Hey It's Only a Story

<p>Almost everything we read about the history of early Christianity comes from the Jewish Bible composed during their captivity in Babylonia from about 500 to 450 BCE. Thus right from the start the information is old and after centuries of changes by rabbis popes and kings-not to mention translation errors-there is no way we can tell whether what we read is accurate if anything written that many years ago can be said to be accurate. Thus the reason for the title of this book: <i>Hey It's Only a Story!</i><p> <p>The book contains short summary biographies of Abraham Jacob Moses Jesus and Paul-the major figures in the history of Christianity-and includes some of the mystifying incidents in their lives. It is not a religious text but rather a who what when and where story of their influences on history. If you had doubts about some of these stories you should find some answers here.<p> <p>Also included are two sections about what life was like in those early days-how people communicated how they kept time and how they conducted their commerce. A short list of definitions of words and objects is part of this section.<p> F<p>inally the last chapter is a timeline placing in context events that took place from the time of the Garden of Eden to the landing on the moon.<p> <p>The book is short on purpose...the author has heard enough long sermons!<p>