Key Information
How We Calculate Important Dates and Events in the Scriptures
| Key Verses | Luke 3:1-3; Daniel 9:2; Ezra 1:1-11 |
| Time | From 4026 BCE to today |
Learning Point
- Being able to date events in the scriptures is key to being able to have complete confidence in God’s inspired Word. We can identify several key events in the Bible, which help us to then work forward or backwards for other events.
- Overview
- Time Period Between Events
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Fun Facts
- “As we examine the sources of ancient history we see how scanty, inaccurate, or downright false, the records were even at the time they were first written.” – C. W. Ceram, The Secret of the Hittites, 1956, pp. 133, 134
- We can calculate Adam’s creation as being in the year 4026 BCE.
- The release of the Jews to return and rebuild the temple is also a date we can track, happening in 538 BCE, helping us calculate earlier dates in the bible.
- The date of Jesus’ baptism is also a key date we can trace through history, happening in 29 CE.
Past Lessons
| 3 | May 8, 2023 | (North America) |