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Thiele's defining work on chronology was:
Thiele's defining work on chronology was:
*Edwin R. Theile - THE MYSTERIOUS NUMBERS OF THE HEBREW KINGS, Eerdmans, Grand Rapids, MI, 1965
*Edwin R. Theile - ''The Mysterious Numbers of the Hebrew Kings,'' Eerdmans, Grand Rapids, MI, 1965


Today, most evangelical scholars have joined the Thiele camp;<ref name=Wood>See, for example, Leon J. Wood, ''A Survey of Israel's History'', rev. ed. David O'Brien, Grand Rapids, MI: Academie Books, 1986 (ISBN 031034770X)</ref> however the same evangelical scholars have mostly embraced various forms of theistic evolution. Fulbright and other competitors of Thiele are regarded as less important.<ref>Fulbright himself was a member of the Late Date camp; Thiele accepted an early date for the [[Exodus]].</ref> The Thiele camp makes some of the most controversial recommendations known to Biblical scholarship, and the dispute between the Thiele and Ussher camps is perhaps the most bitter.
Today, most evangelical scholars have joined the Thiele camp;<ref name=Wood>See, for example, Leon J. Wood, ''A Survey of Israel's History'', rev. ed. David O'Brien, Grand Rapids, MI: Academie Books, 1986 (ISBN 031034770X)</ref> however the same evangelical scholars have mostly embraced various forms of theistic evolution. Fulbright and other competitors of Thiele are regarded as less important.<ref>Fulbright himself was a member of the Late Date camp; Thiele accepted an early date for the [[Exodus]].</ref> The Thiele camp makes some of the most controversial recommendations known to Biblical scholarship, and the dispute between the Thiele and Ussher camps is perhaps the most bitter.
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