'''Edwin R. Thiele''' (1895–1986) was a [[missionary]], Biblical historian, and a [[professor]] of [[Old Testament]] studies. He is best known for his book ''The Mysterious Numbers of the Hebrew Kings'', in which he shows how he determined the basic methods of the Biblical historians of the Hebrew [[Northern Kingdom|Northern]] and [[Southern Kingdom|Southern]] kingdoms. | '''Edwin R. Thiele''' (1895–1986) was a [[missionary]], Biblical historian, and a [[professor]] of [[Old Testament]] studies. He is best known for his book ''The Mysterious Numbers of the Hebrew Kings'', in which he shows how he determined the basic methods of the Biblical historians of the Hebrew [[Northern Kingdom|Northern]] and [[Southern Kingdom|Southern]] kingdoms. |