Ancient Creation

Though it’s often too subtle to see, much of modern Christianity has fallen prey to the ancient Gnostic heresy which taught that the material world has no lasting spiritual value. Rediscovering the Goodness of Creation diagnoses the problem, takes us through its history, and helps us discover “the purposefulness of the material world, the goodness of the human body, and the eschatological hope of a transformed universe.”

Contrary to popular belief, the Atrahasis Epic is not merely a flood myth. In some ways it can be called a creation myth. However, it does not concern itself with the creation of the universe or even of the earth. Rather, the created work in question is one of culture and civilization. The work ostensibly includes, but may not be limited to, modern humans. The goals of this new paraphrase are to examine the ancient story in a new light free of religious and gender biases and to integrate geological and archaeological evidence that ties the story to a specific date in real history.

The poem that invented the universe. Before Homer's heroes sailed to Troy, before Odysseus wandered the wine-dark sea, a Boeotian shepherd named Hesiod stood on Mount Helicon and received from the Muses the oldest surviving account of how everything began. The Theogony is the foundational text of Greek mythology — the poem that gave the gods their genealogy, the cosmos its architecture, and Western literature its first creation story. From the primordial abyss of Chaos to the rise of Zeus, from the castration of Uranus to the birth of Aphrodite from the foam of the sea, Hesiod's thousand-...

This audiobook is a Christian timeline of ancient post-flood history based on Bible chronology, the early church fathers, and ancient Jewish and secular history. This can be used as a companion guide in the study of creation science. This revised edition adds the background history of nine new countries. Learn the true origins of the countries and people of France, Germany, Denmark, Sweden, Ireland, Scotland, Greece, Italy, Russia, Egypt, Israel, Iraq, Iran, China, the Arabs, the Kurds, and more.

A new translation and analysis of the gospel that records the actual words of Jesus Explores the gnostic significance of Jesus's teachings recorded in this gospel Explains the true nature of the new man whose coming Jesus envisioned Translated and interpreted by the author of the...

The oldest stories ever written. The gods who came before all other gods. The myths that built every civilization that followed. Five thousand years ago, in the world's first cities, a civilization pressed its beliefs into clay. Those tablets contained the original versions of the stories the modern world thinks it knows — the Great Flood, the creation of humanity, the descent into the underworld, the hero who could not accept death. The Sumerians told these stories first, told them without apology, and told them with a brutal honesty about the nature of gods and humans that every ...

Introducing an instant classic--master storyteller Neil Gaiman presents a dazzling version of the great Norse myths. Neil Gaiman has long been inspired by ancient mythology in creating the fantastical realms of his fiction. Now he turns his attention back to the source, presenting a bravura...

In just over a hundred years - from the death of Muhammad in 632 to the beginning of the Abbasid Caliphate in 750 - the followers of the Prophet swept across the whole of the Middle East, North Africa, and Spain. Their armies threatened states as far flung as the Franks in Western Europe and the Tang Empire in China. The conquered territory was larger than the Roman Empire at its greatest expansion, and it was claimed for the Arabs in roughly half the time.

Now revised and updated--John Lennox's acclaimed method of reading and interpreting the first chapters of Genesis without discounting either science or Scripture. What did the writer of Genesis mean by "the first day?" Are the seven days in Genesis 1 a literal week or a series of time periods?...

The Book of Jasher: A Clear Text Edition - The Lost Book Mentioned in the Bible Experience the mysterious book referenced in Joshua and 2 Samuel—now in modern, accessible English. What if there were ancient records that filled in the gaps of Genesis and Exodus? The Book of Jasher—also known as the Book of the Upright or Sefer HaYashar—takes you beyond familiar biblical accounts with expanded narratives of the patriarchs, judges, and heroes of Israel's early history. This is one of the lost books actually mentioned in Scripture itself. This ancient text reveals: Expanded stories of ...

Ready for the truth that changes everything? Imagine fighter pilots in a late-night debrief uncovering the biggest secret in human history: the "aliens" we've been chasing aren't from distant stars — they're already here. They're indigenous. They're hidden. And they've been fighting shadow wars over our planet for millennia. In Aliens Among Us: Gods at War — The Hidden Factions Behind Ancient Myths (Book 2 in the groundbreaking Aliens Among Us series), retired U.S. military pilot and international airline captain Greg Pasden — the leading authority on cryptoterrestrials — delivers ...

If you've always wanted to unlock the secret stories behind humanity's greatest civilizations but endless academic textbooks have left you bored and confused, then keep reading… Are you sick and tired of feeling disconnected from the epic myths and legendary cultures that shaped the entire human story? Have you tried documentaries, dense history books, and university courses but nothing seems to stick for more than a few weeks? You see, understanding world mythology and ancient civilizations doesn't have to feel like homework. Even if you struggled through history class and swore you'd ...

This compelling book reveals a remarkable truth: Indigenous peoples across the globe—from the Native Americans to the Māori of New Zealand, and from the Aztecs to ancient Africans—communicated in ancient German. It challenges the narrative of mainstream history, suggesting that what we've been taught is merely a facade, masking a rich and profound heritage that has been hidden from us for too long. By examining the clues woven into language and culture, here we can piece together the captivating story of our true history.

The petrified remains of former gigantic serpents and other leviathan type creatures are literally everywhere in the physical realm, and in ways that we can barely begin to imagine? For most of us at some point during our life, have trampled upon the massive carcass of a former biological creature turned to stone without realising it. Because we have been told by academia, that they are naturally occurring geological structures, caused by underground volcanic activity, which occurred millions of years in the past. In other words, a case of mistaken identity.

The Seven Tablets of Creation is Leonard W. King's translation of the Babylonian creation myth. There is a resemblance to the Hebrew narrative of Genesis, which broadened the translation’s appeal to a large public. It also has the title, Enuma Elish, meaning "When on High".

How might premodern exegesis of Genesis inform Christian debates about creation today? Imagine a table with three people in dialogue: a young-earth creationist, an old-earth creationist, and an evolutionary creationist. Into the room walks Augustine of Hippo, one of the most significant theologians in the history of the church. In what ways will his reading of Scripture and his doctrine of creation inform, deepen, and shape the conversation?

Walk with Pastor Gerald on a verse by verse journey through the biblical Garden in Eden. God’s Garden provides a clear view of how fundamentally important the Garden in Eden is to understanding the Scriptures. Like the roots of a tree, the Garden of Eden extends and weaves itself throughout the Scriptures. Through careful exegesis and close attention to detail, Pastor Gerald guides the reader through the Garden and the seven days of creation, revealing meticulous details and overlooked clues that have been right before your eyes. You will grow in excitement and knowledge as he details the...

Mythology, Symbolism, and Meaning: Interpreting Myths, Archetypes, and Symbolic Systems Across Cultures and Eras BOOK 1: Mythology of the Ancient World: Meaning, Gods, and Symbols in Early Civilizations explores how the earliest human societies made sense of existence long before philosophy, science, or formal religion. Written in clear, accessible language for general readers, this book examines mythology as humanity’s first system of meaning, revealing how ancient stories explained nature, authority, morality, death, and the structure of reality itself. Rather than treating myths as ...

The co-host of the popular NPR podcast Planet Money provides a well-researched, entertaining, somewhat irreverent look at how money is a made-up thing that has evolved over time to suit humanity's changing needs. Money only works because we all agree to believe in it. In Money, Jacob Goldstein...

An in-depth study of humanity’s Anunnaki origins and the Anunnaki battle for an intelligent versus enslaved humanity Explains the genetic engineering of humanity by an Anunnaki scientist Ninmah Shows how the concepts of sin and the inferiority of women arose from Enlil’s will to keep...