which is in Christ Jesus. All scripture [even chronology] is given by inspiration of God, and is PROFITABLE for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness: That the man of God may be perfect, throughly furnished unto all good works.”
A-2. Outline of BCD
A. ABC and BCD
A-1. ABC and Other Motivations
A-2. Outline of BCD [You are here]
B. Basics in Brief
B-1. CHRonology in a Nutshell
B-2. How Many Biblical Calendars?
B-3. Three Types: Solar, Lunar, and Stellar (Constellations)
C. Common Solar Calendars
C-1. True Enoch Calendar: 364 or 365 Days?
C-2. Roman Calendars (Julian and Gregorian)
D. Details of the Stellar CHRomo Calendar
D-1. Chromo Calendar, in the days of Noah
D-2. Chromo Calendar, in Daniel and Revelation
D-3. The Sum of All Three Calendars Is 1335
E. Empirical and Calculated Lunar Calendars
E-1. Hebrew Calendar in the Bible
E-2. New Month Day, and New Years Day
E-3. Spring and Fall Festivals, of the Hebrew Calendar
E-4. Wave Sheaf Always on Sunday, or Nisan 16?
F. First Century: First Visible Plus Two (V+2)
F-1. How Did the Jews Start Their Months?
F-2. Reasons for Intentional Delay
F-3. New Month Calculation Drift
G. Good Examples from Josephus
G-1. Yom Kippur Total Eclipse (9-15, 5 BC)
G-2. What Day Did the “Jews Observe as a FAST”?
G-3. Yom Kippur Attacks, in 63 BC and 37 BC
G-4. Herod’s Reign, and 4BC Death
G-5. Battle at the Great Zab River (Not on 6-12, 130 BC)
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