How can we reconcile Ezra 3:8-13; 5:13-17, which say that the second temple was begun in the reign of Cyrus the Great; Ezra 4:24, which says it was begun in the second year of Darius I; and Haggai 2:15, which implies that the work had not yet begun in 520 <span class="small-caps">b.c.</span>? - New International Encyclopedia of Bible Difficulties

New International Encyclopedia of Bible Difficulties – How can we reconcile Ezra 3:8-13; 5:13-17, which say that the second temple was begun in the reign of Cyrus the Great; Ezra 4:24, which says it was begun in the second year of Darius I; and Haggai 2:15, which implies that the work had not yet begun in 520 b.c.?

Resources New International Encyclopedia of Bible Difficulties How can we reconcile Ezra 3:8-13; 5:13-17, which say that the second temple was begun in the reign of Cyrus the Great; Ezra 4:24, which says it was begun in the second year of Darius I; and Haggai 2:15, which implies that the work had not yet begun in 520 b.c.?

How can we reconcile Ezra 3:8-13; 5:13-17, which say that the second temple was begun in the reign of Cyrus the Great; Ezra 4:24, which says it was begun in the second year of Darius I; and Haggai 2:15, which implies that the work had not yet begun in 520 b.c.?