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About Magic In The Bible
Product Description Were the patriarchs of the christian faith wizards? Inductive analysis of ancient biblical texts yields shocking conclusions in this controversial, in depth look at the magical practices of such well loved characters as Moses, Abraham, and even Jesus himself. Review The argument of the book appears to be that many of the events in the Bible we call miracles can be classed as magic spells. I certainly agree on two points. First, that which we call "magic" and that which we call "miracle" are both supernatural power impacting the natural world, and the distinction is not always so clear as we would like. Second, it is quite evident that in at least some cases individuals appear to have power to work specific miracles on their own whim. My preferred example, not found in the book, is Elijah, who after he called fire from heaven through a rather intense prayer to consume a water-soaked sacrifice on an altar subsequently rather cavalierly called it twice more to eliminate military units sent to arrest him, without so much as a by-your-leave to The Almighty. I'm not sure I agree with what I would say was the consistent thread through the book, though. Goudsward appears to suggest that many of the "miracles" are done the same way that "magic" is done. For example, when Moses faced the Egyptian magicians he performed quite a few "tricks" to demonstrate that God had sent him, and the magicians duplicated several (but not all) of these. Relying on some statements in the text Goudsward suggests that Moses and the magicians were tapping the same power by similar methods, and that God had essentially taught Moses how to do magic of a sort that is natural within the world and already known to the Egyptians. My problem isn't that the text doesn't say that, but that what the text says could be understood otherwise. The traditional understanding is that believers are given power from God and others are tapping power from other spirits opposed to God. Goudsward makes a good case for a different understanding, that everyone is tapping neutral power. some on behalf of God and others on behalf of other beings in the supernatural struggle or simply on behalf of themselves. It is not a conclusive case, but it is an impressive one. - Mark Joseph Young, author of Why I Believe From the Author This book promises to be somewhat controversial. It challenges assumptions about what we think we know, and they way we read the Bible. Sometimes the truth is not as simple as we had hoped. Perhaps, an open-minded read can expand our horizons. About the Author Ken Goudsward is an independent researcher and author whose interests include ontography, epistemology, thaumaturgy, and hermeneutics. He writes in a variety of genres, including science fiction, poetry, dark comedy, and non-fiction.
