Redemptionsong
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Whilst flipping through Ussher's 'The Annals of the World', I came across an interesting appendix (G) entitled 'The Seder Olam Rabbah - Why Jewish dating is different'.
The appendix states the following,
'As Old Testament Scripture is the basis for Seder Olam dating, we would suppose the Jewish chronology to be similar to that of Ussher's and thus expect them to place the creation date around 6000 years ago. Yet rather than 4004 BC, the Seder Olam places creation at 3761. The question thus becomes: On what basis do the Jews number their years such that a 243-year shortfall occurs?'
Further on, the appendix states, 'Thus, the Seder Olam depicts the Kingdom of Persia as lasting a mere 53 years from 374 to 321 BC, rather than about 207 years (538-331 BC).
Over the centuries, orthodox rabbis have differed somewhat in their listing of the Persian kings, but they generally have not departed from the 52/53-year parameter established within the Seder Olam.
The result of this shorting of the span of the Persian Empire is that the paramount prophecy and major foundation block of chronology - the Daniel 9:25 seventy weeks of years - has become dislodged. Furthermore, this shorting as perpetuated within the the Seder Olam is deliberate!'
So, the suggestion here, is that Jewish rabbis have deliberately set out to deceive other Jews. Why? So that the prophecy of Daniel 9:25 does not lead Jews to 29 AD and to Jesus as the Messiah! Instead, rabbis point to another messiah, Simon Bar Kokhba (Cocheba) who was killed about 100 years later.
How do Jews, and others, respond to this?
The appendix states the following,
'As Old Testament Scripture is the basis for Seder Olam dating, we would suppose the Jewish chronology to be similar to that of Ussher's and thus expect them to place the creation date around 6000 years ago. Yet rather than 4004 BC, the Seder Olam places creation at 3761. The question thus becomes: On what basis do the Jews number their years such that a 243-year shortfall occurs?'
Further on, the appendix states, 'Thus, the Seder Olam depicts the Kingdom of Persia as lasting a mere 53 years from 374 to 321 BC, rather than about 207 years (538-331 BC).
Over the centuries, orthodox rabbis have differed somewhat in their listing of the Persian kings, but they generally have not departed from the 52/53-year parameter established within the Seder Olam.
The result of this shorting of the span of the Persian Empire is that the paramount prophecy and major foundation block of chronology - the Daniel 9:25 seventy weeks of years - has become dislodged. Furthermore, this shorting as perpetuated within the the Seder Olam is deliberate!'
So, the suggestion here, is that Jewish rabbis have deliberately set out to deceive other Jews. Why? So that the prophecy of Daniel 9:25 does not lead Jews to 29 AD and to Jesus as the Messiah! Instead, rabbis point to another messiah, Simon Bar Kokhba (Cocheba) who was killed about 100 years later.
How do Jews, and others, respond to this?