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Tweedy, Eric J. (2024) Chronological Framework of Ancient History—Comment 4. Answers Research Journal, 17: 36. pp. 647-667. ISSN 1937-9056
The series of papers by Griffith and White entitled "Chronological Framework of Ancient History" (2022a, 2022b, 2023a, 2023b, 2023c) revisit the ground covered by Ussher (2003), Jones (1993), and many others concerning the history in Genesis 1–11 strictly adhering to the Masoretic text (MT). Using ancient texts from multiple ancient societies, the authors employ an analysis tool they call "durations and triangulations." Some of the conclusions they reach on the basis of these texts and the authors' methodology, while not openly contradictory to Scripture, are somewhat questionable based on other data. Also, one possible danger with using this methodology is false identification of duration endpoints, such as equating Babel to Babylon. Relying on this methodology, Griffith and White appear to have conflated some ancient Chinese emperors described in the Shūjīng with the post-Flood history of Noah in Genesis. The Shūjīng, the Shiji, the Zhúshū Jìnián, and other ancient Far Eastern sources are examined to dispute this conflation. In particular, the Miao oral tradition (Truax 1991; cf. Cooper 1995; Hattaway 2018; Savina 1924a) shows that Noah lived about 12 generations before the Chinese rulers described in the Shūjīng.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Subjects: | B Philosophy (General) > BB The Bible > BB4 Biblical Chronology C Sciences of History (General) > CB History of civilization |
| Depositing User: | Admin |
| Date Deposited: | 04 Sep 2026 23:42 |
| Last Modified: | 04 Sep 2026 23:42 |
| URI: | https://crsq.creationresearch.org/id/eprint/1584 |