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David Rohl continues his quest to reach the historical kernel lying at the heart of some of the greatest unsolved problems and mysteries of Old World history and archaeology. He reveals what really happened in seven famous myths and legends bequeathed to us by the ancients and shows us that the passage of time has not wiped away all the evidence, and it is possible to reach the reality behind the legends. LEGEND reveals the historical truth which lies at the heart of the Book of Genesis: * The Garden of Eden is finally found * Heroes from the Book of Genesis are indentified in ancient records * The true site of Noah's Ark is located in Kurdistan * Paradise is discovered on a desert island in the Persian Gulf * The mysterious origins of the first pharaohs are revealed
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For centuries scholars and explorers have searched for Eden and its fabled Garden. Now, at last, the true location of the cradle of civilization can be revealed. David Rohl peels back the layers of myth to expose the extraordinary truth which lies at the heart of the book of Genesis.
Legend overflows with amazing discoveries and brilliant archaeological detective work. Years of research have brought David Rohl within reach of solutions to many of the great mysteries surrounding our origins.
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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful
An enthralling, and yet scholarly account of the origins of civilisation. David Rohl's logic cannot be faulted, and he adduces much evidence to support his views. Where he does speculate, he is upfront about it, and let's face it, who doesn't have to speculate about what happened over 4000 years ago? David Rohl presents overall, I think the most likely reconstruction of Biblical History
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
I chatted with David Rohl about his ideas at a conference and decided to further explore his theories. I found "Legend" challenging but rewarding, forming key points for David's `Eden to Exile'. David does provide a sound preface and introduction and cleverly summarizes each section to help ensure you are picking up key messages as you journey through. Approximately 500 pages of small print delving into the world of archeology and linguistics make for heavy weather to the uninitiated. There are about 80 black and white photographs and 90 illustrations to complement the written word.
David gives praise to Reginald Arthur Walker, (1917-1989), who was the source of the concept and skeleton that David has built on. The general outline of Mr. Rohl's ideas are the location of Eden is identified, described and explored. Dates are put to prehistoric events such as the great flood. Key figures from Genesis such as Noah are identified from other sources and a strong case put forward that these ancient heroes have a common source. Due respect is also given to the German Werner Papke who links Sumerian Gods with constellations' and proposes Nimrod and Cush of Genesis are also in Sumerian legend.
I imagine several readers would be critical of David's speculation of events that may have occurred in or around 4000 B.C. The writer gives his argument and provides the reader with evidence, referenced for you to check out. The interpretation of the `facts' is key to everything, especially the time-line of events. The conclusion is history needs a rewrite based on his revised chronology.
The descendents of figures from Genesis, such Noah, Nimrod and Gilgalmesh are tracked from Eden to Egypt where they enter as `boat people'. About half the book leads you up to the beginnings of the Egyptian civilization. The remaining half traces Egyptian architecture, symbols and key figures back to the speculated Eden beginnings.
David produced a scholarly work and this should be considered at the point of `purchase'. Readers' fresh to David's style and format may find it academic. My opinion is David's work would benefit from a series of documentary programmes aired on terrestrial TV exploring his works and challenging his ideas, arguments and evidence presented. The complex nature of the subject could be presented in documentary format in manageable chunks. I would recommend this work to Bible scholars and those with an interest in Egyptology. For those David Rohl readers who would like to explore further try `From Eden to Exile: The epic history of the people of the bible'.
David gives praise to Reginald Arthur Walker, (1917-1989), who was the source of the concept and skeleton that David has built on. The general outline of Mr. Rohl's ideas are the location of Eden is identified, described and explored. Dates are put to prehistoric events such as the great flood. Key figures from Genesis such as Noah are identified from other sources and a strong case put forward that these ancient heroes have a common source. Due respect is also given to the German Werner Papke who links Sumerian Gods with constellations' and proposes Nimrod and Cush of Genesis are also in Sumerian legend.
I imagine several readers would be critical of David's speculation of events that may have occurred in or around 4000 B.C. The writer gives his argument and provides the reader with evidence, referenced for you to check out. The interpretation of the `facts' is key to everything, especially the time-line of events. The conclusion is history needs a rewrite based on his revised chronology.
The descendents of figures from Genesis, such Noah, Nimrod and Gilgalmesh are tracked from Eden to Egypt where they enter as `boat people'. About half the book leads you up to the beginnings of the Egyptian civilization. The remaining half traces Egyptian architecture, symbols and key figures back to the speculated Eden beginnings.
David produced a scholarly work and this should be considered at the point of `purchase'. Readers' fresh to David's style and format may find it academic. My opinion is David's work would benefit from a series of documentary programmes aired on terrestrial TV exploring his works and challenging his ideas, arguments and evidence presented. The complex nature of the subject could be presented in documentary format in manageable chunks. I would recommend this work to Bible scholars and those with an interest in Egyptology. For those David Rohl readers who would like to explore further try `From Eden to Exile: The epic history of the people of the bible'.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Once again, Mr Rohl has come up with the goods. If you have the imagination you can meet Adam and Eve and the entire cast from the Old Testament - the basis of the book being that legends are grounded in truth and if you look hard enough the truth is out there.
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Rediscovering Genesis and and the roots of Ancient Civilizations
In this volume David Rohl explores the veracity of the Book of Genesis with Sumerian and Ancient Egyptian history and legend, and comes up with a variety of answers. Read more
Published on 4 Aug 2008 by Gary Selikow
good stuff
this is a relatively difficult book to get into but as soon as i started reading it and managed to get through the archaeological words, i found this book intriguing. Read more
Published on 5 July 2003
Not entirely original
I just started reading Asimov's Guide to the Bible : The Old and New Testaments/Two Volumes in One and it has made me realise that Rohl's ideas are not just his own speculative... Read more
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