![]() It is not merely that in the matter of numbers the Hebrew text has not always reached us incorrupt (cf. "There is no Chronology of the Bible", wrote Silvester de Sacy and, though this saying is too sweeping, it may be said with truth that for large parts of the Bible there is little to guide us to an exact determination as to when the events related happened. ![]() It has to consider how far the Bible contains a chronology at all to what extent the Sacred Writers aimed at exactness, or were satisfied with round numbers whether, and to what extent, textual errors and other sources of corruption have crept into the numbers of the Bible and finally, what relation exists between the chronologies that have been handed down by neighbouring nations and that which exists in the Bible. Includes the Catholic Encyclopedia, Church Fathers, Summa, Bible and more all for only $19.99.īiblical chronology deals with the dates of the various events recorded in the Bible. ![]() ![]() Please help support the mission of New Advent and get the full contents of this website as an instant download. ![]()
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