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All the Masters have admonished us to be clear and correct in our thinking. It is just as unbalanced for a metaphysician, humanist, or agnostic to believe the Bible is simply metaphorical – supporting male dominance – as it is for a Christian to believe each word must be interpreted literally. Clear spiritual thinking requires an understanding of what the Bible is – and isn't. So, how did this collection of laws, songs, poems, narratives, and letters get declared sacred and called the Holy Bible?

In an easy-to-read format, the author makes the case that our human nature has always had a strong desire for simplistic religious beliefs – a desire to know that one is right. This quells doubt and, as such, is fear-based. This inclination had its beginnings in the Old Testament, led to abuses in Israel's Temple-State system, and influenced the documents that were eventually included and excluded from the New Testament. These same fear-based beliefs dominate many churches and faiths today.

The reader will understand how and why this occurred and will understand the intent of the original, historic messages of the prophets and Jesus.

This book is a call for honest spirituality rather than guilt-laced religiosity based on Israel’s tribal concepts of purification and sacrifice. In short, that’s what the book is really all about – telling the story of how the religious and the spiritual have been at odds throughout the history of the Bible as well as in the selection of materials to include and/or exclude in the Bible.

As Lee Carroll (Indigo Children; the Kryon Series) stated: "This is a book for the rest of us: non-scholars who would love to know the whole story behind the Holy Bible. Hang on – because some things are not as you thought. It's pure spiritual history. O'Dell's work provides a wonderfully respectful perspective on the best selling book on earth."

"I teach Bible courses at Unity Institute. I have placed your book…on the recommended reading list for all students of these courses." Rev. EJ Niles, Unity Village, MO.

"... potentially forms a bridge of understanding between Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. It can break down barriers that need not exist and shed light on the source texts that bring peace, understanding, enlightenment, and freedom." Dr. James J. DeFrancisco, PhD, Miltha Ministries (a ministry of Aramaic Studies), Mishawaka, IN.

Interview with Donald O'Dell
October, 2011
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