My sister has an interesting reading list. Her book reviews tend to be of semi-academic books, I thought I’d reblog them because they are interesting. We argue a lot because we were brought up to have opinions and to back them
up with knowledge. It just so happens that my sister is interested in history and religion,
whereas I’m more of an equal opportunities
nosy git. I want to know everything about
everything.Here is the first of two book reviews written by my sister.
I’ve recently read Act of God and found it deeply fascinating, realistic and well researched. Having quite an interest in this topic, I began reading with trepidation and was hooked from beginning to end. The tale starts in Egypt with a tomb classified Tomb 55, located opposite the tomb of Tutankhamun. This tomb is a mystery and Phillips’ research takes him through the Amarna period of Egyptian history during the time of Akhenaten; and into the depths of ancient events, touching on the Plagues of Egypt described in Exodus; and finding an historical explanation for some of the events in the Old Testament.
This is a fascinating and engaging read and does not contain any conspiracy theories, whatsoever. Unlike many of his peers, Graham Phillips considers his argument carefully backed by geographical, historical and scientific information. He places biblical events in genuine historical context and shows solid, logical reasoning and detective…
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