Jeffro
The joke’s on you for the sad joker is no scholar.
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The said scholar has at least a couple of degrees whereas all that you have are some pretty coloured charts.
scholar JW
it-1 p. 493 communication - "when the circumcision issue was resolved by the governing body in jerusalem......".
it-1 p. 881 galatians, letter to the - "by reason of a revelation, paul, with barnabas and titus, went to jerusalem regarding the circumcision issue; he learned nothing new from james, peter, and john, but they recognized that he had been empowered for an apostleship to the nations.
" (galatians 2:1-10).
Jeffro
The joke’s on you for the sad joker is no scholar.
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The said scholar has at least a couple of degrees whereas all that you have are some pretty coloured charts.
scholar JW
it-1 p. 493 communication - "when the circumcision issue was resolved by the governing body in jerusalem......".
it-1 p. 881 galatians, letter to the - "by reason of a revelation, paul, with barnabas and titus, went to jerusalem regarding the circumcision issue; he learned nothing new from james, peter, and john, but they recognized that he had been empowered for an apostleship to the nations.
" (galatians 2:1-10).
Vidqun
Scholar, there's your answer. The denouncement would start with Jehoiakim. He started off as a vassal of Egypt, but would then serve Nebuchadnezzar for three years. In 605 BCE crown prince Nebuchadnezzar would defeat the Egyptians. Shortly afterwards he would be made king, after the death of his father, Nabopolasar. During his accession year, during the days of Jehoiakim, he would start the deportation of Judahites, the first deportation of many. Here youths, sons of nobles and royalty, would be deported (Dan. 1:1, 3; cf. 2 Kings 20:18). The nations, including the Judahites, would serve the Babylonians seventy years. Their servitude would already have started in 608/607 BCE, during the reign of Jehoiakim (cf. 2 Kings 24:1, 2). That fulfills the denouncement of 70 years. Note, the land would pay off its Sabbaths, but it would not necessarily lay desolate for seventy years.
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The judgement and punishment of the Jews by means of Neb, the 70 years began during the reign of Zedekiah as shown by 2Chron. 36:11-16. It is correct that the prophecy or denouncement of the 70 years began earlier with the 4th year of Jehoiakim and the 1st year of Neb.-Jer. 25:1-2.
scholar JW
it-1 p. 493 communication - "when the circumcision issue was resolved by the governing body in jerusalem......".
it-1 p. 881 galatians, letter to the - "by reason of a revelation, paul, with barnabas and titus, went to jerusalem regarding the circumcision issue; he learned nothing new from james, peter, and john, but they recognized that he had been empowered for an apostleship to the nations.
" (galatians 2:1-10).
Jeffro
It’s hilarious how ‘scholar’ just puts his fingers in his ears and ignores any attempt of dealing with actual material presented.
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The jokes on you for the said scholar is no joker.
scholar JW
it-1 p. 493 communication - "when the circumcision issue was resolved by the governing body in jerusalem......".
it-1 p. 881 galatians, letter to the - "by reason of a revelation, paul, with barnabas and titus, went to jerusalem regarding the circumcision issue; he learned nothing new from james, peter, and john, but they recognized that he had been empowered for an apostleship to the nations.
" (galatians 2:1-10).
Vidqun
Scholar, let me get this straight. You believe 607 BCE to be the date for the destruction of Jerusalem and the exile of the people? I gather this would happen at the start of Nebuchadnezzar's rule. So Jerusalem and surroundings would be desolate for seventy years. Afterwards the Jews would be freed by Cyrus, to be back in Jerusalem by 537 BCE.
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No. The exile, servitude to Babylon and the desolation of the Land al are elements of the 70 years and could only have begun as one singular event which began in Neb's 18/19th with the Fall of Jerusalem.It could not have begun any earlier as those primary elements did not exist for the land was occupied and the Jerusalem and its Temple had not been destroyed.
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So how is it that Nebuchadnezzar could exile people from Jerusalem in his 18th year and destroy Jerusalem in his 19th year? According to Watchtower theology, Jerusalem had already been destroyed in 607 BCE. As I said, this is impossible.
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The most likely explanation is that the two different dating formulas simply represent the fact that reigns consisted of both regnal and accession years which was the common practice in the ancient world.
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Now let’s look at it from a secular chronology perspective. Nebuchadnezzar became king in 605 BCE. In his 19th year he destroyed Jerusalem and took the majority of the people into exile.
That means 605 – 19 = 586 BCE (give or take a few months).
And according to the Israelite kings: First year of Jehoiakim, Tishri 608 (Sept–Oct) to Elul 607 (Aug–Sept). Third year of Jehoiakim, Tishri 606 (Sept–Oct) to last of Elul, 605 (Oct 6). Next followed Jehoiachin’s appointment, lasting only three months. Nebuchadrezzar, in his 8th year, would take 800 into exile, including Jehoiachin.
Zed·e·kiʹah was 21 years old when he became king, and he reigned for 11 years in Jerusalem. It was because of Jehovah’s anger that these things took place in Jerusalem and in Judah, until he cast them out of his sight. And Zed·e·kiʹah rebelled against the king of Babylon. In the ninth year of Zed·e·kiʹah’s reign, in the tenth month, on the tenth day of the month, King Neb·u·chad·nezʹzar of Babylon came with all his army against Jerusalem. They camped against it and built a siege wall all around it. And the city was under siege until the 11th year of King Zed·e·kiʹah (2 Chron. 36:5-20).
Again: 608 – 11 – 11 = 586 BCE (give or take a few months).
Two things here. First, your methodology does not account for the historical 70 years which would properly fix the beginning of Neb's reign as it ignores the gap of 20 years between secular and Bible chronology and second, scholar notes that you prefer 586 rather than 587 which would upset Jeffro..
scholar JW
it-1 p. 493 communication - "when the circumcision issue was resolved by the governing body in jerusalem......".
it-1 p. 881 galatians, letter to the - "by reason of a revelation, paul, with barnabas and titus, went to jerusalem regarding the circumcision issue; he learned nothing new from james, peter, and john, but they recognized that he had been empowered for an apostleship to the nations.
" (galatians 2:1-10).
Jeffro
Of course not. Daniel isn’t a historical account. You do not understand what the book is actually about.
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The book of Daniel is history and prophecy as shown by the many regnal details throughout the book.
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And the Watch Tower Society acknowledges the relative timing of the siege on Tyre (though it erroneously claims it was against the mainland city, which was actually Ushu).
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Some time after' is the expression used as there are no specific details as to when Neb besieged Tyre so its anyone's guess.
scholar JW
it-1 p. 493 communication - "when the circumcision issue was resolved by the governing body in jerusalem......".
it-1 p. 881 galatians, letter to the - "by reason of a revelation, paul, with barnabas and titus, went to jerusalem regarding the circumcision issue; he learned nothing new from james, peter, and john, but they recognized that he had been empowered for an apostleship to the nations.
" (galatians 2:1-10).
Jeffro
A trite Watch Tower Society lie (but inherited from its Protestant origins). The entire book of Daniel mentions a future kingdom of God only 2 times, and 7 of the 12 chapters don’t mention God’s kingdom at all.
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False. The book of Daniel is about God's sovereignty expressed by God;s Kingdom as recognized by other theologians and scholars.
scholar JW
it-1 p. 493 communication - "when the circumcision issue was resolved by the governing body in jerusalem......".
it-1 p. 881 galatians, letter to the - "by reason of a revelation, paul, with barnabas and titus, went to jerusalem regarding the circumcision issue; he learned nothing new from james, peter, and john, but they recognized that he had been empowered for an apostleship to the nations.
" (galatians 2:1-10).
Jeffro
He was besieging Tyre then (i.e. 12 months after 587 BCE).
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Does that mean you have two contradictory accounts?
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It is tiresome that you don’t understand what the book of Daniel is actually about.
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The book of Daniel is about one thing and that is God's kingdom.
scholar JW
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it-1 p. 493 communication - "when the circumcision issue was resolved by the governing body in jerusalem......".
it-1 p. 881 galatians, letter to the - "by reason of a revelation, paul, with barnabas and titus, went to jerusalem regarding the circumcision issue; he learned nothing new from james, peter, and john, but they recognized that he had been empowered for an apostleship to the nations.
" (galatians 2:1-10).
Jeffro
But you can’t.
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Yes the said scholar can.
According to the Old Greek translation of Daniel in Daniel 4:1 Neb had the tree dream in his 18th year and 12 months later the experience of the dream was realized. after seven years had elapsed was restored to his kingdom. Dan.4: 1, 26. After his restoration to the kingship Neb thereupon he wrote" a circular letter to all the nations in their individual places, and to countries and people of all languages which live in all the countries in generation after generation". Dan. 4:34b and "He sent letters concerning everything that happened to him in his reign to all the nations that were under his dominion" Dan.4: 34c.- Daniel, Hermeneia Series, John j Collins, 1993, Fortress Press, pp. 209, 215, 215.
Where then are these documents and why are they not presented amongst the Babylonian historical records today?
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It seems poor doofus doesn’t understand that the total duration of Nebuchadnezzar’s reign (including any spurious 7 years of insanity) is the same in the JW chronology as it is in the actual chronology (necessitated by the Bible’s identification of Jehoiachin’s release from prison), though the JW chronology moves it 20 years earlier and messes up the order of events at the beginning of his reign. So the only way to ‘account for the seven years’ in any meaningful way is to specify a range of years, otherwise someone (if they believed it was a real period) could just assert that the 7 years of insanity was ‘some time after 587 BCE’
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It seems that poor boofhead does not account or provide a complete account of Neb's reign omitting any reference to neb's missing 'seven years' which undermines the integrity of not only Neo-Babylonian Chronology but its history long championed by the likes of COJ .Thus one can construct a chronology based on this information as follows:
Neb's dream in his 18th year -607 BCE
Neb's vacancy after 12 months - 606 BCE
Neb's restoration after 7 years - 599 BCE
scholar JW
it-1 p. 493 communication - "when the circumcision issue was resolved by the governing body in jerusalem......".
it-1 p. 881 galatians, letter to the - "by reason of a revelation, paul, with barnabas and titus, went to jerusalem regarding the circumcision issue; he learned nothing new from james, peter, and john, but they recognized that he had been empowered for an apostleship to the nations.
" (galatians 2:1-10).
Jeffro
And yet you can’t account for it
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There is no need as it lacks chronological detail for the purpose of Bible Chronology but cannot be ignored by advocates of Neo - Neo-Babylonian chronology as it was a historical event. during the reign of Neb.
--scholar JW
it-1 p. 493 communication - "when the circumcision issue was resolved by the governing body in jerusalem......".
it-1 p. 881 galatians, letter to the - "by reason of a revelation, paul, with barnabas and titus, went to jerusalem regarding the circumcision issue; he learned nothing new from james, peter, and john, but they recognized that he had been empowered for an apostleship to the nations.
" (galatians 2:1-10).
Jeffro
Restating the claim made in the story is not a valid response to the question. It just reminds us that you don’t understand the period or context in which Daniel was written. But the point is well made… you have no stable chronology of the neo-Babylonian period.
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The book of Daniel is not a story but that of history and prophecy written by a witness to the events of the Neo-Babylonian Period who lived through the 70 years. Thus when he refers to a period pertaining to Neb then that must be accounted for if one wishes to construct an authentic chronology of the period. The context of Daniel is that of the 6th century and any so-called Chronology of the Neo-Babylonian period that omits any reference to Neb's vacancy from the throne is bogus.
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scholar JW.