Review: So intriguing!
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 04 12, 2014
I'm back with another one of Mr Kapuscinski's books. After reading his analysis of the Gospel of Thomas, I was curious to see what else he's written, and I'm happy to report that this title was equally interesting, though very different from the first book I read. This was more scientific in approach - analysing the linguistic background of certain Bible books, finding new meanings for old words that have always been translated a particular way because some people hundreds of years ago said they had to be interpreted just one way (which is basically impossible in Old Hebrew because it was written in defective script - all consonants, no vowels), and debunking some myths along the way. I'm a sucker for anything language or religion-related, so this work was right up my alley. If you are at all interested in finding out what the original text of the Bible says or might have said, or just interested in Classical Hebrew, I highly recommend this book. Throughout, the author doesn't try to force his opinion on the reader - he always stresses the importance of finding things out for yourself and going your own way.