Until now, scholars used ancient Egyptian, Assyrian and Babylonian king lists-documents that meticulously record the succession of kings and the lengths of their reigns over hundreds of years. Many argue that ancient Egypt chronology is not without its own points of contention, and that in any case Egyptian chronology is only one piece of the broader puzzle that is Bible chronology. Reaching scholarly consensus with regard to a fixed Bible chronology has proven elusive-in large part due to a dearth of archaeological evidence. Scholars often rely on the records of neighboring cultures, such as the Egyptian chronology of Israel’s neighbor ancient Egypt, to try and draw parallels to events described the Bible, thereby establishing a universally accepted Bible chronology. Science (radiocarbon dating in particular) has helped researchers confirm Egyptian chronology.Establishing Bible chronology has long been the Holy Grail of Biblical archaeology and scholarship-and like the legendary vessel, it has proven just as elusive.
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