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Monday, August 02, 2004 Another BookGeoffLast January I also read a most fascinating book which seems a similar topic. The book: Miracles of Exodus by Colin Humphreys was so awesome and showed that the plagues were very possibly all natural disasters..... but created to happen in Gods time. It was very fascinating and I liked it knowing that the guy (Colin) was a scientist yet also a christian and even though he researched from a scientists point of view, he also stuck to his guns that God was involved. Here is the Amazon info about the book: (reviews first) ‘To the biblical text Colin Humphreys brings old maps, the latest science and a new explanation of the whereabouts of Mount Sinai. This is a simply fascinating, and extremely readable, study of the Israelites in Egypt and on the desert way to Sinai.’ Robert Gordon, Regius Professor of Hebrew, University of Cambridge ‘Professor Humphreys uses his scientific approach to propose a strikingly novel interpretation of the Exodus story that will interest many students of the Bible. He writes in a style that combines clarity with something of the excitement of a detective story.’ Rev. Dr John Polkinghorne, Templeton Prize winner, and author of Belief in God in an Age of Science ‘Science and religion are frequently thought to be at odds. However, Colin Humphreys is a distinguished scientist who believes that painstaking research can shed light on areas often dismissed as inaccessible. Lively and clearly written for a wide audience, The Miracles of Exodus offers a radical insight into one of the Bible’s best-known episodes. This book will re-open the question of what happened when the Hebrews left Egypt for the Promised Land.’ John Ray, Professor of Archaeology and Anthropology, University of Cambridge About the book Did the Red Sea really part before the Israelites? Why didn’t the fire consume the Burning Bush? What was the Manna in the Wilderness? The Miracles of Exodus explores the truth about these and all the other Exodus mysteries, including the precise locations of the Red Sea Crossing and the route of the Exodus of the Israelites from Egypt 3,000 years ago. This investigative tour de force explains the Ten Plagues, the true location of Mount Sinai, the ultimate crossing of the Jordan and much more. Colin Humphreys, a distinguished British scientist, uses physics, astronomy, biology and other scientific resources to show that the mysteries and miracles of the Exodus have scientific explanations. These explanations allow us to pinpoint the exact nature, time and place of these miracles, and to reconstruct, for the first time, the true route of the Exodus. This book reveals what really happened and how the biblical account is remarkably accurate and historical when scientifically investigated. Profusely illustrated with maps, photographs and explanatory tables, this book by one of the world’s great scientists unlocks the mysteries of the ultimate Bible story in a fascinating and convincing way. Synopsis After seven years of meticulous research, Colin Humphreys has written this work on the miracles of Exodus and the Israelites' escape from Egypt. Although Humphreys uses science to explain the events of Exodus he does not believe that this makes them any less miraculous - rather, God is the force behind the science. The author attempts to answer key questions about the Exodus, such as how many Israelites were involved and how they manage to survive in the desert for 40 years. He argues that the Israelites did indeed cross over the Red Sea (and not the Reed Sea as some scholars claim) and that the real Mount Sinai is not in the Sinai Peninsula but is a volcano in Arabia. Humphreys provides biblical evidence to support his views and his treatment of the subject is fresh, passionate and often amusing. # posted by Caroline @ 5:50 pm 0 comments
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