[wmfights]

Isaiah 45 tells us that Cyrus was anointed for some things --- but not to build the city of Jerusalem. That would be left to his son [grandson, great grandson?] Artaxerxes [465 - ] who would do that.

Thank you for your illuminating posts. I had not been aware of the disbelief that the start date was Artaxerxes decree.

If we go by this interpretation, which I believe to be true, the Old Testament does give us rock solid evidence of whom Jesus truly is, the CHRIST. Thus the claim there is no proof falls away.

[Uncle Chip]

Exactly --- The evidence that Jesus was and is their Messiah who came exactly at the time that Daniel prophesied is right there in their own Hebrew Scriptures. The Jews, however, have the same problem with sola Scriptura as the RCC, EOC, and others.

They all use this amorphous fungible entity that they call Tradition [oral, rabbinic, patriarchal, Talmudic, magisterial, whatever ...] to interpret and explain away the plain and clear meaning of those Scriptures that they would just as soon like to get rid of.