Review: This WILL make you think, question and may even keep you awake long after the last page has been read.
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 04 5, 2014
“The Truth Which was Kept from Us:  Mysteries of the Past” is a book that unnerves, intrigues and even enlightens.  It take the Bible – one of the most read, reread, translated, mulled over, contemplated, interpreted and argued texts in the entire history of mankind, and somehow offers a new, completely different way of looking at it.  Or is it new?  Like the subtitle implies, “Mysteries of the Past,” the dialogue expands and expounds on ideas that have been put forth for centuries and are even spoke verbatim in the Bible itself.Rich with ideas and concepts that often accompany biblical verses – or verses and quotes from other worthy, worldly works – the chapters flow together in a pattern that stitches together a tapestry that might shake the very foundation of ‘religious acceptance’ if it was studied too closely.There were so many lines and sections of this book that caught me, even echoed thoughts I have had in the past or while doing my own studying of the Bible.  Have you ever read the Bible?  REALLY read it?  The Old Testament with the New?  Have you read it with eyes not trained to see what your Preacher, Pastor, Teacher or Father have taught you to see?  Like many a person who has questioned faith or been shaken by the very concept of religion, I have read the Bible – read it with deep thought and purpose.  The contradictions in the books have confused me and befuddled me.  Klaus Berger has seen those contradictions too, contradictions and confusions that seemed to have inspired this work – and a few very simple explanations of the possible meaning behind what would seem to be blunders or even mistakes in such an important book.While based firmly in the concept of God and of life, this is not a book about Religion.  In fact, in the author’s own words, “Religiousness is actually a foil for hypocrisy.”  Instead, this book is about opening your eyes.  Deep and thoughtful, it may make you go back and reread sections – pondering the ideas behind the words long into the night.I would recommend this book to seekers of truth, those who wish to expand their Theological Library, and though the Author may firmly disagree with me, students of Philosophy.