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Pope shares his frustration as a young man seeking to find his own earthly purpose. Taking the Bible literally, he questioned much of what was being taught in his church. By incorporating secular history into religious research, he made the story of mankind after the flood come alive without having to invent elaborate explanations. Consider two of Noah's grandsons. The builder of Nineveh was Shem's son Assur, likely known in history as Sargon II. After God confounded the languages at the Tower of Babel, Cush's son Nimrod became Egypt's god, Osiris, and the Phoenicians' god, Baal.
In another example, the author's research suggests that while Egypt had one major Pharaoh (like our president), there were lesser Pharaohs ruling provinces who existed at the same time. This shortens the Egyptian timeline so that it agrees with the Biblical record of Noah's descendants. Pope also claims that two Pharaohs listed may actually be Jacob's grandson, Job, and his own son, Joseph. These descendants of Shem brought light and knowledge to Cush's relatives in Egypt, who during their lives were considered great and almost gods.
A student of history, Pope has used his knowledge to diligently match portions of the Bible to historical records that include Egyptian hieroglyphics, writings of middle east kings, and documents of the Greeks, Romans, and Jewish people. The message is skillfully presented in this book, while occasionally hindered by style errors, including point of view shifts, tense changes, and typos. The serious reader will also miss end notes and an index. However, using Pope's novel approach to expand what we know about the lives of Bible characters, from Old Testament to New, the author has surely found his life calling. He hopes that readers will be inspired to discover, as well, why they were born.