(January 21, 2010 at 1:22 am)padraic Wrote:Quote:I have read her nonsense. It is the work of an amateur.
Unlike yours?
Does that mean you're a trained scholar with some post graduate work under your belt? Looking forward to some peer reviews of your book.
'Myth as history' is one of the more unreliable methods of academic endeavor. That includes using sacred writings of any kind as prime factual sources.
Yes, unlike mine. I am perhaps my biggest critic. If a statement made by another author makes no sense because it is historically improbable, I don't include accept it as fact and include it in my book as she does. I also do my own research and disagree much with previous authors. Acharya S makes claims about mid to late second century authorship of the Gospels because Martin Larson wrote about it that way. She totally ignores the Ryland's fragment.
She copies Massey by stating Reuban represents Aquarius because he was the first born and Aquarius was the first month. Yea, right. It is now, but not in 800 BCE when she supposes these texts were written. That calendar didn't come into existance until about 150 BCE or so. Again she doesn't think, she just copies. It could be a coincidence the first born was the first month, or it could be the text wasn't composed to 150 BCE. Or there are a number of other reasons, none of which she supplies, but rather she just traces a statement that is absurdly wrong because another author made it. I don't do that.
I would love to see some peer review on my book too. If I knew one scholar who would agree to read my book and give it an honest review, I would have a copy in the mail tomorrow.
I also agree with your "myth as history" statement whole heartedly.
"On Earth as it is in Heaven, the Cosmic Roots of the Bible" available on the Amazon.