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Customer Review:* 3.8 out of 5 stars *Write an online review* </exec/obidos/flex-sign-in/203-3435022-3939163?opt=o&page=help/non-ir-sign-in-secure.html&response=tg/stores/detail/customer-review-form/-/books/0099416565> *and share your thoughts with other shoppers!* 1 of 9 people found the following review helpful: 1 out of 5 stars *In search of substance - Not found!*, July 29, 2004 Reviewer: * gtalmirall2 * from 08340-VILASSAR DE MAR Spain I'm sorry to disagree with the previous reviewers, but my impression after reading the first 100 pages of the book - I couldn't go beyond that - is that the author gets himself lost in the detail. The bottom line of this book might be interesting and could be used for a mazagine article, but not for a 600-hundred-page book! Was this review helpful to you? 14 of 15 people found the following review helpful: 5 out of 5 stars *a fascinating book that links biblical legends to history*, June 6, 2001 Reviewer: * (neiljones at neilsweb.fsnet.co.uk) * from london A book that I have read several times, mainly because it is very convoluted and there is so much information in it that (as i am neither an Egyptologist nor an ancient linguist) it takes more than one read to absorb; but also because it is so interesting. It does not seek to make theological points but merely takes a very common sense viewpoint that a large portion of the old testament is an historical narrative of a people, laced with religion (which was of course much more important in explaining things when it was written than perhaps now). Casting aside the previously accepted chronology and shedding new light on events that happened, rather than any religious interpretation the author has, in my view, produced a compelling argument, soundly supported and cross-correlated that holds water. Although the book has a little too much detail for an easy read (and there may be an opportunity for a shorter book there or transferring further parts into appendices) I found the arguments well researched, coherent and easy to comprehend. I am convinced that by and large his interpretation is far more accurate than the hitherto accepted analysis. I am reminded of my father telling me that when he was a child scientists proved that it was impossible to fly faster than sound!! Worth the effort in ploughing through and it even started me re-learning Latin and attempting to learn Greek and get to grips with hieroglyphs. /--This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title/. Was this review helpful to you? 12 of 12 people found the following review helpful: 5 out of 5 stars *Thought Provoking*, May 29, 2001 Reviewer: * A reader * from Belfast For anyone with an interest in Ancient Egypt or Isreal, this book is a must read. Rohl starts by discussing hard archeological evidence that supports his theory that we have been wrongly dating the Egyption civilization by about 300 years. He then shows how using his new dates the stories in the Old Testament Bible make much more sense. The one failing in the book, is that it does not contain counter arguments from other experts who support the conventional dating system. Was this review helpful to you? 6 of 8 people found the following review helpful: 5 out of 5 stars *Radical new approach leads to better view*, September 28, 2000 Reviewer: * A reader * from UK When looking at history, you will find three types of evidence: the accepted conventional, the awkward and therefore ignored, and the new. Using proper scientific approaches, Rohl has challenged the existing conventional wisdom (to the usual howls of indignation from those too myopic to consider other views) and developed a radical new theory. There are clearly innumerable problems with the conventional wisdom, so Rohl has put his own ideas up - from there they will be tested themselves and either altered, confirmed or abandoned. This is certainly difficult material and is worth a steady reading, but has allowed so many apparently unevidenced or contradictory events to come into focus, all of which give a much clearer view of ancient history. Those who disagree must show where Rohl is wrong and develop their own ideas - the likes of Prof Kitchen merely deny it when their own theories are built on Egyptian sand. Essential reading, which also demonstrates what can be done with proper scientific methodology - in contrast to the kind of nonsense about lost civilisations put up by Hancock and others. /--This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title/.