ARCHAEOLOGY OF DANIEL: The Cyrus Cylinder 6/7

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In 1979 the British Museum conducted a dig at the ancient city of Babylon where they found a plethora of clay cylinders covered in writing. These could be considered old library books with important historical records about the city, its rulers, and major events. This cylinder and the works of the historian Josephus help us piece together a picture of the rise and reign of Cyrus. The Bible also contains an account of the reign of Cyrus. How well do these stories match? Can the Bible be trusted as a source of history?
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PHOTO CREDITS:
• Cylinder Transcription by Theophilus Goldridge Pinches M.R.A.S. (1856 – 6 June 1934 Muswell Hill, London), Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=91128048
• Cylidner Photographs by Prioryman, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=19669420 and https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=19669413
• Hormuzd Rassam by Philip Henry Delamotte, Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=1864418
• Sir Henry Rawlinson by Henry Wyndham Phillips, Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=83370918

TIMESTAMPS:
0:00 Introduction
3:00 Cylinder Discovery
4:41 Cylinder Contents
13:01 Cyrus’ Proclamation
19:25 Prophecy Concerning Cyrus
23:42 Josephus on Cyrus
29:13 Conclusion