| Cracking the Bible Code (1998) |
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| From the Publisher The recent scientific discovery that precise descriptions of world-shaking events seem to be encoded into the first five books of the Bible has captured the world's attention. No one in ancient times could have had such knowledge - from what grew in the Garden of Eden to details of the Gulf War and much more. But if no individual put the codes there, who did? If the codes are proved to be genuine - and as yet some of today's greatest scientific minds have been unable to disprove them - they would be tantamount to scientific proof of the existence of God. Cracking the Bible Code is the first accurate and fully documented account of the codes - a story far more rich, strange, and stunning than has yet been told. Dr. Jeffrey Satinover uncovers the codes' fascinating past, counters recent sensational and inaccurate representations of the codes, explains the current heated debate about their authenticity, and clarifies their profound implications for our view of God, faith, and fate. From The Critics Publisher's Weekly Attempts to decode the meaning of the Bible are as old as the scriptures themselves. Jewish writers such as Philo and Christian writers such as Origen believed that the very letters and words of the Bible held literal, not symbolic, meaning. According to Satinover, at least one interpretive tradition in Judaism holds that the Torah was "dictated directly by God to Moses in a precise letter-by-letter sequence." In this book, Satinover sets out to show how reading the Torah in a strict letter-by-letter sequence, as well as by applying the methods of the science of cryptology to the texts, decodes the Torah to yield startling information about contemporary events. Satinover begins by demonstrating the manner in which certain Hebrew letters may be read to show the way that God changes the name Abram to Abraham. He then proceeds to show how a variety of scholars have attempted to decode the Bible, from Rabbi Moses ben Nachman, who contended that all of Israel's history may be found in the letters of the Torah, to Michael Drosnin, whose cracking of the "Bible code" in his recent book of the same name alleges that events like the assassination of Israeli Prime Minister Rabin are foretold in the sacred book. Satinover's own book reads like a detective story and is a good introduction and survey to the many theories that hold that the Bible is a document whose language may be cracked like a spy code to reveal truth. (Oct.) Book Description The discovery that precise, descriptions of earth-shaking events seem to be encoded into the first five books of the Bible has captured the world's attention. No one in ancient times could have had such knowledge, but if no individual put the codes there, who did? If the codes are proven to be genuine, they would be tantamount to scientific proof of the existence of God.Cracking the Bible Code is the first accurate account of the codes-a story far more stunning than has yet been told. Dr. Satinover traces the fascinating tradition of the codes, counters sensational and inaccurate representations, explains the controversy over their authenticity, and clarifies their implications for our view of God, faith, and fate. Sweeping from ancient history to cutting-edge science, this is must reading for anyone who seeks to make sense of the codes and their meaning for humankind. Ingram References to important names, dates, and historical events have been found encoded in the book of Genesis. Many have long held that these codes existed, proving God's direct hand in all that was and is to be. If the codes are genuine, they will forever change our view of God, faith and our fate. This book explores the extraordinary possibilities and the furor surrounding the codes in a riveting story that is equal parts holy quest, Byzantine intrigue, and cutting-edge science. --This text refers to the Hardcover edition. About the Author Jeffrey Satinover, M.D., is a psychiatrist with degrees from MIT and Harvard and is studying physics at Yale. He writes and lectures on the interface between science and religion. Dr. Satinover lives with his family in Connecticut. |
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