"Bible Chronology" (published in April, 1974). Part I - Chronology of the Divine Plan of Ages  THE INTRODUCTION     "And God said, let there be lights in the firmament of heaven to divide the day from the night; and let them be for signs, and for seasons, and for days and years" (Gen. 1:14). "Yea, the stork in the heavens knoweth her appointed times; and the turtle-dove and the swallow and the crane observe the time of their coming" (Jer. 8:7). "For everything there is a season, and a time for very purpose under heaven" (Eccl. 3:1-8). The word "chronology" has Greek origin. Chronos means “time”, logia means “science”; therefore it is the science relating to times – particularly the facts and events in the definite time. According to the General Encyclopaedia chronology can be divided as follows: – the mathematical-astronomical chronology, which "measures and divides the time on the basis of the revolutions of the celestial spheres." (Its knowledge allows for example to calculate the time of the sun and moon eclipse. It was also the basic source to calculate the calendar of the Memorial Supper anniversary till 2000). – the historical chronology, which is a chronicle or arrangement of events in their occurrence order. The Bible chronology ...more