The Alphabet That Changed the World: How Genesis Preserves a Science of Consciousness in Geometry and Gesture
"It is my conviction, based on my professional background in modern geometry and topology, that Tenen's utilization of this difficult material is impeccable. This book is an important and original contribution to the scientific research literature. It may boggle the mind, but the detailed brief presented in full in this book leaves no easy escape from Tenen's theory: our alphabet was designed from a proto-language of hand gestures."    --Ralph Abraham, Professor of Mathematics at the University of California, Santa Cruz, and author ofFoundations of Mechanics(with Jerrold E. Marsden) andBolts from the Blue "The Alphabet That Changed the Worldis a stunning and remarkable book.... The investigation presented here will open up new vistas of understanding, not only of the Hebrew alphabet and Judaism, but also of the sacred texts of all the world's religious traditions. The amazing interdisciplinary scope ... will serve as a model for future researchers and even for nonspecialists who value the growth in consciousness on our planet."    --Joseph P. Schultz, Oppenstein Brothers Distinguished Professor of Judaic Studies, Emeritus, and Director, Center for Religious Studies, Emeritus, at the University of Missouri, Kansas City"I am continuously amazed by Tenen's brilliance in the perception of deep, multifaceted patterns completely overlooked by everyone else. An intriguing theory that the fluid rabbinic form of the Meruba Ashurit letters derives from gestures of a meaningfully shaped idealized hand is supported by sufficient evidence to provide a haunting sense of truth.... This book holds treasures of great value for both the secular and religious scholar.... Given a fair hearing,The Alphabet That Changed the Worldis likely to itself change the world."    --Elliot Pines, PhD, former research engineer at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory (California Institute of Technology/NASA)