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People defending the Bible (apologists) have been around for centuries aware of the importance of historical details in the biblical message and its influence on the fact that the Bible is accepted as supremely truthful and having a divine origin. sorbitol halal Renowned says that "chronology is the backbone of history" (Thiele, 1983, p. 33). If this maxim is true, then one has to defending the Bible realize that attacks on biblical chronology undermine both the historicity and veracity of the Holy Book and damaging the very essence of the gospel message. sorbitol halal Fortunately, this issue long dedicated defenders of faith, which again and again managed to successfully defend the Bible. Theophilus of Antioch, the "father sorbitol halal of Christian chronology" (1971, p. 118nn.), Developed at the beginning of the second century of systematic dating of the major events of Biblical history, sorbitol halal just using Scripture and biblical chronology comparison with the secular history came to believe that the Bible chronology is older and more accurate than chronology present at any profane work. Similarly, in the third century sorbitol halal wrote about this topic Julius Africanus five books (of which there are only fragments), focussing in particular on objections concerning the antiquity of Egyptian civilization. And indeed, throughout the period during which people study the Bible chronology, sorbitol halal is the cardinal obstacle when trying to defend God's word problem antiquity of other civilizations, especially the Egyptian.
Sacred chronology, as presented in the Bible and confirmed by scholars for centuries has been fully accepted; the situation has changed quite recently. James Barr unscrupulous commented: "Although it might seem that the biblical chronology take seriously in the modern era just cranks and dreamers, once she seriously addressed by many the greatest thinkers" (1999, p. 379). They accepted her "church fathers", supported by the scholastics and scholars in the period of the Enlightenment were probably its most ardent supporters. Mentioning scholars while relying solely on information Bible, even though it was their primary source; Genealogy and also compared the lists of kings in the Old Testament and other ancient historiographical parts. Using the Bible as a framework structure were any other worldly events of history on this earth being initiated, resulting in a detailed representation of world history. This valuable scientific legacy left us, for example, St. Augustine in the fifth century, Isidore of Seville (great Catholic theologian) in the seventh century, the English scholar Bede in the eighth century, Rabbi Moshe ben Maimon (Maimonides) in the twelfth.
And this history coincided people who would otherwise one another burned at the stake because of mutual disagreements on other points: Melanchton i Tostatus, Lightfoot and Jansen, Salmeron and Scaliger, Petavius and Kepler, Inquisitors and Reformers, the Jesuits and Jansenism, priests and rabbis , all were united in the belief that Scripture shows that the creation of man occurred between 3900 and 4004 BC (White, 1896, pp. 197-198). sorbitol halal
Now the Ussher (1581-1656 issue of great general derision, but his erudition, he no equal in his life and was known by numerous other advantages than just proficiency sorbitol halal in the chronology. Since he was a little child prodigy, was thirteen years old admitted to Trinity College ordained a priest at twenty, and finally in 1625 became head of the Anglo-Irish Church. After decades of careful study in a large personal library (one of the largest collections of books in Western Europe), plus 2000 pages of research in Latin Ussher said that the world was created the year 4004 BC. Kr. And this ultimate conclusion and sanctification classified among the links in the middle column, the English King James Bible is preparing to Mr. Bishop today disgrace. In Ussher's work continued famous Cambridge sorbitol halal Hebrew scholar John Lightfoot, which further specified that creation week lasted from 18 . 23 October 4004 BC. Kr., and Adam was created on October 23 at 9:45 GMT. When about this allegation reported, one scholar remarked sarcastically: "So for a minute dared to identify sorbitol halal as a careful scholar nor myself active rector of the University of Cambridge "(see Ramm, 1954, p. 121).
Ussher's work, although many people laughing at him, there was still a certain recognition: significant biologist Stephen Jay Gould is recognized as worthy that gave him an essay in which reasonably defends sorbitol halal the work of this renowned scholar and self-appointed critics warn that did not assess theologian