Review of The Biblical Clock
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Review of The Biblical Clock
[Following is a volunteer review of "The Biblical Clock" by Daniel Friedmann and Dania Sheldon.]
This is a resubmission of The Biblical Clock. The book takes us through the journey of Friedmann with the assistance of and Dania Sheldon in the convergence between his two field of study, science, and theology. The author does this by taking events in Genesis, and collecting hypothesis from historical scrolls and documents. The focus is on the distilling of "time" through events that took place during the seven days of creation. The author hypothesis that a day in these days of creation is not equal to a day. He goes on to formulate the actual time in numbers in layman terms to understand that the seven days were not a sprinkle of fairy dust or an abracadabra moment.
I enjoyed reading the book, it was a quick and an easy read. I had to take breaks to digest the hypothesis presented.This book has added a layer to which I will explore religion and when studying the Bible.
I liked the overall concept that the book was addressing. Furthermore, I read the book out of interest and not as a follower of the concept, I am not a scientist or entrenched in the Jewish community/culture/religion. I am a follower of religion and find value in exploring and reading from different religious thought leaders.
The style of writing allowed for ease of wonder into these very wildly guarded and rigid interpretation of the Bible. The linking of science and religion by questioning both "The Big Bang Theory and "The Beginning". Throughout I kept thinking of the "which came first "chicken and egg "conundrum? We all have questions about what is written in Sacred Scriptures, the completeness of our existence. I have toyed with the fantasy that "The Creator" might have a "Creator" and so on, to infinity. This book took me back to this thought that was buried deep down in the confines of dogma.
I found it difficult to follow the structure of the book, I enjoy books that have an introduction, body and an ending. I found my thoughts going back and forth. In the beginning what stood out for me was the reconciliation of time with science formulas, calculation and the beginning of time in Genesis, to questioning The Big Bang Theory and "The Beginning". I found the introduction of conversations with the character not in depth enough and therefore serving no purpose in the book.
After finishing the book I felt I needed to download the books by the author to fill missing gaps, because this felt like a continuation of a conversation I was not privy to, reading this book felt like getting into a project half way.
I rate this book 3 out of 4 stars.
I would recommend to anyone trying to enrich their Bible studying experience and have trouble with hyperbole presented with the Bible writing. Furthermore, for reader to purchase previous books should it be the first time the reader is coming across the Author's work.
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The Biblical Clock
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This is a resubmission of The Biblical Clock. The book takes us through the journey of Friedmann with the assistance of and Dania Sheldon in the convergence between his two field of study, science, and theology. The author does this by taking events in Genesis, and collecting hypothesis from historical scrolls and documents. The focus is on the distilling of "time" through events that took place during the seven days of creation. The author hypothesis that a day in these days of creation is not equal to a day. He goes on to formulate the actual time in numbers in layman terms to understand that the seven days were not a sprinkle of fairy dust or an abracadabra moment.
I enjoyed reading the book, it was a quick and an easy read. I had to take breaks to digest the hypothesis presented.This book has added a layer to which I will explore religion and when studying the Bible.
I liked the overall concept that the book was addressing. Furthermore, I read the book out of interest and not as a follower of the concept, I am not a scientist or entrenched in the Jewish community/culture/religion. I am a follower of religion and find value in exploring and reading from different religious thought leaders.
The style of writing allowed for ease of wonder into these very wildly guarded and rigid interpretation of the Bible. The linking of science and religion by questioning both "The Big Bang Theory and "The Beginning". Throughout I kept thinking of the "which came first "chicken and egg "conundrum? We all have questions about what is written in Sacred Scriptures, the completeness of our existence. I have toyed with the fantasy that "The Creator" might have a "Creator" and so on, to infinity. This book took me back to this thought that was buried deep down in the confines of dogma.
I found it difficult to follow the structure of the book, I enjoy books that have an introduction, body and an ending. I found my thoughts going back and forth. In the beginning what stood out for me was the reconciliation of time with science formulas, calculation and the beginning of time in Genesis, to questioning The Big Bang Theory and "The Beginning". I found the introduction of conversations with the character not in depth enough and therefore serving no purpose in the book.
After finishing the book I felt I needed to download the books by the author to fill missing gaps, because this felt like a continuation of a conversation I was not privy to, reading this book felt like getting into a project half way.
I rate this book 3 out of 4 stars.
I would recommend to anyone trying to enrich their Bible studying experience and have trouble with hyperbole presented with the Bible writing. Furthermore, for reader to purchase previous books should it be the first time the reader is coming across the Author's work.
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The Biblical Clock
View: on Bookshelves | on Amazon | on iTunes | on Smashwords
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