tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1097749014220347853.post8685161507268579989..comments2024-01-30T12:26:03.019-05:00Comments on The Blog of Garnel Ironheart: Book Review: The Challenge of Jewish HistoryMighty Garnel Ironhearthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09571194550300367249noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1097749014220347853.post-67690774468896128112016-06-06T17:19:56.179-04:002016-06-06T17:19:56.179-04:00when he says Nebonidus was the son of Nebuchadnezz... when he says Nebonidus was the son of Nebuchadnezzar what do you make of this wiki<br /><br />https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nabonidus<br /><br />Nabonidus' background is not clear. He said in his inscriptions that he was of unimportant origins.[2] <br /><br />..<br /><br /><br />He certainly did not belong to the previous ruling dynasty, the Chaldeans, of whom Nebuchadnezzar II was the most famous member. He came to the throne in 556 BC by overthrowing the young king Labashi-Marduk.davenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1097749014220347853.post-67757495929372710272015-06-26T11:46:17.109-04:002015-06-26T11:46:17.109-04:00Putin's official rule came in two stages, with...Putin's official rule came in two stages, with Medvedev in between. Grover Cleveland's two terms were separated by the term of Benjamin Harrison. <br /><br />I guess kings didn't have to worry about election rules, but maybe some took a sabbatical now and then.RAMnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1097749014220347853.post-54820371460322740252015-06-26T08:58:56.754-04:002015-06-26T08:58:56.754-04:00He's certainly consistent within his parameter...He's certainly consistent within his parameters, it's just some of those parameters don't have great substantiation. The idea that Evil-Merodach (do you know many years I thought it was a description, not his name?) had two reigns is a bit far fetched, true, but using Tanach as a guide it is plausible. After all, someone had to be running the empire while Nebuchadnezzar was out there running nuts in the woods.<br />In addition, the Nabonidus identification is a bit of a stretch, sure, but it does explain how to reconcile Sefer Daniel's accounting with conventional history.<br />The part I was hesitant about was how he switches Persian king names around, claiming that Achashverosh was Cambyses and that one was a "king name". He didn't provide any evidence for that. We know that Pharoah and Avimelech were king names but who says the Persians had that same custom?Garnel Ironhearthttp://garnelironheart.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1097749014220347853.post-41727354453343163952015-06-26T04:15:50.466-04:002015-06-26T04:15:50.466-04:00About Hool's book: What do you think about Hoo...About Hool's book: What do you think about Hool's chiddush that Nebonidus was the son of Nebuchadnezzar and father of Belshazzar? And about his pshat about the years of Evil-Merodach?Reuven Chaim Kleinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05836805247888732019noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1097749014220347853.post-58810202178699799702015-06-25T08:56:29.439-04:002015-06-25T08:56:29.439-04:00Much later. According to his thesis, Persia was e...Much later. According to his thesis, Persia was eventually conquered by the subsequent Greek kingdoms. It's just that according to standard history that happened almost overnight while according to him it took a century or two.Garnel Ironhearthttp://garnelironheart.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1097749014220347853.post-84475250768817632352015-06-25T08:06:08.959-04:002015-06-25T08:06:08.959-04:00When/how was the royal city of Susa = Shushan loot...When/how was the royal city of Susa = Shushan looted and destroyed, by this reckoning?RAMnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1097749014220347853.post-16079772501695373012015-06-24T16:32:45.776-04:002015-06-24T16:32:45.776-04:00By the north. The southern half of Persia remaine...By the north. The southern half of Persia remained intact.Garnel Ironhearthttp://garnelironheart.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1097749014220347853.post-22748960466064305902015-06-24T12:05:04.425-04:002015-06-24T12:05:04.425-04:00Then by what route did Alexander get to India?Then by what route did Alexander get to India?RAMnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1097749014220347853.post-16438598041513300122015-06-24T03:25:30.386-04:002015-06-24T03:25:30.386-04:00Sounds like an interesting book! Sounds like an interesting book! waaaaaaahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09586719930792212197noreply@blogger.com