How many years does the Bibles old testament span?
Wednesday, December 19th, 2007LisaS asked: Is it known how many years the Bibles old testiment spans from Genesis (the creation) to the last book of the old testament? And also is it know how many years in real time between the end of the old testament and when Jesus was born? Sorry I am not so [...]
The Old Testament: The Septuagint Or LXX
Saturday, December 8th, 2007After the Northern Kingdom (Israel) was captured by the Assyrians (722 BC) and the Southern Kingdom (Judah) was destroyed by the Babylonians (586 BC) the Jewish population was deported. Many returned to their homeland upon their release, but others spread throughout the world. Far removed from Judea, many Jews lost their Hebrew mastery as Greek [...]