Talk:Zedekiah
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[edit] Book of Mormon
The Book of Mormon Entry in this article is stated as though it is a truthful historical claim with historical backing. But since the Book of Mormon is not an widely accepted source of historical information it must be considered that this part of the entry may be false. Tommack2953 01:08, May 15, 2006 (UTC)
- The section with the Book of Mormon begins with, "According to the Book of Mormon..." This is more than enough context for articles on works of fiction, why does it require any more disclaimer for something that many people consider a historical account? Val42 03:52, 17 May 2006 (UTC)
The problems with using the Book of Mormon as a dating reference are numerous (even assuming, for the sake of argument, that the Book of Mormon is historically accurate) because of the lack of information concerning the number of days in a calendar year, the type of calendar (solar, lunar, Mayan), the possibility of mistakes or generalities, etc. For an introductory discussion on the problems associated with Book of Mormon dating (published by BYU's FARMS institute), see http://maxwellinstitute.byu.edu/display.php?table=review&id=276 (towards the bottom). Because of this, I have deleted the reference under the Book of Mormon section to the beginning date of Zedekiah's reign. (BipBop10 13:27, 5 March 2007 (UTC))
[edit] Zedekiah's lineage
2 Chronicles 36:10 states that Zedekiah was brother rather than uncle of Jeconiah (Jeoiachin). This is almost certainly in error, but it would seem to be deserving of a mention. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Opaanderson (talk • contribs) 18:04, 8 December 2006 (UTC).
