{"id":114525,"date":"2026-11-08T16:17:03","date_gmt":"2026-11-08T16:17:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/?p=114525"},"modified":"2026-11-08T16:17:03","modified_gmt":"2026-11-08T16:17:03","slug":"intertestamental-period","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/it\/learn\/intertestamental-period\/","title":{"rendered":"I 400 anni di silenzio tra l'Antico e il Nuovo Testamento"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"cppw-protected cppw-protected--overlay\"><div class=\"cppw-excerpt cppw-excerpt--overlay\"><p>The 400 silent years run from the prophet Malachi, about 450 BC, to John the Baptist, about AD 29, which makes them really about 460 to 480 years, nearer 475 than 400. Many Protestants, evangelicals especially, call them silent because they hold that no Scripture was written in them, while Catholic and Orthodox Bibles carry books from those very years. Judea changed hands five times before they were over. Those of us who have read a Protestant Bible straight through\u2026<\/p>\n<\/div>\t\t<div class=\"cppw-paywall paywp-paywall\" data-required-level=\"25\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"cppw-lock-mark\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t<h2>Continue reading with a subscription<\/h2>\n\t\t\t<p>Get unlimited access to all our premium content and exclusive features.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cppw-paywall__actions\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"cppw-button wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/it\/become-a-member\/\">Subscribe now<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"cppw-login-link\" href=\"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/it\/login\/\">Already a subscriber? 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