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.]
The book, The Biblical Clock, written by Daniel Friedman and Dania Sheldon, was very informative. This book piqued my interest as the complete title revealed exactly what the novel was about. It's complete title is The Biblical Clock: The Untold Secrets Linking the Universe and Humanity with God's Plan. The entire book, with the exception of Chapter 10, is nonfiction. The statements used are all scientific facts or scriptural references. Up until 1929, the widely accepted belief about the universe was that it was static. Aristotle believed that the universe had no beginning and no end. The Greeks and Romans held to the belief that the universe came into existence about 4000 BCE. The Egyptians thought the universe was started about 40,000 BCE. BCE is the abbreviation used for Before Common Era, which is modern day BC. There are some who believe that God created the world to expand. How does the Bible's version of God creating the universe in 6 days, measure up with scientific proof? The authors, Daniel Friedman and Dania Sheldon, state that science says the universe is billions of years old and came from the Big Bang theory, but Genesis teaches that the universe was created by God in 6 days and is about 6000 years old. So which theory is correct or are they both right?
This amazing book was complete with charts and pictures depicting the start of the universe according to science and the Bible. In fact, there is a complete section in the back of the book with all the charts. I found the charts, throughout the entire book, to be very helpful. I believe that this book would be an excellent addition to put in high school science classes. Even if the school did not use the religious aspect, the science is interesting.
I really did not have anything I disliked about The Biblical Clock. At times, I was overwhelmed by all the information but it was made clear with charts. Chapter 10 did have a story in it that was regarding the future, and I was lost as to how that story fit in to the purpose of that chapter.
I concluded that due to the excellent demonstration of the scientific and Biblical facts regarding the start of the universe, that this book should be rated a four out of four stars. The grammatical errors were minimal and the information was formatted nicely.
The audience I would recommend for this book, would be mature adults who have some sort of interest in the beginning of the universe. Due to all the science and history explanations, I feel this would not be a good fit for young readers. I am not convinced that only those of a religious faith would be interested in this book, as there are many scientific facts stated. The authors do mention God but reconciled that with science.
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The Biblical Clock
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The book, The Biblical Clock, written by Daniel Friedman and Dania Sheldon, was very informative. This book piqued my interest as the complete title revealed exactly what the novel was about. It's complete title is The Biblical Clock: The Untold Secrets Linking the Universe and Humanity with God's Plan. The entire book, with the exception of Chapter 10, is nonfiction. The statements used are all scientific facts or scriptural references. Up until 1929, the widely accepted belief about the universe was that it was static. Aristotle believed that the universe had no beginning and no end. The Greeks and Romans held to the belief that the universe came into existence about 4000 BCE. The Egyptians thought the universe was started about 40,000 BCE. BCE is the abbreviation used for Before Common Era, which is modern day BC. There are some who believe that God created the world to expand. How does the Bible's version of God creating the universe in 6 days, measure up with scientific proof? The authors, Daniel Friedman and Dania Sheldon, state that science says the universe is billions of years old and came from the Big Bang theory, but Genesis teaches that the universe was created by God in 6 days and is about 6000 years old. So which theory is correct or are they both right?
This amazing book was complete with charts and pictures depicting the start of the universe according to science and the Bible. In fact, there is a complete section in the back of the book with all the charts. I found the charts, throughout the entire book, to be very helpful. I believe that this book would be an excellent addition to put in high school science classes. Even if the school did not use the religious aspect, the science is interesting.
I really did not have anything I disliked about The Biblical Clock. At times, I was overwhelmed by all the information but it was made clear with charts. Chapter 10 did have a story in it that was regarding the future, and I was lost as to how that story fit in to the purpose of that chapter.
I concluded that due to the excellent demonstration of the scientific and Biblical facts regarding the start of the universe, that this book should be rated a four out of four stars. The grammatical errors were minimal and the information was formatted nicely.
The audience I would recommend for this book, would be mature adults who have some sort of interest in the beginning of the universe. Due to all the science and history explanations, I feel this would not be a good fit for young readers. I am not convinced that only those of a religious faith would be interested in this book, as there are many scientific facts stated. The authors do mention God but reconciled that with science.
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The Biblical Clock
View: on Bookshelves | on Amazon | on iTunes | on Smashwords
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