A dissertation on the true age of the world

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"A dissertation on the true age of the world : in which is determined the…" by Professor Wallace is a theological and chronological treatise written in the mid-19th century. It argues that the Septuagint’s longer genealogical numbers, rather than the Masoretic Hebrew’s shorter figures, preserve the authentic Biblical chronology from Creation to Christ, thereby lengthening the world’s age by about fifteen centuries. Using Scripture, patristic testimony, early chronographers, and selective astronomical and geological reflections, it divides sacred history into six ages and seeks to fix key epochs such as the Flood, the Exodus, and the Advent. Readers should expect a rigorous defense of the Septuagint, critiques of Usher and other modern chronologers, and discussion of prophecy, cyclical time, and the millennium.