In fact, before the Persian Empire (approximately the sixth to third centuries BC) very little is known from any source about Greek, Roman and Egyptian history or the history of other nations much rests on speculation and myths.
In preparing this work, Ussher first made the assumption that the Bible is the only reliable source of chronological information for the time periods covered therein. The Annals of the World was first published in 1658, two years after He published this 1,600-page volume in 1650. World in Latin, covering every major event from the time of creation to AD 70. One of Ussher’s many projects was to write a complete history of the Studying Ussher’s line of thinking as he arrived at his conclusion- creation on OctoBC-provides food for thought to this very day. On the surface, this does seem a bit extreme to suggest such a specific date-but when one studies what Ussher did, one quickly realizes he was a brilliant scholar who had very good reasons for his conclusions concerning the date of creation. Ussher also argued that Day 1 of creation was October 23. In other words, they started trusting in the latest secular findings based on fallible dating methods, instead of the only absolutely reliable method-consulting the history book provided by the Eyewitness account (the infallible Word of God).
However, this date was widely accepted until people began to believe in ideas such as billions of years of Earth history. The age of the earth is one of the most contentious issues in the creation/evolution debate.Įven James Ussher (1581-1656), the famous and respected Archbishop of Ireland in the seventeenth century, is today greatly ridiculed for declaring that the world was created in 4004 BC. In today’s culture, the thought of creation occurring about 6,000 years ago is frequently mocked by non-Christians-and also by many Christians. The age of the earth is one of the most contentious issues in the creation/ evolution debate.