STRICT BIBLICAL TIMELINE W/ASTRO REF.

Astronomical texts affect the ancient timeline, below are the astronomical
texts coordinating the "Strict Biblical Timeline" based upon Martin Anstey's
presumption of an 82-year too long Persian Period.

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Below is the SBT "Strict Biblical Timeline" dating and where things would
fall using it. Basically Martin Anstey in "Romance of Bible Chronology"
surmised that the Persian Period was 82 years too long. Since then, a
comprehensive reading of the period allows reducing the Persian Period by
percisely 82 years using the Bible and other references, but SBT would allow
only 6 years for the rule of Darius I followed by Artxerxes, Longimanus.
Since Daniel 11:2 indicates the successor to Darius would attack Greece and
this is well-known to be Xerxes, Xerxes and Artaxerxes Biblically would be
the same king. The Persian kings, however, always adopted a new name when
they became king (Darius II was Nothus, Artaxerxes II was Mnemon, Artaxerxes
III was Nothus, and Darius III was Cadomannus). Records indicate that one
king named Artaxerxes was also known as "Arses" (Xerxes) thus Artaxerxes was
going by both names. This is likely since there was a co-rulership between
Darius and Xerxes for 4 years and thus Xerxs would have been known first by
his original name. Thus the name-change custom explains why the Bible calls
the successor to Darius "Artaxerxes" which was his newly adopted throne
name. Thus the Artaxerxes liked about being his own son with the help of
Themistocles. The reduction of the reign of Darius I to 6 years (which is
supported by architecture at Persepolis) and the combining of the rule of
Xerxes and Artaxerxes eliminates 51 years right off the bat. The additional
31 years comes from reducing the reign of Artaxerxes II by 30 years (47 down
to 17) and limiting the reign of Kambyses to 7 years with 1 year co-rule
with Cyrus. Here is where the 82 years are reduced. But from this point,
we can use the pivotal date of 455BCE for the 1st of Cyrus and move back in
history to the Exodus. The timeline below shows where critical events would
fall and because of astronomical references, this is considered a "refined"
timeline and not likely to change.

This is being provided because as more and more discussion and evidence
comes forward from the stratigraphy dating, radio carbon dating and pottery
dating, the actual Biblical timeline needs to compared with the new
evidence, not the adopted timeline based upon attempts to harmonize with
Persian revisionism.

STRICT BIBLICAL TIMELINE

455BCE 1st of Cyrus, Jews return after 70 years exile

462BCE Darius the Mede begins 6-year rule

461BCE Fall of Babylon - year 18 of Nabonidus

475BCE Cyrus begins rule over Persia, 6th of Nabonidus

478BCE February, Thales eclipse occurs in 2nd of Nabonidus

479BCE Nabon 18 eclipse, moon sets while eclipsed, 2nd Nabonidus

480BCE Nabonidus begins 19-year rule

484BCE Niglassar begins 4-year rule

502BCE Evil-Merodach begins 18-year rule

568BCE 37th of Nebuchadnezzar, per VAT4956 double dated astrotext

525BCE 23rd of Nebuchadnezzar, Last deportation (Jer. 52:30)

527BCE Mourning of Gedaliah begins, 70 years ends 4th of Darius

528BCE Gedaliah murdered

529BCE Fall of Jerusalem, 70 years ends in 2nd of Darius Mede

540BCE 8th of Neb-2, Deportation of king Jehoiachin (2 Kin 24:12)

541BCE 7th of Neb-2, "Strm. Kambyses 400" ref. 541BCE for "year 7"

541BCE 7th of Neb-2, Deportation of Ezekiel

547BCE Nebuchadnezzar begins rule, Attaks Necho, 4th of Jehoiashin

548BCE Acc. of Neb-2, 3rd year of Jehoiashin, Daniel deported

709BCE 10th of Bar-Sagale, eclipse in Simanu (redated from 763BCE)

787BCE 18th of Shalmaneser III, Jehu pays tribute in 4th year

797BCE Ahab dies, 6th of Joram who has 6-year co-rule with Ahab.
777BCE Mesha rebels this year, Joram now in 6th year attacks.

799BCE Battle of Karkar, 6th of Shalmaneser, 20th of Ahab

869BCE Division of kingdoms occurs after Solomon's death.
869BCE Rehoboam/Jeroboam count their rule from tearing of coat.

870BCE End of Solomon's rule, 6th year of Rehoboam

871BCE Shishak invades Northen kingdom still under Judah.

906BCE 4th of Solomon, temple work begins.

1386BCE Exodus. Akhenaton begins to rule (per KTU 1.78 text)


End

Please note strict Biblical timeline limits interval from the rebuilding of
the Jerusalem in 1st of Cyrus to baptism of Christ to 483BCE, 455-29CE, the
only Judeo-Christian relative chronology for earlier periods. However, now
several astronomical texts noted above can independently be used for the
above timeline which directly or indirectly date year 2 of Nabonidus, years
37 and 7 of Nebuchadnezzar, the 10th of Bar-Sagale in 709BCE, and the 1st of
Akhenaton in 1386BCE, the same year of the Exodus. The Exodus is 19
jubilees from the jubilee of the Jews' return in 455BCE (19 x 49=131 +
455+1386BCE).

L. Wilson



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