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[Ninhursag]

Hello ..

I Hope Someone Can Give Me Some Good Book Recommandations ..

I Love Reading About The Bible Whether It Is From A Historical, Alternative, Religious etc. Point Of View (Different Interpretations Of It) ..

Can Anybody Suggest Some Good Reads Of The Sort? Or Documentaries If You Know Of Any ..

Thanks in Advance

[Abramelin]

I think you will like this one:

THE GOSPEL OF NACHASH
Marie Brennan

http://www.clockwork...com/nachash.htm

[Eldorado]

If you like a laugh... browse this site...
http://skepticsannot...e.com/index.htm

[Ninhursag]

Awesome   Thanks To The Both Of You ..

If Anyone Else Has Other Suggestions It Would Be Much Appreciated

[Roddy]

Try these authors :

L. Michael White - Scripting Jesus

Elaine Pagels

Bart Ehrman

A. N. Wilson - Jesus

[Ninhursag]

Roddy, on 19 August 2012 - 07:15 PM, said:

Try these authors :

L. Michael White - Scripting Jesus

Elaine Pagels

Bart Ehrman

A. N. Wilson - Jesus

Ohhhhh Awesome!! Thank You Very Much, Those Authors Are Real Gold Mines On The Subject! Cheers

[Abramelin]

The Nag Hammadi Library

http://www.gnosis.org/naghamm/nhl.html

[Roddy]

Here's another one I read when I was in Australia which I thought was good. Maybe hard to find though -

Ian Jones - Joshua, the man they called Jesus.

[Ninhursag]

Thank You All Very Much

[Abramelin]

Toledoth Yeshu

http://www.essene.co...senes/toled.htm
http://en.wikipedia....i/Toledot_Yeshu

[Ninhursag]

Abramelin, on 27 August 2012 - 07:45 AM, said:

Toledoth Yeshu

http://www.essene.co...senes/toled.htm
http://en.wikipedia....i/Toledot_Yeshu

Oh Dear .. Good Thing You Provided The Wiki Link, Otherwise I'd Be Huh
Totally Entertaining Tho Thanks!

[Abramelin]

Ninhursag, on 27 August 2012 - 04:46 PM, said:

Oh Dear .. Good Thing You Provided The Wiki Link, Otherwise I'd Be Huh
Totally Entertaining Tho Thanks!

That's me: I provide information, but I also provide a link to criticism and opposing opinions.

That way you can make up your own mind.

But you wanted alternative views on the Bible and its history, and I will give you exactly that.

And I am not done yet, lol.

.

[B Jenkins]

Yahweh and the Gods and Goddesses of Canaan (Library Hebrew Bible/Old Testament Studies) by John Day

[Abramelin]

Ambush Bug, on 27 August 2012 - 09:57 PM, said:

Yahweh and the Gods and Goddesses of Canaan (Library Hebrew Bible/Old Testament Studies) by John Day

And you can read it online (or most of it):

http://books.google....epage&q&f=false

[Abramelin]

The Black Book (of the Yezidis)


In the beginning The Invisible One brought forth from its own precious soul a white pearl.

And It created a bird upon whose back It placed the pearl, and there Hedwelt for forty thousand years.

Then on the first day, Sunday, It created an angel called Izrael.

He is Archangel over all the Angels, he who is Melek Taus, the Peacock Angel.

He is the first to be, and to know that He is; for the One can know nothing.

On each of the other Days of the week the One brought forth Angels to serve Melek Taus.

After this, the Invisible One retreated into Itself, and acted no more; but Melek Taus was left to act.

Seeing the barrenness of the ether, He created the form of the seven heavens, the earth,sun and moon.

He created mankind, animals, birds and beasts in the pockets of his cloak.

Then He brought man up from the pearl accompanied by angels.

He gave a great shout before the pearl, after which it split into four pieces.

He made water flow from its inside, and that water became the sea.

After that He created a ship in which He rode thirty thousand years,

After which Melek Taus came and lived among men in the city of Lâlish,

Where His temple remains to this day.

http://www.scribd.co...zidi-Black-Book



Kitab al-Jilwa, The Book of Revelation

The Yezidis have two sacred books, the Kitab al-Jilwa, the “Book of Revelation,” written by Sheikh Adi, and the Mishefa Reş, the “Black Book,” which is said by scholars to have been written in the 11th-12th centuries but, claim the Yezidis, has existed since Tawsi Melek, the Peacock Angel, first set foot upon Earth. The Kitab al-Jilwa describes Tawsi Melek and his special relationship with the Yezidis and those who worship him in other faiths. The Mishefa Reş delineates the creation of the universe and the Seven Great Angels, as well as the creation of the Yezidis and the laws they must follow.

CHAPTER I

I was, am now, and shall have no end. I exercise dominion over all creatures and over the affairs of all who are under the protection of my image. I am ever present to help all who trust in me and call upon me in time of need. There is no place in the universe that knows not my presence. I participate in all the affairs which those who are without call evil because their nature is not such as they approve. Every age has its own manager, who directs affairs according to my decrees.



Here, from the same site, a bit different version of the Black Book:


Mishefa Re, The Black Book

n the beginning God created the White Pearl out of his most precious essence. He also created a bird named Angar. He placed the White Pearl on the back of the bird, and dwelt on it for forty thousand years. On the first day, Sunday, God created Melek Anzazl, and he is Ts-Melek,

http://www.google.co...SKG-LTs3yV0t92w