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Archaeologists reconstructed the burning of Jerusalem in 586 BCE

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Re: Archaeologists reconstructed the burning of Jerusalem in 586 BCE

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Earlier quoted context omitted.

> it will happen to coincide with the birth of ... Jesus Christ. More precisely, it will happen to coincide with what somebody incorrectly calculated to be the birth of Jesus Christ, but which we now know wasn't.

Which is now calculated to be between 6 BC and 4 BC.

That seems to be the current consensus, yes, although I don't think later years can be conclusively ruled out.
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