The Parthenon Code: Mankind's History in Marble

Solving Light Books ^ | 2004 | Robert Bowie Johnson Jr

[theFIRMbss]

Publisher's summary: "The events of Eden were part of the Greeks' collective cultural memory, and their special interpretation of those events made up the very basis of their religious system. Greek myth/art is human history. The Book of Genesis is human history. While the viewpoints of each are opposite, the recounted events match each other in convincing detail.

"The Greeks knew exactly who Noah was. They called him Nereus, the "Wet One." While it is true that the Greeks built the Parthenon to glorify the serpent-worshipping Eve of Genesis, it is also true that they built it to celebrate their "victory" over Noah and his God."

[theFIRMbss]

I have seen some books
which suggest the horoscope
originally

recounted Scripture.
This is the first book I've seen
suggesting Greek myths

tell the story of
Scripture from the view of Cain.
Anyone read it?

[escapefromboston]

Looks like it could be interesting or it could be just junk. I haven't heard of this book till right now, any got any info on the author?

[Oberon]

ping for later.

[escapefromboston]

The book got fairly good reviews on Amazon.com. Then again every book on Amazon gets either 5 stars "this is the best book ever written EVER in the entire universe" or one star "I wish I could give it zero" reviews.

I think FreeRepublic should have a book chat section.

[theFIRMbss]

>any info on the author?

Robert Bowie Johnson, Jr. has been studying the Sacred Scriptures, Greek myth, Greek art, and the Parthenon since 1984. He is a 1965 graduate of West Point, [!] and an airborne ranger infantry veteran of Viet Nam [!!] who served from March 1968 to March 1969. His latest book is The Parthenon Code: Mankind's History in Marble (September, 2004). His previous two books are Athena and Kain: The True Meaning of Greek Myth (2003) and Athena and Eden: The Hidden Meaning of the Parthenon's East Façade (2002).

Mr. Johnson is the coauthor (with K. Bruce Galloway) of West Point: America's Power Fraternity (Simon and Schuster, 1973, out of print). His writings have been published by The Progressive, The New York Times, Playboy, the international publication of Answers in Genesis, TJ (Technical Journal), Newsday, and many others.

He is also the coauthor (with Ron Pramschufer) of Publishing Basics: A Guide for the Small Press and Independent Self-Publisher (2000), and the author of 100,000 Plus Power Phrases for Students, Writers, Speakers, and Business People, an ebook.

Mr. Johnson is the co-inventor (with Ron Pramschufer) of the controversial board games Public Assistance: Why Bother Working for a Living? and Capital Punishment (©1980 and 1992 now both out of print).

Mr. Johnson also holds an Associate of Arts degree from Anne Arundel Community College.

He is the vice president of Solving Light Books in Annapolis, Maryland.

Solving Light "About the Author" bio

[theFIRMbss]

>ping for later...

I only started
reading the book this morning.
The general tone

is buttoned down and
carefully thought out. This theme --
"recovering" God's

Word from "pagan" text --
is one of my favorites,
and I'll read slowly.

I'll update next week
with my thoughts after reading
through the entire book.

[Professional Engineer]

ping

[theFIRMbss]

>Here is the thing about aliens...they aren't alien. Check "nephilim" in the Book of Enoch, and Michael Heiser on Amazon, and remember...this is what is behind the left and Islam...

ping

[theFIRMbss]

>I'll update next week/with my thoughts after reading/through the entire book.

Okay, I read it.
I had strong mixed reactions.
Greek mythology

is convoluted
and our knowledge of Greek myths
is so fragmented

that the myths are like
an ink blot or rorschach test --
I think you can see

in general what
you want to see. The author
picks parts, leaves out parts,

and doesn't always
"interpret" consistently.
But, still, his Scripture

expositions -- based
on Concordant transaltions --
appeared well thought out.

And some of his links
to Greek myths are persuasive . . .
I bet there is some

link between the Greeks
and Scripture history. But
I am not convinced

that this author has
figured out exactly what
the Scripture link is.

[Oberon]

...and remember...this is what is behind the left and Islam.

I always figured that the left was the best argument for naturalistic evolution. I mean, what better evidence than DU is there for the contention that man shares ancestors with orangutans? =]