The Myth of the "400 Years of Silence" and its Origin (Dr. George Athas)

Join the Hebrew Bible Book Club:   / hebrewbibleinsights   Where did the idea of 400 years of silence between the Old and New Testament come from? Dr. George Athas explains the historical-cultural context that originated such an idea and how it was further developed in following centuries. Bridging the Testaments: https://a.co/d/6pLgYXp Dr. George Athas has a PhD from the University of Sydney and is Director of Research of Old Testament and Hebrew at Moore Theological College. He has written extensively on Old Testament prophetic books; Ecclesiastes; Song of Songs; apocalyptic literature; the exilic and post-exilic periods; Second Temple Judaism and early Christianity; history and archaeology of the ancient Near East and Mediterranean; biblical theology; and Hebrew language.