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- Subject: Re: Length of years (was Re: ***MoJ: Proof 1: The Amazing Prophecy***)
- Message-ID: <1993Jan22.171745.7456@engage.pko.dec.com>
- Date: 22 Jan 93 17:17:45 GMT
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- In article <1993Jan22.163414.6565@udel.edu> carroll@bifur.cis.udel.edu (Mark C. Carroll) writes:
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- >There is _no_ evidence of _any_ use of a 360 day calendar.
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- Babylonians were known to use a 360 day calender, which is consistent
- with their use of base 60 arithmetics. Remember that
- the Book of Daniel was written in Babylonian Exile. It is
- perfectly appropriate for it to use the Babylonian 360 day year.
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- Regards,
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- For Christ and His Kingdom
- -- Publius
- Disclaimer: These opinions are mine, all mine, mine alone.
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