For an interesting read re: Ussher, etc., , see Stephen Jay Gould (the
paleontologist, evolutionist, and whatever else!) in the NY Times, on the
opinion page for today, Thursday, Oct 23.
Grover Zinn
On Thu, 23 Oct 1997, George FERZOCO wrote:
> No, not the newsmagazine! According to James Ussher, Anglican Archbishop
> of Armagh, in his *Annals of the Old Testament* (1650)...
>
> 'In the beginning God created the Heavens and Earth, which beginning of
> time was in that night preceding the XXIII day of October ... in the
> year 4004 before the first of our Era, commonly called Christian.'
>
> Let the REAL millenial feasts (and apocalypses?) begin! :-)
>
> George
>
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