| I have shown in this series of articles
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| | If the Fourth Day Biblical Chronology is
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| that there are several pieces of evidence
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| | the correct model this lack of
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| that the Persian Empire did not last the
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| | archaeological findings is easily
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| 200 years proposed by historians but only
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| | explained. Persia was only present from
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| 21 years as described in the Old
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| | 352 B.C. to 331 B.C. so there should only
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| Testament. This is an idea I presented in
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| | be about either 21 years of artifacts
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| detail in my book, The Fourth Day: Why
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| | present. If you believe the Conventional
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| the Bible is Historically Accurate. My
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| | Chronology there would have been 207
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| article, "Old Testament History
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| | years (539-332 B.C.) to indicate the
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| Revised-Jeremiah's Eclipse" provides
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| | presence of the Persians. The Persians
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| astronomical evidence from the Bible for
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| | were just not there for much of the
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| this idea and my article, "Old Testament
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| | period in question. Peter James states
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| History Revised-The 390 Days of Ezekiel"
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| | that information is lacking on many
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| provides evidence from a famous prophecy
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| | levels. A Persian strata is difficult to
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| from the biblical book of Ezekiel for
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| | see and few architectural remains are
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| this idea. This article provides
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| | present. Those strata that are present
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| archaeological support for a "short"
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| | are of the timeframe after 450 BC (there
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| Persian Empire based on information
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| | is almost no evidence of finds prior to
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| described in Peter James' book, Centuries
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| | this period). According to Peter James
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| of Darkness.
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| | other archaeologists have lamented the
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| Archaeological Findings of the Babylonian
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| | fact that to be such a relative recent
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| and Persian Empires
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| | timeframe in history there is
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| Recall that earlier in this book I
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| | surprisingly few finds for this period.
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| proposed that the Babylonian Empire's
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| | (page 170, Centuries of Darkness). All
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| reign over Judah occurred about 180 years
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| | these observations just enforce the
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| later than the Conventional Biblical
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| | observation that the Persian Empire was a
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| Chronology dating. The Conventional
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| | short-lived event in the history of
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| Biblical Chronology dates the Babylonian
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| | Judah. Peter James doesn't have much
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| captivity of Judah as 585 B.C. while the
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| | better news about the Jewish Exile to
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| Fourth Day Biblical Chronology places it
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| | Babylon. James paints a bleak picture for
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| in 401 B.C. If the Fourth Day Chronology
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| | archaeological findings in the timeframe
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| is accurate shouldn't it be reflected in
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| | 587-539 BC that represents the Babylonian
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| the archeology? What about Judah's
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| | Conquest. More than one hundred years of
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| migration from Persia in accordance of
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| | Biblical history is barely evident in
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| the edict by Cyrus II to rebuild the
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| | archaeological evidence. Peter James
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| Temple in Jerusalem? According to the
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| | poses the question: does the time period
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| Conventional Biblical Chronology this
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| | from 587-450 BC in Palestine represent
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| would have occurred in 539 B.C. however
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| | some kind of dark period in Israelite and
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| the Fourth Day Biblical Chronology dates
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| | Babylonian history? (Centuries of
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| this event in 350 B.C. Let's allow Peter
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| | Darkness, pages 170-171). Indeed not.
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| James' book settle the matter. According
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| | Since, according to Fourth Day Biblical
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| to the Biblical record during the reign
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| | Chronology, the Babylonians and the
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| of King Cyrus the Persian it was a very
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| | Persians did not show up in the lives of
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| active time in Israel. Those that
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| | Judah until after 450 B.C. there is
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| acquired wealth in the Babylonian and
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| | certainly no reason to believe in a 'Dark
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| Persian reigns of Babylon returned home.
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| | Age' in Palestine. The evidence speaks
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| The land was resettled, the Temple
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| | for itself, the Babylonians and the
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| rebuilt and walls of Jerusalem were
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| | Persians were just not there from 587
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| rebuilt. Despite all this activity Peter
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| | B.C. to 450 B.C. They were not there
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| James records that there were few
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| | because the Persian Empire only lasted
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| findings for the 539-332 BC timeframe in
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| | twenty one years, not the more than 200
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| the region. (Centuries of Darkness, page
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| | years that the conventional chronology
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| 170)
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| | model claims.
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