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THE MYSTERY OF THE WORLD_S YEAR WHAT YEAR ARE WE IN ACCORDING TO THE BIBLE · truthunedited

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  Speaker 1: Have you ever stopped to reflect on the true age
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  Speaker 1: of the world from the earliest days of Adam to
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  Speaker 1: the modern times in which we live. This ancient question
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  Speaker 1: has sparked intense debates throughout the centuries, especially when comparing
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  Speaker 1: different time keeping systems such as the Jewish calendar and
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  Speaker 1: the Gregorian calendar. Both narrate the passage of centuries, but
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  Speaker 1: they start from different assumptions when trying to reconstruct the
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  Speaker 1: chronology that begins with the creation of Adam and Eve,
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  Speaker 1: crosses the era of Jesus Christ, and reaches our days.
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  Speaker 1: After all, what would be the real age of the earth?
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  Speaker 1: Modern science points to a planet with millions, perhaps billions
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  Speaker 1: of years, based on methods such as radiometric dating and
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  Speaker 1: astronomical observation. But what do the Holy scriptures say about
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  Speaker 1: this question? In this documentary, we will traverse the timeline
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  Speaker 1: of the world in the light of the Bible, analyzing
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  Speaker 1: ancient texts, theological concepts, and interpretations that have spanned seuries.
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  Speaker 1: Get ready because what will be revealed here may challenge
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  Speaker 1: widely accepted concepts and surprise you. The Bible presents a
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  Speaker 1: narrative that begins with the creation of the world when God,
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  Speaker 1: according to the account of Genesis, created all things in
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  Speaker 1: six days and set apart the seventh day for rest.
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  Speaker 1: This account is not just a description of the origin
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  Speaker 1: of the universe, but the basis of a chronological system
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  Speaker 1: known as Anno mundi, which seeks to calculate the time
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  Speaker 1: elapsed since Adam to the present day. Throughout Jewish and
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  Speaker 1: Christian history, scholars have dedicated themselves to adding up genealogies, reigns,
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  Speaker 1: and biblical events to try to understand this time count,
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  Speaker 1: resulting in calculations that vary according to interpretive traditions. In
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  Speaker 1: contrast to contemporary science, biblical creationism presents different interpretive currents.
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  Speaker 1: Some advocate for a young Earth about six thousand years old,
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  Speaker 1: based on the literal reading of biblical genealogies. Others propose
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  Speaker 1: an age a bit older, still within a relatively close range.
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  Speaker 1: There are also interpretations that view the days of creation symbolically,
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  Speaker 1: understanding them as long periods, possibly equivalent to a thousand
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  Speaker 1: years each, which opens up space for an understanding that
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  Speaker 1: approaches more closely the scientific chronology. These readings are based
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  Speaker 1: on texts such as two Peter three eight, which states
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  Speaker 1: that for the Lord a day is like a thousand years,
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  Speaker 1: and a thousand years like a day. From this perspective,
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  Speaker 1: theories emerge that place the age of the world around
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  Speaker 1: six thousand years, while others extend this period to about
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  Speaker 1: twelve thousand years or more, considering the intervals between generations
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  Speaker 1: and the time periods not recorded in the genealogies. An
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  Speaker 1: alternative view suggests that the first six days of creation
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  Speaker 1: follow a linear count, while the seventh day the day
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  Speaker 1: of God's rest and sends human time and is inserted
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  Speaker 1: into what is called divine time or chiros. In this understanding,
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  Speaker 1: the seventh day would not be limited by the chronological
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  Speaker 1: measures of the earth, but would remain open eternal, preparing
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  Speaker 1: the stage for the unfolding of history that continues to
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  Speaker 1: this day and that still reveals much more ahead. From
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  Speaker 1: this interpretation, some scholars propose that the world has about
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  Speaker 1: twelve thousand years of existence. This calculation arises from the
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  Speaker 1: combination of the approximately six thousand years counted from the
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  Speaker 1: beginning of creation to the present times, added to an
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  Speaker 1: equivalent period associated with what is called divine time. This
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  Speaker 1: reading does not arise randomly, but is the result of
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  Speaker 1: meticulous analyzes of Biblical chronology supported by centuries of study
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  Speaker 1: of genealogies and historical references scattered throughout various books of
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  Speaker 1: the Scriptures, such as Genesis, Exodus, Judges, Ronicles, Matthew, and Luke,
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  Speaker 1: among others. The Biblical genealogies play a central role in
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  Speaker 1: this process. They not only record names, but establish a
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  Speaker 1: continuous sequence of generations that links Adam to well known
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  Speaker 1: historical figures. For many scholars, these records function as true
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  Speaker 1: temporal milestones, allowing the reconstruction of historical periods and offering
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  Speaker 1: a broader view of the progression of humanity according to
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  Speaker 1: the Biblical account. Throughout the centuries, theologians and historians have
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  Speaker 1: dedicated themselves to this work with the aim of understanding
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  Speaker 1: not only dates, but the spiritual meaning behind this succession
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  Speaker 1: of generations. This approach also reflects a constant attempt to
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  Speaker 1: harmonize the historical dimension of the Bible with its theological depth.
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  Speaker 1: By considering concepts such as chiros divine time. This interpretation
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  Speaker 1: expands the dialogue between human perception of time and God's
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  Speaker 1: eternal perspective. The result is a reading that recognizes both
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  Speaker 1: the literal and symbolic value of the sacred texts, revealing
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  Speaker 1: a complexity that transcends simple numbers or chronological calculations. Our
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  Speaker 1: analysis begins in the Book of Genesis, chapter five, where
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  Speaker 1: we find the genealogy that connects Adam to Noah, establishing
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  Speaker 1: the first foundations of this timeline. Next, we move to
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  Speaker 1: chapter ten, known as the Table of Nations, which describes
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  Speaker 1: the descendants of Noah and the origin of many ancient peoples.
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  Speaker 1: Still in Genesis, chapter eleven presents the narrative of the
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  Speaker 1: Tower of Barble and at the same time introduces the
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  Speaker 1: lineage of Abraham, a fundamental character for the development of
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  Speaker 1: Biblical history. From Abraham's genealogy, we expand our investigation by
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  Speaker 1: referring to other books of the Scriptures, such as Chronicles
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  Speaker 1: Matthew and Luke, which add important details to this succession line.
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  Speaker 1: These records, when compared with historical data on kings, empires,
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  Speaker 1: and events of antiquity, contribute to the construction of a
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  Speaker 1: more detailed chronology, allowing us to trace a continuous line
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  Speaker 1: from the beginnings of humanity to the events that shaped
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  Speaker 1: our civilization. Among the historical figures mentioned in the scriptures,
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  Speaker 1: we find rulers whose existence is confirmed by archaeological evidence,
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  Speaker 1: turning legends into concrete facts. Nebucud Nezer, the powerful King
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  Speaker 1: of Babylon, and Ashurbanipal, the wise sovereign of Assyria, are
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  Speaker 1: notable examples. Their inscriptions on clay tablets and stone monuments
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  Speaker 1: not only date their reigns, but also provide a precise
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  Speaker 1: backdrop for biblical events such as the captivity of Jerusalem
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  Speaker 1: and the destruction of the Temple. Similarly, King Cyrus of
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  Speaker 1: Persia emerges not only as a biblical figure, but as
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  Speaker 1: a real monarch whose religious tolerance policies recorded on clay
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  Speaker 1: cylinders allowed the return of the Jewish exiles to their
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  Speaker 1: landcharacter's function as true historical anchor points, allowing biblical events
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  Speaker 1: to be placed with greater precision within the timeline of
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  Speaker 1: the ancient world, creating an invaluable link between faith and
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  Speaker 1: documented history. From this solid foundation and through a careful
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  Speaker 1: analysis of the genealogies and events described in the scriptures,
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  Speaker 1: scholars have proposed a specific date for the Great Flood.
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  Speaker 1: According to calculations based on Biblical chronology, the flood would
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  Speaker 1: have occurred in the year one thousand, six hundred fifty six.
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  Speaker 1: Since the creation of the world. This event transcends a
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  Speaker 1: mere catastrophe. It is understood as a watershed in human history,
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  Speaker 1: a divine judgment that marked the end of an era
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  Speaker 1: of corruption and the beginning of a new promise, cleansing
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  Speaker 1: the world so that a lineage of faith could begin.
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  Speaker 1: Within the creationist tradition, the six thousand years of world
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  Speaker 1: history are often organized into great periods, each carrying a
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  Speaker 1: profound meaning. The first one thousand, six hundred fifty six
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  Speaker 1: years correspond to the pre flood era, a time described
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  Speaker 1: as marked by extraordinary human longevity and when giants known
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  Speaker 1: as Nephelim still walked the earth. Furthermore, it is known
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  Speaker 1: for a progressive moral corruption, where the imagination of the
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  Speaker 1: human heart constantly turned towards evil, culminating in the judgment
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  Speaker 1: of the flood that purified the earth. After this cataclysm,
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  Speaker 1: the narrative advances to the period of Abraham, situated approximately
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  Speaker 1: two thousand years after Creation. From Abraham, a new phase
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  Speaker 1: of biblical history develops which extends for about a thousand
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  Speaker 1: years and includes central figures such as Isaac, Jacob, and Joseph.
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  Speaker 1: This period includes the formation of the Twelve Tribes of Israel,
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  Speaker 1: their migration to Egypt and the long captivity that would
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  Speaker 1: shape the identity of the Hebrew people. Forging a chosen
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  Speaker 1: people through pain and redemption. These events are not just
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  Speaker 1: historical but spiritual, as they establish covenants, promises, and fundamental
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  Speaker 1: directions within the divine plan. Next, we reach the time
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  Speaker 1: of Moses, traditionally dated by many scholars around fourteen forty
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  Speaker 1: five BC. This moment inaugurates a new stage in the
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  Speaker 1: history of Israel, marked by the Exodus, the liberation from
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  Speaker 1: Egyptian slavery, and the delivery of the Law on Mount Sinai,
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  Speaker 1: events that redefine the relationship between God and his people,
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  Speaker 1: establishing an eternal covenant based on the Ten Commandments and
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  Speaker 1: rituals of holiness that would shape the national identity for millennia.
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  Speaker 1: The Exodus was not just an escape from oppression, but
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  Speaker 1: the birth of a chosen people whose journey through the
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  Speaker 1: desert represented a spiritual journey of divine dependence and learning
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  Speaker 1: of righteousness. After Moses, the Biblical narrative leads us to
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  Speaker 1: the period of the Judges, an era of transition characterized
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  Speaker 1: by decentralised leadership and uns repeated cycles of spiritual turning
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  Speaker 1: away crisis and restoration. This period, which lasted approximately three
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  Speaker 1: hundred fifty years, witnessed figures such as Gideon, Deborah, Samson,
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  Speaker 1: and Samuel, charismatic leaders who arose in times of crisis
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  Speaker 1: to lead the people back to their covenant with God.
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  Speaker 1: These judges were not only military leaders, but also prophets
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  Speaker 1: and judges who administered justice according to the Law of Moses,
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  Speaker 1: paving the way for the establishment of the monarchy, initiated
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  Speaker 1: with Saul and consolidated by David, who established Israel as
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  Speaker 1: a unified and strong nation through military conquests and centralized administration.
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  Speaker 1: His son Solomon, known for his wisdom, brought the kingdom
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  Speaker 1: to its political and cultural peak, culminating in the construction
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  Speaker 1: of the Temple in Jerusalem, a symbol of divine glory
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  Speaker 1: and national unity that would attract pilgrims from all the tribes.
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  Speaker 1: After Solomon's death, the unity of the Kingdom of Israel
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  Speaker 1: was broken. The division between the northern kingdom called Israel
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  Speaker 1: and the southern kingdom Judah marked the beginning of a
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  Speaker 1: prolonged period of political and spiritual instability. In Judah, Rihoboam
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  Speaker 1: assumed the throne, while in the Northern Kingdom. A succession
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  Speaker 1: of kings, many of them little known and often marked
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  Speaker 1: by unfaithfulness, led the nation on a path of constant
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  Speaker 1: conflict with neighboring powers. This fragmentation weakened both kingdoms and
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  Speaker 1: made them vulnerable to the great powers that were rising
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  Speaker 1: around them, such as Assyria and Babylon, which took advantage
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  Speaker 1: of the disunity to expand their dominion. Over time, this
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  Speaker 1: fragility culminated in two distinct traumatic events. The Kingdom of
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  Speaker 1: Israel was struck by the Assyrian captivity, being dispersed among
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  Speaker 1: other nations, while Judah would later face the devastating Babylonian captivity,
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  Speaker 1: one of the most dramatic turning points in all of
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  Speaker 1: Biblical history. These exiles not only altered the political destiny
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  Speaker 1: of the Hebrew people, but also redefined their spiritual identity,
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  Speaker 1: now marked by the loss of the land and the temple.
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  Speaker 1: In this scenario, the Neo Babylonian Empire assumes a central role.
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  Speaker 1: This period of Mesopotamian history reached its peak under the
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  Speaker 1: reign of nebucud Neza the Second, who ruled approximately from
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  Speaker 1: six hundred four b C. To five hundred sixty two
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  Speaker 1: b C. Amidst wars, alliances, and cultural transformations. Nebucud Nezza
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  Speaker 1: led an impressive territorial expansion, elevating Babylon to the status
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  Speaker 1: of a dominant power in the ancient world and leaving
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  Speaker 1: a legacy that would echo both in history and in
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  Speaker 1: the scriptures. Among his most notable conquests is the taking
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  Speaker 1: of Jerusalem in five hundred eighty six b C, an
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  Speaker 1: event that culminated in the destruction of the Temple and
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  Speaker 1: the exile of the people of Judah. This episode represents
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  Speaker 1: a profound historical and spiritualis rupture. According to Babylonian records
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  Speaker 1: and ancient chronologies, the final period of the exile ends
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  Speaker 1: around five hundred sixty two BC, symbolizing the end of
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  Speaker 1: an era and preparing the ground for the rise of
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  Speaker 1: new empires. With the decline of Babylon, dominion passed to
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  Speaker 1: the Persian Empire, later consolidated into the Meadow Persian Empire.
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  Speaker 1: Under this new administration, the political landscape of the Near
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  Speaker 1: East was reorganized once again. Later, this power would be
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  Speaker 1: surpassed by the Greco Macedonians also known as Hellenistic Macedonians,
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  Speaker 1: led by Alexander the Great, whose rapid expansion redrew the
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  Speaker 1: map of the ancient world. Over time, this empire would
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  Speaker 1: give way to the emergence of an even more enduring force,
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  Speaker 1: the Roman Empire. When Jesus Christ, the Messiah and Savior
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  Speaker 1: was born, Rome had already reached the peak of its power.
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  Speaker 1: At that time. Emperor Augustus Octavian ruled with absolute authority,
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  Speaker 1: having consolidated his dominion after the decisive Battle of Actium
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  Speaker 1: in thirty one b C, which ended the Roman Civil Wars.
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  Speaker 1: Under his rule, the empire expanded impressively, extending from the
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  Speaker 1: Iberian Peninsula to the Middle East and from northern Europe
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  Speaker 1: to northern Africa. To administer such vast territories, Rome divided
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  Speaker 1: the empire into provinces, each governed by procurators or legates
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  Speaker 1: appointed by the emperor, a system that would shape the
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  Speaker 1: political landscape in which the events of the New Testament
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  Speaker 1: would unfold. Judea, the region where Jesus was born, was
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  Speaker 1: one of these provinces under Roman dominion and lived under
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  Speaker 1: strong political and religious tension. Governed directly by Rome, it
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  Speaker 1: was subject to rigorous taxes and constant surveillance by imperial authorities.
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  Speaker 1: During Jesus's adult life. Pontius Pilot served as the procurator
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  Speaker 1: of Judea between the years twenty six and thirty six
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  Speaker 1: a d becoming a decisive figure in the events that
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  Speaker 1: culminated in the Crucifixion of Christ, an event that would
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  Speaker 1: forever change the course of history. From the birth of
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  Speaker 1: Jesus until the present time in twenty twenty five, approaching
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  Speaker 1: twenty twenty six, about two thousand years have passed. Throughout
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  Speaker 1: this extensive period, Jewish scholars and religious leaders have relied
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  Speaker 1: on the Jewish calendar as a basis for dating historical events,
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  Speaker 1: counting the years from the creation of Adam to the
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  Speaker 1: present day. However, it is important to recognize that the
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  Speaker 1: Jewish calendar as it is used to day may present
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  Speaker 1: inaccuracies accumulated over the centuries. Among these possible inconsistencies arises
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  Speaker 1: the debate around the so called forgotten centuries or lost centuries,
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  Speaker 1: a complex and intriguing issue that involves gaps in the
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  Speaker 1: chronological count periods of foreign rule, and divergences between historical
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  Speaker 1: records and rabbinic traditions. The implications of this topic are profound,
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  Speaker 1: both from a historical and theological point of view. Although
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  Speaker 1: this is an extensive discussion, it will be addressed in
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  Speaker 1: greater depth in a future video where we will analyze
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  Speaker 1: these points in more detail. According to the Jewish calendar,
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  Speaker 1: we currently live in the year five thousand, seven hundred
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  Speaker 1: eighty six, a count that begins on Rosh Hashanah. This
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  Speaker 1: Hebrew expression literally means head of the year, or more precisely,
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  Speaker 1: beginning of the year. In Hebrew, rosh indicates head or beginning,
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  Speaker 1: while hashinah refers to the year. Thus, Rosh Hashanah marks
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  Speaker 1: the beginning of a new annual cycle and carries a
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  Speaker 1: profound spiritual meaning. For Judaism, this period is dedicated to introspection, repentance,
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  Speaker 1: and inner renewal. Although the Jewish calendar counts five thousand,
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  Speaker 1: seven hundred eighty six years from Adam to the present,
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  Speaker 1: many Christian scholars, in recognizing Jesus as the promised Messiah,
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  Speaker 1: suggest that the history of the world may extend for
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  Speaker 1: at least three or four centuries beyond this count. This difference,
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  Speaker 1: according to many scholars, can be explained by gaps in
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  Speaker 1: the time count throughout history. The so called lost years
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  Speaker 1: or centuries of the Jewish calendar. When we observe the
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  Speaker 1: Holy scriptures, both in the Old and New Testaments, we
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  Speaker 1: perceive that the traditional Christian view usually attributes to the
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  Speaker 1: world an approximate age of six thousand years. Some more
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  Speaker 1: specific estimates point to six thousand, one hundred twenty or
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  Speaker 1: six thousand, two hundred years, but in general, the symbolic
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  Speaker 1: and recurring number remains around six thousand years, associated with
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  Speaker 1: the six days of creation and the genealogical count from Adam.
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  Speaker 1: Within this same logic, there are interpretations that expand this
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  Speaker 1: perspective and suggest a still greater period, reaching about twelve
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  Speaker 1: thousand years. This reading is based on the biblical idea
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  Speaker 1: that for God, a day is equivalent to a thousand years. Thus,
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  Speaker 1: the days of creation could represent long periods of time,
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  Speaker 1: revealing a deeper and more symbolic dimension of the Biblical
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  Speaker 1: account without necessarily invalidating it. Faced with all this information,
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  Speaker 1: an inevitable question arises, which of these views makes more
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  Speaker 1: sense to you? Do you identify with the estimate of
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  Speaker 1: approximately five thousand, seven hundred eighty five years presented by
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  Speaker 1: the current Jewish calendar. Do you agree with the Christian
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  Speaker 1: tradition that points to about six thousand years of history
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  Speaker 1: since Adam or do you consider the interpretation of twelve
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  Speaker 1: thousand years, which understands the days of creation as symbolic
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  Speaker 1: periods more coherent? And if you believe that the world
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  Speaker 1: is billions of years old, as suggested by modern science,
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  Speaker 1: your perspective is also valid and deserves reflection. These questions
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  Speaker 1: do not seek to impose a definitive answer, but to
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  Speaker 1: invite reflection on the Biblical and Jewish views regarding the
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  Speaker 1: age of the world and the purpose of creation. May
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  Speaker 1: this content awaken in you the desire to delve deeper
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  Speaker 1: into this fascinating topic. May God be with you all
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  Speaker 1: and will see you soon.