The ages of the patriarchs and the zodiac

[Sabbathbreaker]

@rsewell

ANE cosmology does not offer a promising basis for astronomical prediction.

The ANE cosmologists used geometric calculus and could predict Jupiter’s movement to within a fraction of a degree.

[Bill_II]

@Sabbathbreaker

I don’t understand your question.

I was wondering why someone would go through this much effort to determine that the ages of the patriarchs were changed in the LXX to better match a Hebrew astrology to the current celestrial observations. I think I found the answer in the paper.

Consequently, it is clear that the ancient cultures believed in the power of planets as rulers of the hours and the weekdays. And the question arises whether in the ancient cultures there were also rulers assigned to the mean months of the year in connection with the stars in the sky.

The answer to that question is the ages were changed to match the current zodiac to show the Hebrews did practice an astrology that match the 12 signs of the zodiac.

My response would be “so what?” It might scratch an academic itch but serves no useful function that I can see.

What were you hoping to get out of this paper? What questions did you think it was going to answer?

[Sabbathbreaker]

@Bill_II

What were you hoping to get out of this paper?

I’m a YEC and I wanted to try and think of a way to argue against YEC that might encourage a thoughtful discussion. Something different then the same old same old. Mostly because of this guys recent debate with MadeByJimBob Rondam Ramblings: Debate Post-Mortem