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Stephen Hawking has died at the age of 76.
RE: Stephen Hawking has died at the age of 76.
(April 26, 2018 at 6:58 pm)possibletarian Wrote:


If it is true, that it took you longer to cut and paste that, then to spot the error, then I am going to assume that you are far more familiar with the intricacies of this part of history than I.  I'll admit that I haven't spent a great deal of time studying this area (to be able to spot an error so quickly) but I am interested and like to get all the information.   Such discussions are good, because they incentivize me to dig deeper into things.

To get technical, Belshazzar was the descendant of Nebuchadrezzar  .  One of the things, that I have learned in my studies of the Bible, is that the Hebrew language has a much smaller vocabulary than Greek or English.  Therefore one word my have a range of meanings, that may not match in a language with a broader vocabulary.  I have had this explained before in unrelated matters, and when I looked up the Hebrew word {ab}, in my software it does give a definition of father, as well as predecessor or forefather. 

As to Belshazzar being King;  this is not quite as cut and dry as you might like either.  Belshazzar's father (Nabonidus) was technically King.  And it appears that he was a very absent King, as his father preferred to travel and study old buildings, leaving Belshazzar to rule.

Quote:According to the Book of Daniel Belshazzar was called the “King” of Babylon. This claim hase been assailed by anti-Daniel critics (not Farrel Till) who point out the fact that Nabonidus was still king of Babylon officially as long as he was still alive. –Archaeological Experts point point out that Belshazzar “stood in as temporary ruler” in his father’s absence. One could say he was a stand in king. They also point out:

Further vindication of Daniel’s calling Belshazzar the king of Babylon is found in ancient text of  (which is pro-Cyrus propaganda). In talking about Nabonidus it says:
Quote:After he had obtained what he desired, a work of utter deceit, had built this abomination, a work of unholiness -when the third year was about to begin- he entrusted the army [?] to his oldest son, his first born, the troops in the country he ordered under his command. He let everything go, entrusted the kingship to him, and, himself, he started out for a long journey. The military forces of Akkad marching with him, he turned to Temâ deep in the west.

For a fuller explanation for both of these see https://explanationblog.wordpress.com/20...hadnezzar/

Here is the authors conclusion
Quote:The conclusion of this post is that there is no historical problem about Belshazzar in the book of Daniel. Perhaps a blood-relationship will indeed be proved in the future or perhaps the meanings of the terms father and son as “predecessor” and “successor” are really all we need to resolve any so-called “problem” in Daniel about this person.  — Also, I want to point to the lack of knowledge about Belshazzar out side of the Bible until the 19th century as proof of the books authenticity. Furthermore, the claims that Daniel made a mistake in identifying Belshazzar as the “son” of Nebuchadnezzar are nothing more than critical grumblings that were began when skeptics were forced to eat crow when it it was discovered that Daniel’s mention of a previously unknown Babylonian ruler had been vindicated.

Thanks, I always find it enjoyable;  digging into these things.  And if you are interested in further reading, I would recommend the Word Press link above.
It is said that an argument is what convinces reasonable men and a proof is what it takes to convince even an unreasonable man.  - Alexander Vilenkin
If I am shown my error, I will be the first to throw my books into the fire.  - Martin Luther
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Stephen Hawking has died at the age of 76. - by Jehanne - March 14, 2018 at 12:01 am
RE: Stephen Hawking has died at the age of 76. - by Joods - April 21, 2018 at 10:51 am
RE: Stephen Hawking has died at the age of 76. - by Amarok - March 14, 2018 at 12:04 am
RE: Stephen Hawking has died at the age of 76. - by shadow - March 14, 2018 at 12:55 am
RE: Stephen Hawking has died at the age of 76. - by brewer - March 14, 2018 at 10:05 am
RE: Stephen Hawking has died at the age of 76. - by veoli - March 14, 2018 at 2:52 pm
RE: Stephen Hawking has died at the age of 76. - by Joods - March 14, 2018 at 3:57 pm
RE: Stephen Hawking has died at the age of 76. - by AFTT47 - March 17, 2018 at 10:32 pm
RE: Stephen Hawking has died at the age of 76. - by Aegon - April 19, 2018 at 11:51 am
RE: Stephen Hawking has died at the age of 76. - by John V - April 24, 2018 at 11:46 am
RE: Stephen Hawking has died at the age of 76. - by RoadRunner79 - April 27, 2018 at 8:17 am

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