The Prophetic Writings Series, self published by Ernest Austin Adams through Bookbaby Publishers from 2019.
In depth research was conducted into the emergence of the biblical account revealing the influences behind the emergence of the Bible over millennia. The book is groundbreaking and will change the way believers view the Bible and will impact the implementation of God's kingdom on earth. The series is available in many countries with soft copies available through Amazon.com . A short overview of books in The Prophetic Writings Series is provided:
· The Beginnings. The Author has conducted extensive research on the origin of biblical writings and has come up with detailed evidence showing that during their Babylonian captivity, C., 597 – 538 BC, when facing the threat of losing their national identity, Jewish priests rewrote their foundation documents with a survivalist strategy to show that they were purportedly given the Land of Canaan as an everlasting possession by God. In addition to this they commenced their foundation documents with a genesis account based on Sumerian myths and perceived world history at that time. Research in this book shows precisely which Sumerian accounts these early biblical stories were styled on and deals with the motives compelling these priests to adopt this survivalist agenda. Many of their early accounts and their purported spectacular deliverance from Egypt are shown to have been contrived in line with their strategy and were written in an endeavour to secure their posterity in Canaan. It is shown conclusively that many of these novel ideas were unknown to Israelites before their Babylonian captivity and details steps taken by the priests during their rewrite to make these stories plausible to their people. Nonetheless the Bible certainly does include some inspiration from God such as those which relate to God’s love for humanity and the advent of His Son, who was to be offered up as a sacrificial offering for all the peoples of the world. The book shows clearly that God revealed Himself to various peoples throughout time and that these people were born of God, showing that God has never been an exclusive God but has always had the desire to reveal His true character to all humanity and not one specific group. It is plainly seen that many religious cosmologies, including that of the Israelites, had flawed perceptions regarding the character of God.
· The Prophets. The Author has identified various types of ‘prophecy’ and the circumstances under which these emerged into the biblical account between c., 1800 BC and the 2nd century AD. Bona Fide prophecy. This is prophecy which has generally been fulfilled. Highlights are; Abraham, c., 1,800 BC, God would provide a sacrifice (Gen. 22:12-18). Moses c., 1400 BC, God would send a prophet into the world who was to be ‘listened to’ (Deut. 18:15-19). David c., 1000 BC, depicts Messiah’s sacrificial death on the cross (Psalm 22:1-31). The Passover Feast (Exodus 12:3-10), speaks of the sacrificial offering made by Messiah on the Passover. Ex Post Facto Prophecy. This is prophecy added after the fact. During the Babylonian captivity, c., 597-538 BC, Ezra claimed that the Torah had been burned with the destruction of Jerusalem, and saw the need to rewrite their foundation documents (2 Esdras 14:19-22). Facing the threat of losing their national identity, the Jewish priests rewrote their foundation documents with a survivalist agenda and wrote scores of ex post facto prophecy into their rewritten foundation documents to support their strategy. Speculative Jewish Apocalypticism. Research has clearly revealed that Amos coupled a bona fide prophecy concerning Messiah’s crucifixion (Amos 8:7-10), with his expectations regarding the anticipated Assyrian attack, c., 722 BC. He wrote of God purportedly returning to earth with fire to destroy the idolatrous Israelites and to judge their enemies. We show how Amos’ apocalyptic model became the prototype for subsequent prophets. The alleged ‘prophetic’ curses of God. It was regarded to be the duty of prophets to curse the enemies of the Israelites. That many of these curses did not come to pass, shows that these were not from God. Examples; Damascus will cease from being a city (Isaiah 17:1-3), the Nile would dry up (Isaiah 19:5-8), and Tyre, which at present is the fourth-largest city of the Lebanon, would be eternally destroyed (Ezekiel 26:7-14).
· The Messiah. Over 200 facets of prophecy, pronounced as long as 1000 years before the advent of Messiah, through Abraham, Moses, David, Isaiah and many others, were fulfilled by Jeshua, showing undoubtedly that He is the Messiah of JHVH. We cover the birth, life, death and resurrection of Messiah with relevant texts to show that He is the one sent by God as Savior for all mankind, irrespective of race, gender, nationality or religious persuasion and that God is a loving God and not a genocidal killer of men, women and children. We discover how that God has been working with people from all groups since time immemorial and that people outside of the traditional Judeo/Christian religions, like Melchizedek, Zarathustra, the missionaries of Jo-Ve and many others have been born from above, prior to Messiah’s advent. The sacrifice of Messiah on the cross for the sins of the world is effective retrogressively and progressively, throughout time and avails for all who have, or will connect with God through His Holy Spirit, whether they know of Messiah, or not. Research shows how the gospels were developed and, through drawing up a Synoptic Gospel Comparison Schedule, reveals that much of what was attributed as being spoken by Messiah was added to the text by early Christians, who were enamoured with Pharisaism and Jewish apocalypticism. We show that early Christians like Paul, Peter and others brought their Pharisaic backgrounds regarding predestination, legalism and apocalypticism into their writings and often misrepresented God. There are many inconsistencies in the Bible, showing that this is not an infallible book, yet contains many elements that were inspired by God. We indicate which elements were added to the words of Messiah that were not motivated by God.
· Jewish Apocalypticism. The Author reveals compelling evidence that Jewish apocalypticism was not inspired by God and originated out of misconceived notions by Israelitish apocalypticists that God would purportedly return to earth with the Assyrian attack, c., 722 BC, to judge the idolatrous Israelites and punish their enemies. We show how Jewish Apocalypticism developed from the time of the captivity of the Northern Kingdom by the Assyrians and how that the prophet Amos, c., 760 BC, took a bona fide prophecy concerning the crucifixion of Messiah on the “Day of the Lord” (Amos 8:7-10), and coupled this with his expectation of the impending attack by the Assyrians. Subsequent prophets used Amos’ expectations as an apocalyptic prototype and orchestrated their apocalyptic expectations going forward. Most apocalyptic writings have dubious origins showing that these were orchestrated over the centuries and did not originate in God. Ezekiel has been identified as having schizophrenic characteristics, as he had to be restrained with ropes, was mute at times, could not mourn his wife’s death and wrote lewd descriptions with sexual connotations regarding God and the Israelites. The original scroll of Ezekiel was edited by the school of the prophets, who went on to write the second scroll of Ezekiel and the two were combined into a single work after Josephus’ time. Enoch became the most popular apocalyptic writing in the years leading up to the birth of the Christian church until the 4th century AD when this Book was rejected by the Church. The author uses writings from antiquity to show conclusively that the apocalyptic portrayals in Daniel were written during the time of Antiochus iv Epiphanes and were updated in the early second centuryAD by Aquila of Sinope, to make these portrayals more relevant. An ancient copy of Daniel, dating back to the Dead Sea Scroll collection, was handed to the CIA operative Miles Copeland in Damascus in 1947, and after photographing the scroll, it was sent to the CIA headquarters, after which it never saw the light of day. Conclusive evidence is also revealed that Aquila of Sinope wrote The Revelation of John early in the second century AD, naming his work after John, who was a notable character, as was the custom with apocalyptic writings. Aquila did not believe in the immaculate conception of Jeshua and pictured Him as an angel in the Book of Revelation. It is also shown how that the church leaders at Jerusalem added apocalyptic cliches to the Gospel of Mark which were utilized by Matthew and Luke and that these statements were not made by Messiah. It is conclusively shown that in the main, Jewish apocalypticism was orchestrated over the centuries and that these portrayals are not prophecy from God.
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Ernest Austin Adams D. Lit et Phil, MA (Cum Laude), BA, CAIB, SAIMAS.
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