1. Isaiah prophesied from about 778 B.C.E. until sometime after 732 B.C.E.

2. Scholars variously assign dates ranging from before 800 B.C.E. to about 400 B.C.E.

3. Associationism (Aristotle – 350 B.C.E)

4. By Aristophanes Written 422 B.C.E

5. By Aristophanes Written 419 B.C.E

6. It was finished about 150 B.C.E.

7. B.C.E. means “Before the Common Era.”

8. In 212 B.C.E., the Romans conquered Syracuse.

9. Marcus Tullius Cicero (January 3, 106 B.C.E

10. Jonah lived in the ninth century B.C.E.

11. By the fourth century B.C.E., Edom lay desolate.

12. Alexander made his conquests about 330 B.C.E.

13. Between about 700-320 B.C.E., Aramaic held a …

14. Triad of Horus, Osiris, Isis, 2nd millennium B.C.E.

15. A Babylonian astrological calendar, first millennium B.C.E.

16. The oldest of the Brahmanas is thought to date back to around 900 B.C.E., and the youngest to around 700 B.C.E

17. Bible writing began at Mount Sinai in 1513 B.C.E.

18. Tiberius Claudius Caesar Augustus Germanicus (August 1, 10 B.C.E

19. Aphorisms By Hippocrates Written 400 B.C.E Translated by Francis Adams

20. Denarius coin depicting the “Sons of Zeus,” 114-113 B.C.E.

21. Egypt, perfume jar from the tomb of Tutankhamen, 14th century B.C.E.

22. Limestone stela of Baal-of-the-lightning, 14th/ 13th centuries B.C.E.

23. For simplicity, we will refer to 587 B.C.E. in this series.

24. In 609 B.C.E., the 18-month siege of Jerusalem begins.

25. Relief depicting a pagan Assyrian king wearing a cross, circa 800 B.C.E.

26. The Aeneid By Virgil Written 19 B.C.E Translated by John Dryden

27. From the fourth century B.C.E. on, Judaism absorbed much Greek philosophy.

28. In 1473 B.C.E., Israel was poised to enter the Promised Land.

29. According to tradition, it was founded by the Corinthians in 734 B.C.E.

30. A restored remnant returned to their beloved homeland in 537 B.C.E.

31. A coin depicting a Phoenician ship, third to fourth century B.C.E.

32. That is why in 537 B.C.E., the Jews were able to return home.

33. A cuneiform contract for the purchase of sheep and goats, about 2050 B.C.E.

34. These were written in the second half of the seventh century B.C.E.

35. In 537 B.C.E., the returning Jews had to meet an important requirement.

36. If 588 B.C.E. marked the 37th year of Nebuchadnezzar II, then his 18th year would be 607 B.C.E. —the very year indicated by the Bible’s chronology for the destruction of Jerusalem!

37. In the middle of the seventh century B.C.E., he raised up Jeremiah.

38. This idea gained ground in Judaism early in the second century B.C.E.

39. In 607 B.C.E., he allows the Babylonians to take them into exile.

40. Confucius was a philosopher and teacher who lived from 551 to 479 B.C.E

41. The use of Official Aramaic continued during the Hellenistic period (323-30 B.C.E.).

42. During the first millennium B.C.E., cuneiform existed side by side with alphabetic writing.

43. Ruth marries Boaz: c. 14th century B.C.E. (early in the period of the Judges)

44. Bible chronology places Noah’s birth in 2970 B.C.E. —126 years after Adam’s death.

45. Finally God raised up Moses, who led them to freedom in 1513 B.C.E.

46. In 740 B.C.E., Samaria falls, trampled under Assyrian feet. —2 Kings 18:10.

47. The Greek Seleucid ruler Antiochus Epiphanes (175-164 B.C.E.) readily accepted the offer.

48. The Bible indicates that Jesus was actually born about October 1, 2 B.C.E.

49. The time was about 624 B.C.E., in the fifth year of King Jehoiakim.

50. Caryatid (right view), South Porch of the Erechtheion, Acropolis, Athens, marble, 421-407 B.C.E

51. Augustan (not comparable) Pertaining to the times of the Roman emperor Augustus (63 B.C.E

52. Ancient Aramaic is the language of the ancient Aramaic inscriptions up to 700 B.C.E

53. Among the followers of Socrates was a philosopher named Antisthenes (about 445-365 B.C.E.).

54. (2 Kings 18:13) Jerusalem was set ablaze by the Babylonians in 607 B.C.E.

55. Stone relief of a Moabite warrior or god (between 11th and 8th century B.C.E.)

56. In 607 B.C.E., the Babylonians conquered the southern two-tribe kingdom of Judah.

57. In 39 B.C.E., the Roman Senate appointed Herod—an Edomite—to be king of Judea.

58. There Antiochus III ‘threw up a siege rampart,’ taking that Phoenician seaport in 198 B.C.E.

59. Now we have the starting point for Daniel’s Messianic prophecy, that is, 455 B.C.E.

60. Before 607 B.C.E. —Isaiah, Jeremiah, and Ezekiel warn Jehovah’s people; yet, apostasy still flourishes

61. For the most part, these poetic books were written in the eleventh century B.C.E.

62. IN 1473 B.C.E., the nation of Israel was poised to enter the Promised Land.

63. Artifacts found nearby enabled archaeologists to date the silos to between 1630 and 1520 B.C.E.

64. Experts in ancient writing dated the scroll as being from 125 to 100 B.C.E.

65. 20 In early May of 334 B.C.E., Alexander embarked upon a campaign of conquest.

66. Humiliated, Antiochus IV complies with Roman demands and returns to Syria in 168 B.C.E.

67. part of the royal tribe of Judah, was taken to Babylon in 617 B.C.E.

68. Only a few “assured,” or absolute, dates, such as 539 B.C.E., can be accepted as certain.

69. Aqueducts were used in ancient India, Persia, Assyria, and Egypt as early as 700 b.c.e

70. The oldest information on mastic comes from Herodotus, Greek historian of the fifth century B.C.E.

71. Later additions were simply not allowed, including some books written during the second century B.C.E.

72. His name was Diogenes, a philosopher who lived in Athens in the fourth century B.C.E.

73. By the year 539 B.C.E., Cyrus reaches the mighty city of Babylon and overthrows it.

74. Remember, too, that both empires had gone into decline long before the second century B.C.E.

75. The inauguration must have taken place in the seventh month of the year 1026 B.C.E.

76. In the fourth year of his reign (620 B.C.E.), Nebuchadnezzar made Judah his vassal kingdom.

77. How grateful all Israelite parents must have been on the night of Nisan 14, 1513 B.C.E.!

78. 25 In 537 B.C.E., the Jewish exiles do indeed go forth out of Babylon with rejoicing.

79. This seal impression was dated paleographically to the latter part of the seventh century B.C.E.

80. Proud King Nebuchadnezzar’s 43-year reign in Babylon ended with his death in 582 B.C.E.