Another example of the Bible being inaccurate historically.
Bad History in the Book of Daniel
Plus,
4:33
The same hour was the thing fulfilled upon Nebuchadnezzar: and he was driven from men, and did eat grass as oxen, and his body was wet with the dew of heaven, till his hairs were grown like eagles' feathers, and his nails like birds' claws.
Now you would think if something that strange happened to a king somebody would have written it down.
Now you would think if something that strange happened to a king somebody would have written it down.
Where did you read this if it wasn't written down?
2 Things:
1. Babylon
Neo-Babylon prevailed from 626-539 B.C. This Semitic civilization built upon the political power structure left by the Assyrians and expanded upon it with a lessened degree of violence. The Babylonians were much more intellectual than were the Assyrians. They were deeply interested in the study of the heavenly bodies. They also pursued the sciences and mathematics, developing a numerical system based on the number six, unlike our decimal system, which is based on ten. The Babylonian King Nebuchadnezzar is infamous for crushing Jerusalem and imposing a severe exile on all of Judah’s leaders.
2. Persia
The Persians reigned from 539 B.C., when Cyrus the Great conquered the Babylonians, until 330 B.C., when the Greeks defeated them. These people were non-Semitic and are best remembered for overseeing a far-flung empire with a minimum of harsh treatment for the subservient peoples. A good example of this is Cyrus’s decree allowing the exiles to return to Israel after the end of the Babylonian captivity. These people are also known for their development of astrology.
These things happened an awful long time ago. Do you know if Aristotle had a hairy back?