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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 Biblical Clock by Daniel Friedmann explores the concept of reconciling the blical age of the universe with scientific theories sbout the earth's age. Friedmann is an engineer by trade and is culturally Jewish. Freidmann takes tulmudic stories and beliefs and blends them with the scientific timeline of the earth and adds in his own personsl theories. The result is a captivating exploration of the origins of the universe.
The Biblical Clock is very well written and is very engaging. Friedmann makes the history surrounding various historical figures interesting. He takes what could be a very dry subject, biographical details of ancient jewish scholars, and makes them lively. Friedmann clearly lays out his personal theories. Citing biblical, historical, and scientific sources when necessary. I enjoyed the authors use of his personal stories. It helped bring the past accounts into the present. It also helped explain the author's own reasons for writing the book.
I noted no grammatical or technical errors in the book.
As previously mentioned Friedmann does a great job of making historical figures engaging. I did take issue with the way some of the information regarding these figures was presented. He includes details that I'm not sure we could know about theses figures. Like their thoughts or feelings in certain scenarios. This seems to stray from a purely historical survey into fiction. The author again uses fiction to imagine a a potential future using his biblical timiline. This detracted from the books credibility somewhat in my opinion. I did at times have a hard time remembering Friedmanns units of time. Becuase of this I found it easy to get confused.
I gave this book 3 out of 4 stars. It was well written and easy to read. It drew upon a long history of obscure sources and managed to make them relevant and intriguing. The only reason I did not give a 4 out of 4 is due to the occasional blending of fact and fiction and sometimes confusing measures of time.
I can imagine this book would be very interesting to spiritual individuals looking for a somewhat scientific approach to the earth's timeline. Fans of history may well enjoy the accounts of historical scholars. Anyone looking for a blending of scientific theories and religious histories will thoroughly enjoy this book. In sum I would say that this book is an interesting read for those withn curious minds.
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The Biblical Clock
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The Biblical Clock by Daniel Friedmann explores the concept of reconciling the blical age of the universe with scientific theories sbout the earth's age. Friedmann is an engineer by trade and is culturally Jewish. Freidmann takes tulmudic stories and beliefs and blends them with the scientific timeline of the earth and adds in his own personsl theories. The result is a captivating exploration of the origins of the universe.
The Biblical Clock is very well written and is very engaging. Friedmann makes the history surrounding various historical figures interesting. He takes what could be a very dry subject, biographical details of ancient jewish scholars, and makes them lively. Friedmann clearly lays out his personal theories. Citing biblical, historical, and scientific sources when necessary. I enjoyed the authors use of his personal stories. It helped bring the past accounts into the present. It also helped explain the author's own reasons for writing the book.
I noted no grammatical or technical errors in the book.
As previously mentioned Friedmann does a great job of making historical figures engaging. I did take issue with the way some of the information regarding these figures was presented. He includes details that I'm not sure we could know about theses figures. Like their thoughts or feelings in certain scenarios. This seems to stray from a purely historical survey into fiction. The author again uses fiction to imagine a a potential future using his biblical timiline. This detracted from the books credibility somewhat in my opinion. I did at times have a hard time remembering Friedmanns units of time. Becuase of this I found it easy to get confused.
I gave this book 3 out of 4 stars. It was well written and easy to read. It drew upon a long history of obscure sources and managed to make them relevant and intriguing. The only reason I did not give a 4 out of 4 is due to the occasional blending of fact and fiction and sometimes confusing measures of time.
I can imagine this book would be very interesting to spiritual individuals looking for a somewhat scientific approach to the earth's timeline. Fans of history may well enjoy the accounts of historical scholars. Anyone looking for a blending of scientific theories and religious histories will thoroughly enjoy this book. In sum I would say that this book is an interesting read for those withn curious minds.
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The Biblical Clock
View: on Bookshelves | on Amazon | on iTunes | on Smashwords
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