David
Conventional approximate reign in biblical chronology. Begin with the house and promise in 2 Samuel 7.
Continue ↗DAVID · SOLOMON · BABYLON
David, Solomon and Babylon: a connected timeline
Keep the kings, the conquest, the literary works and Babylon’s present teaching in their own settings.
Solomon
Conventional approximate reign. Read the request for an understanding heart in 1 Kings 3.
Continue ↗Jerusalem and the Temple
Jerusalem’s destruction belongs to the Babylonian conquest, centuries after David and Solomon.
Continue ↗Babylon and Cyrus
The Persian conquest is the starting point for our evidence doorway, not the date of Solomon’s life.
Continue ↗Solomonic voices
Ecclesiastes, Song of Songs and Wisdom require separate questions about composition, attribution and reception.
Continue ↗The chamber songs
A modern authored journey connects wisdom, love, twenty-two letters and twelve rooms. Its spiritual connections do not collapse the historical dates.
Continue ↗Two timelines can speak together
A king’s lifetime, a book’s composition and a later spiritual reading are different events. The USCCB introductions discuss later settings for Ecclesiastes and Song of Songs, and an anonymous Greek-language author for Wisdom. Those editorial discussions do not cancel the traditional associations; they clarify what kind of claim each association makes.
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Learning in the Light
In Babylon, the Father’s light opens perspective, learning and a chosen next step. Your worth remains intact. Every person is sovereign, with dignity, freedom and room to grow.
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