Ages in Chaos

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Ages in Chaos is a controversial historical work by Immanuel Velikovsky that proposes a radical revision of ancient Near Eastern chronology.

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instanceOf book
controversial work
historical work
author Immanuel Velikovsky NERFINISHED
basedOn comparative analysis of ancient texts
reinterpretation of archaeological evidence
controversialFor identification of Pharaohs with Biblical kings
rejection of conventional Egyptology chronology
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
criticizedBy Egyptologists
archaeologists
professional historians
criticizedFor chronological inconsistencies
methodological flaws
selective use of evidence
followedBy Peoples of the Sea NERFINISHED
Ramses II and His Time NERFINISHED
genre alternative history
chronology revisionism
hasEdition Ages in Chaos, Volume I NERFINISHED
hasOCLCNumber 1850355
hasSubjectHeading Bible and archaeology
Chronology, Ancient
Egypt—History—To 332 B.C.
influenced pseudohistorical chronology theories
language English
mainSubject Biblical history
Egyptian chronology
ancient Near Eastern chronology
mediaType print
notableFor popularizing radical chronological revisionism in the mid-20th century
partOfSeries Ages in Chaos series NERFINISHED
positionOnChronology compresses conventional Egyptian chronology by several centuries
equates certain Egyptian historical periods with Biblical events
proposes radical revision of ancient Near Eastern chronology
publicationDate 1952
publisher Doubleday
relatedWork Worlds in Collision NERFINISHED

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Immanuel Velikovsky notableWork Ages in Chaos