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<font size=3>At 02:57 PM 5/11/2015, R. Eli Turkel wrote:<br><br>
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<blockquote type=cite class=cite cite=""><<I think this is
tragic. Rather than allow the blasphemous thought that<br>
the current vogue in scholarly circles might be wrong cross their
minds,<br>
they feel forced to conclude that Chazal perpetrated multiple frauds
and<br>
told multiple lies. The inferiority complex many Modern Orthodox
Jews have<br>
regarding secular scholarship is beyond tragic.>><br><br>
I don't see how you can call this "blasphemous" R.
Schwab once suggested<br>
that Chazal purposely changed the facts for a good reason. While he
later<br>
retracted it would be hard to call his original opinion
"blasphemous" .<br>
Furthermore several current Orthodox rabbis such as R. Leibtag do
accept<br>
the secular dating.<br><br>
In any case the TABC article makes the clear point that Chazal had a<br>
tendency to conflate figures in Tanach. </font></blockquote><br>
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The most definitive study on this topic is the recent book
(2014)<br><br>
<h1><b>The Challenge of Jewish History: The Bible, The Greeks & The
Missing 168 Years</b></h1>by Rabbi Alexander Hool<br><br>
From
<a href="http://tinyurl.com/p42uvvj" eudora="autourl">
http://tinyurl.com/p42uvvj<br><br>
</a><font size=3>There is a well-known conundrum concerning Jewish
history: The conventional chronology of the Western world - and academia
- is in direct conflict with traditional Jewish sources over the history
of ... history. Incredibly, there is a gap of roughly 200 years: For
instance, the Talmud says the Second Temple stood for roughly 400 years,
while mainstream historians today conclude that it stood for almost 600
years. This conflict has major implications on what occurred to who, and
when. It also seems to question the accuracy of the entire Jewish
tradition as accepted dating methods seem to contradict core parts of the
traditional Jewish narrative. In presenting fresh and startling
astronomical, mathematical and archaeological evidence, Rabbi Alexander
Hool has charted new ground in his quest to find the solution to this
ancient problem. The Challenge of Jewish History is revolutionary: it
questions all assumptions, dispels unfounded myths, and transports us
back in time over 2,500 years. With a subject of great significance and
fascination to all those interested in history, and a wealth of
scholarship and sources to impress academics, this intriguing book gives
us a new perspective on ....<br><br>
</font>This is a highly researched book based on Jewish and non-Jewish
sources. the author concludes that there are no missing years and
seems to prove his conclusion. <br><br>
I suggest that anyone who is really interested in this topic purchase
this book.<br><br>
YL<br>
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