The Chronology of the Old Testament

by Floyd Nolen Jones

Can you academically defend the Old Testament as verifiable ancient history? Dr. Floyd Nolen Jones, accomplished scientist and theologian, offers sound answers to all of the difficult chronology questions about the Old Testament history of the Jews. In Chronology of the Old Testament , Jones delivers a Bible study resource, which decisively tests and proves the Bible's reliability and trustworthiness. Dig deep into ancient history to answer so called Bible contradictions. Utilizing easy to understand graphs, diagrams and charts, Dr. Jones reveals scriptural solutions to many biblical mathematical controversies. Scholars, theologians, and laymen successfully use Jones' unprecedented research to respond to skeptics of the Holy Bible and the Christian faith. With this biblical timeline dating from Creation through the Resurrection of Christ, you Dr. Floyd Jones, a Ph.D and Th.D, is an ex-evolutionist and an ordained minister with majors in geology, chemistry, mathematics, theology, and education and a minor in physics. His impeccable math and thorough analysis of ancient and biblical history make the Chronology of the Old Testament an indispensable Bible study reference.

Genres: History, Nonfiction, Theology, Religion, Christian

338 pages, Hardcover

First published March 1, 2005

Reviews

[Stami Shturbanova · Rating 5 out of 5]

Extraordinary book! Very torough investigation of the Bible chronology, supported by many facts and logical explanations! I'm impressed! Strongly reccommend!

[Leon Barbee · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is an outstanding book for researching Biblical history. Dr Jones has done a tremendous job of research to help novices like me gain a much better understanding how the Old Testament unfolds historically and in chronological order. I've been working on a personal project of Read the Bible in a Year in Chronological Order and started with F LeGard Smith's work and still had some questions, but Dr Jones helped clear up a lot of those questions. I actually had been reading James Ussher's The Annals of the World which is an amazing book, especially since it was written back around 1650. As I dug deeper into Ussher, I was reading some commentary and came across Dr Jones. All 3 of these books are exciting stuff for a lay person like me and it really helps to gain a much better understanding of Scripture.

[William Jr. · Rating 4 out of 5]

Dr. Floyd Jones has a passion for Bible Chronology. What I appreciate the most is that he totally shows respect for the classic Chronologers of the past (Ussher, Anstey, et. al.). No disrespect towards those he disagrees with. He attempts to demonstrate flaws of other argumentations while maintaining a solid commitment to the Biblical texts (Hebrew Masoretic Text and the Greek New Testament - Textus Receptus). Dr. Jones does not veer to far from the established Bible Chronologers who share the same commitments to the Biblical text. His book is almost an explanation of the six charts that are the out workings and illustrations of his Bible Chronology. Certainly this is a fascinating read!

[Seth · Rating 4 out of 5]

Excellent chronology of the Old Testament. VERY thoroughly researched, as well as faithful to the Bible itself. He highly values Ussher's monumental work.

It is amazing what light a systematic study of Bible chronology can shed on its pages. For example, did you know that Jonathan was almost 30 years older than David?! Or that Samson and Samuel lived at the same time? There are innumerable other interesting facts revealed.

He also deals with the many apparent contradictions and troublesome passages one encounters, especially in the chronology of the kings of Judah and Israel. His answers are nearly always very plausible, besides being faithful to the text. His information on the Jewish method of reckoning years is fascinating.

I'm currently lacking about 100 pages of finishing. It isn't quick reading, but once one gets used to his style it is neither difficult to understand nor boring. He doesn't know how to use his prepositions very well, but he gets the point across. :) I found a few errors, but what book written by man doesn't have some? None of them are too serious.

As far as I'm concerned, this sets the standard for a chronology of the Bible. I'll refer back to it frequently in the future, I'm quite certain. Some Bible colleges have also begun using it.

[Royce Ratterman · Rating 5 out of 5]

Most books are rated related to their usefulness and contributions to my research.
Overall, a good book for the researcher and enthusiast.
Read for personal research
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[Andre]

I am using this book to help guide the family through Israel's period of monarchy, having just finished the period of the Judges.

[Glyn Williams · Rating 4 out of 5]

Very informative and eye-opening.