I am with you on the dates of 966 for the 4th yr of Solomon's reign and 2166 as the date of Abraham's birth. The one place where I see a clear difference is with the date of the Flood. You have it at 2518 and I thought Usher's count would place it at 2349 B.C. I will need to check on this date a little more thoroughly.

My understanding of the MT data places Creation at 4174 BC not 4004 as Ussher. Given an acceptance of 763 BC as the eponymy of Bur-Sagale during which an eclipse took place, I come up with 966 as the 4th year of Solomon's reign, which places the Exodus at 1446, Abraham's birth at 2166, and the Flood, according to the MT, at 2518, plus the 1656 years before the flood and that yields 4174 BC.
Where does Ussher's chronology diverge? Solomon's 4th year? Exodus? somewhere else?
I've never been able to come up with 4004 when I run the MT's numbers, and would like to know what I'm missing.

I am aware of both discussions as well as others who take the same position. I am convinced that those who follow a 7000 years old as well as those who argue for a 6000 year old earth desire to be biblical. In addition, I greatly appreciate the work of both Jonathan Sarfati and Peter Williams, but at this point I am not convinced. For me the crux of the issue relates to explaining Luke’s placement of Cainan between Arphaxad and Selah in Luke 3:35-36 along with Cainan’s omission in Genesis 11:12. The NT evidence is what convinces me of my understanding.

Your friend in Christ,

Bob

He cites an earlier article in favor of the Masoretic Text titled, “Some Remarks Preliminary to a Biblical Chronology” by Pete J. Williams (https://creation.com/images/pdfs/tj/j12_1/j12_1_98-106.pdf).

I am in favor of the Masoretic Text and its chronological time frame as supported by these articles.

Love,
In Christ,

Matt