Biblical Hebrew Forum

[George Athas <George.Athas AT moore.edu.au>]

Rolf, I'm sure you have your reasons, just like all who interpret this chapter. However, if your reasons are not coming from the text itself, they may not be good reasons. The command to return and rebuild Jerusalem is not about what Nehemiah did. It's about the (imminent in the narrative of Daniel) edict of Cyrus allowing Judeans to return and rebuild Jerusalem. This is an event in 538 BC.

GEORGE ATHAS

Dean of Research,

Moore Theological College (moore.edu.au)

Sydney, Australia

From: Rolf <rolf.furuli AT sf-nett.no>
Date: Thursday, 18 October 2012 8:55 PM
To: B-Hebrew <b-hebrew AT lists.ibiblio.org>
Subject: Re: [b-hebrew] Daniel 9:21­27

Dear George,

There are different opinions as to the when the word mentioned in Daniel 9:25 went out. I find good reasons to connect this "word" with the situation in Nehemiah, chapter 2, which happened in the 20th year of Artaxerxes. If this is correct, the timing of this 20th year is important.

Best regards,

Rolf Furuli

Stavern

Norway