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A review by kellswitch
From Eden to Exile: Unraveling Mysteries of the Bible by Eric H. Cline
4.0
This book looks at the attempts to prove many of the most famous stories in the bible through archeology and science and how most of them failed and why.
It was well written, somewhat short considering the topic but still very informative without being to dry and, I felt very respectful towards the topic.
Each chapter covered a specific biblical event, place or object, such as the Garden of Eden, the Ark of the Covenant or the Exodus and discusses the various efforts to prove or discover their whereabouts, pointing out why they have failed, the difficulties one faces when even trying to prove something from one source and from so long ago and offers his own opinions on whether or not something can be proved and why or why not.
While I was familiar with many of these stories and some of the attempts to prove or disprove them, I still feel I learned a lot from reading this book and am actually curios to read more about biblical history.
It was well written, somewhat short considering the topic but still very informative without being to dry and, I felt very respectful towards the topic.
Each chapter covered a specific biblical event, place or object, such as the Garden of Eden, the Ark of the Covenant or the Exodus and discusses the various efforts to prove or discover their whereabouts, pointing out why they have failed, the difficulties one faces when even trying to prove something from one source and from so long ago and offers his own opinions on whether or not something can be proved and why or why not.
While I was familiar with many of these stories and some of the attempts to prove or disprove them, I still feel I learned a lot from reading this book and am actually curios to read more about biblical history.