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[[Edwin R. Thiele]] (1895-1986) was a [[missionary]], an [[archaeologist]], and a [[professor]] of [[Old Testament]] studies. He is best known for his 1943 doctoral dissertation, in which he attempted to synchronize the King Lists of the Divided Kingdoms [[Northern Kingdom|Northern]] and [[Southern Kingdom|Southern]] with archaeological records of the ancient [[Assyria|Assyrian]] civilization.
== Life ==
Dr. Thiele was a natural-born citizen of the [[United States]], served as a [[missionary]] in [[China]], and earned renown as an [[archaeologist]] specializing in [[Assyria|Assyrian]] studies.
Dr. Thiele died in [[St. Helena]], [[California]] in 1986. He is buried in Rose Hill Cemetery in [[Berrien Springs]], [[Michigan]].
== ''Curriculum Vitae'' ==
*1918: [[Bachelor of Arts]] degree from [[Emmanuel Missionary College]] (since renamed to [[Andrews University]]), [[Chicago]], [[Illinois]], [[United States]]
*1918-20: Home missionary secretary, East Michigan Conference
*1920-32: missionary in China
*1937: [[Master of Arts]] in [[Archaeology]], [[University of Chicago]], Chicago, Illinois.
*1943: [[Doctor of Philosophy]] in Archaeology, University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois.
*1963-5: Professor of Antiquity, Andrews University, Chicago, Illinois.
=== Major Publication ===
* ''The Mysterious Numbers of the Hebrew Kings'', Chicago, IL, 1943 (his doctoral dissertation). Reprinted by Kregel Academic and Professional Publishers, November 10, 1994, 256 pages, paperback. ISBN 082543825X
== Dr. Thiele's major thesis ==
Thiele believed that the king lists in I and II Kings were inconsistent with one another, and either in error or simply misinterpreted in light of the published history of the [[Assyria|Assyrians]]. He therefore sought to reconcile the chronology of the Divided Kingdoms with the chronology of the Assyrians. His key assumptions were:
# That King [[Jehu]] of the [[Northern Kingdom]] paid a tribute to [[Shalmaneser III]] in 843 BC.
# That King [[Ahab]] of the Northern Kingdom took part in the [[Battle of Qarqar]] against [[Shalmaneser III]] in 853 BC.
Because a strict read of I and II Kings would make these dates untenable, Thiele concluded that the history of the Northern Kingdom was long by 45 years. By extension, the history of the [[Southern Kingdom]] was also overly long by this same number of years.
Most evangelical scholars have accepted his work without question. But [[Larry Pierce]] in 2003 published an [[English]] translation of ''[[The Annals of the World]]'' by [[James Ussher]]. He then launched a public challenge to Dr. Thiele's work, and the assumptions behind it, in order to validate Ussher's original chronology.
== External References ==
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edwin_R._Thiele Edwin R. Thiele] by [[Wikipedia]]
*[http://www.olive-tree.net/redemptiveplan/ThieleSummary.htm A Summary of Edwin Thiele's Work] by Olive Tree Ministries
== See Also ==
*[[Biblical chronology dispute]]
*[[The Annals of the World]]
[[Category:Archaeologists|Thiele, Edwin R.]]