James Barr (1993). Bruce M. Metzger; Michael D. Coogan (eds.). The Oxford Companion to the Bible. New York: Oxford University Press. էջեր 118–119. ISBN0195046455. «If, as is possible, the Exodus took place in 2666 AM, is it perhaps significant that this is almost exactly two-thirds of 4000? ... If, as has been suggested, a figure of 4000 was held in mind, the present biblical chronology might be predicated upon the rededication of the Temple (about 164 BCE) after its profanation by Antiochus, which would establish a connection with Daniel, as well as with the books of Enoch and Jubilees.»
Philip R. Davies (2015 թ․ հոկտեմբերի 22). The History of Ancient Israel: A Guide for the Perplexed. Bloomsbury Publishing. էջ 43. ISBN978-0567655837. «More significantly, the Exodus occurs at a point (2666) that is two-thirds of 4,000. By adding the remaining 375 years we arrive—in our modern calculations—at 538 - 375 = 163 BCE, the date of the rededication of the temple by Judas Maccabee. Of course, this calculation implies that the framers of the chronology were aware of the accurate figure. So possibly the endpoint is the year of desecration (167), or even a date a little in the future, the date of the expected eschaton ... If so, the present Masoretic chronology dates from the second century BCE.»
Joseph Blenkinsopp (2006 թ․ նոյեմբերի 7). Opening the Sealed Book: Interpretations of the Book of Isaiah in Late Antiquity. Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing. էջ 87. ISBN978-0802840219. «Noteworthy, finally, is the hypothesis according to which the overall biblical chronology is based on a 4000-year cycle of Zoroastrian inspiration, a 'Great Year,' inserted into the biblical narrative calculating backwards from the same point in time, namely, the purification of the temple and the restoration of the temple cult in 164 BCE.»
Barr, 2001, էջեր 96–97 Barr, James (2001). «Chronology». In Metzger, Bruce M.; Coogan, Michael David (eds.). The Oxford Guide to Ideas & Issues of the Bible. Oxford University Press. ISBN978-0195149173.
Barr, 2001, էջեր 98–99 Barr, James (2001). «Chronology». In Metzger, Bruce M.; Coogan, Michael David (eds.). The Oxford Guide to Ideas & Issues of the Bible. Oxford University Press. ISBN978-0195149173.
Barr, 2001, էջ 97 Barr, James (2001). «Chronology». In Metzger, Bruce M.; Coogan, Michael David (eds.). The Oxford Guide to Ideas & Issues of the Bible. Oxford University Press. ISBN978-0195149173.