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Review of The Biblical Clock
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The Biblical Clock by Daniel Friedmann and Dania Sheldon opens minds to new perspectives and theories in regards to the universe and God’s plan. How will it match up with human history and the scientific discoveries of today? The book consists of three parts. Part one contains timelines and key introductions to theories presented by various thinkers over the ages that will be built upon as you read. Part two builds upon previously mentioned concepts and how they relate to the end of days. Here you will see how biblical plans for history line up with actual historical records and scientific viewpoints. The conclusion in part three brings us to the author’s viewpoint on what the end times might resemble, alongside all the evidence compiled in the other two parts of the book. Finding how science and biblical writings can coexist in regards to our beginning and our end is a major journey you will embark on.
Right away the author’s introductory note blew me away by the perspective he chooses to present his ideas with. He wasn’t writing from a stance of trying to discredit any body of knowledge or religious belief which was highly evident throughout the book. He presented his ideas in a way that anyone, regardless of background or belief, could benefit from. Often the ideas presented in the book took the form of questions and multiple times the author used the phrase, “it’s up to you to decide”. This book was a great starting point to further investigation on the subject of religion and science and how it can coexist in regards to really hard questions like; can the Earth really be billions of years old in regards to creation events in Genesis? I also enjoyed how most chapters began in a narrative writing style. For example, certain key thinkers that were introduced begin like you were reading a story in that thinker’s own words. It helped break up the parts of the book that had a lot of scientific wording and explanations. It made it feel less heavy in the subject matter.
There were only a couple things in particular I didn’t really like. Some of the tables presenting certain information the author was trying to explain got a little confusing. I feel like they could have been presented in a clearer way. The tables that were most confusing were the ones towards the end of the book. Tables where he was lining up biblical events and their patterns to find correlations between them needed the paragraph explanations to decipher. I found myself becoming confused a couple times during my reading on certain theories being presented on the origins of the universe. I was confused because I personally didn’t have any experience with those subjects like cosmic circles. I felt like I was more of a novice to this subject even though it was still interesting.
I rate this book 3 out of 4 stars. This book was put together very well in regards to how the author presented the information from different viewpoints. I didn’t give it a higher rating because I did feel like some of the theories presented could have been explained a little more. Some of the theories felt rushed and it wasn’t until the end of the book that you could see better how they all flowed together to a central point. The book was well referenced with sources cited at the end for further reading as well as being edited very well so I don’t believe the book deserves any less of a rating.
This book would best suit those people who do have a religious background of some sort. I feel like the subject matter was a little too in depth for people who are just beginning their investigation into the hard questions of religion, history, and the creation of the universe. Even though the author didn’t write from just one viewpoint in particular I feel like you would have an advantage while reading this book if you were versed in Jewish belief systems.
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The Biblical Clock
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The Biblical Clock by Daniel Friedmann and Dania Sheldon opens minds to new perspectives and theories in regards to the universe and God’s plan. How will it match up with human history and the scientific discoveries of today? The book consists of three parts. Part one contains timelines and key introductions to theories presented by various thinkers over the ages that will be built upon as you read. Part two builds upon previously mentioned concepts and how they relate to the end of days. Here you will see how biblical plans for history line up with actual historical records and scientific viewpoints. The conclusion in part three brings us to the author’s viewpoint on what the end times might resemble, alongside all the evidence compiled in the other two parts of the book. Finding how science and biblical writings can coexist in regards to our beginning and our end is a major journey you will embark on.
Right away the author’s introductory note blew me away by the perspective he chooses to present his ideas with. He wasn’t writing from a stance of trying to discredit any body of knowledge or religious belief which was highly evident throughout the book. He presented his ideas in a way that anyone, regardless of background or belief, could benefit from. Often the ideas presented in the book took the form of questions and multiple times the author used the phrase, “it’s up to you to decide”. This book was a great starting point to further investigation on the subject of religion and science and how it can coexist in regards to really hard questions like; can the Earth really be billions of years old in regards to creation events in Genesis? I also enjoyed how most chapters began in a narrative writing style. For example, certain key thinkers that were introduced begin like you were reading a story in that thinker’s own words. It helped break up the parts of the book that had a lot of scientific wording and explanations. It made it feel less heavy in the subject matter.
There were only a couple things in particular I didn’t really like. Some of the tables presenting certain information the author was trying to explain got a little confusing. I feel like they could have been presented in a clearer way. The tables that were most confusing were the ones towards the end of the book. Tables where he was lining up biblical events and their patterns to find correlations between them needed the paragraph explanations to decipher. I found myself becoming confused a couple times during my reading on certain theories being presented on the origins of the universe. I was confused because I personally didn’t have any experience with those subjects like cosmic circles. I felt like I was more of a novice to this subject even though it was still interesting.
I rate this book 3 out of 4 stars. This book was put together very well in regards to how the author presented the information from different viewpoints. I didn’t give it a higher rating because I did feel like some of the theories presented could have been explained a little more. Some of the theories felt rushed and it wasn’t until the end of the book that you could see better how they all flowed together to a central point. The book was well referenced with sources cited at the end for further reading as well as being edited very well so I don’t believe the book deserves any less of a rating.
This book would best suit those people who do have a religious background of some sort. I feel like the subject matter was a little too in depth for people who are just beginning their investigation into the hard questions of religion, history, and the creation of the universe. Even though the author didn’t write from just one viewpoint in particular I feel like you would have an advantage while reading this book if you were versed in Jewish belief systems.
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The Biblical Clock
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Latest Review: The Biblical Clock by Daniel Friedmann and Dania Sheldon
