A Test of Time

by David Rohl

Book Overview

By employing the same basic methodologies used to establish the currently accepted chronology, it has been possible for a group of young archaeologists, including David Rohl, to create a New Chronology which resolves many of the problems permeating ancient world studies. In particular, one model has been developed which has major implications for Old Testament research. Through the revision of the master chronology of ancient Egypt they have unlocked...

• Format: Mass Market Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B0092GFN7I
• ISBN13: 9780099416562
• Release Date: June 2001
• Publisher: Arrow Books
• Length: 608 Pages
• Weight: 1.04 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 4.4" x 7.0"

Customer Reviews

Engaging prose; brilliant scholarship

Dr. David Rohl has brilliantly and precisely stepped into the tangled arena of conflicting ancient chronologies with a clear, yet bold, solution to this seemingly complex issue. In the intervening years that I have followed his work, and the discussions among scholars that have ensued, I have not found anywhere that his perspective has been sufficiently or evidentiarily refuted. Is the ancient biblical narrative truth or myth? Recent surveys seem to show that we are just not all that sure! Our understanding of the Hebrew Scriptures is at a crossroads & consequently the very underpinnings of our belief system seem to be eroding. Subtly, the doubts that quietly snuck into the back pews some decades ago, have now begun to boldly take up residence on our sanctuary platforms. The Judeo-Christian world finds itself propelled toward an understanding that the scriptures we hold dear, the historical truth of the Exodus & beyond that we have built upon, has somehow soundly crumbled in the dust of archeological discovery. How do we logically address the growing dichotomy between belief in an historical Jesus, yet at the same time bow to a chronology that denies the very remembrance festival He chose for his epic and sacrificial event? This very book holds the key….. Let us be clear: Dr. Rohl is an agnostic, and consequently does not have a dog in this fight, or any agenda to propagate. Whether you approach this material thru a biblical lens or not, you will appreciate that he trusts our intelligence and ability to understand the complexities, as he pulls from a variety of ancient and scholarly sources across various genres. Ancient chronology is both fascinating and, at times, frustratingly ambiguous but one of Dr. Rohl’s unique gifts is the ability to unfold the history of the formation of ancient chronology, with such engaging prose that it carries his reader along as a fellow researcher, allowing time to sit in and consider research that has been culled, vetted, verified, and effectively laid out for us to grasp and understand. I would strongly encourage you to roll up your sleeves and dig in…you will thoroughly enjoy this fantastic trip thru the ancient Mediterranean world!

Excellent

I must comment that this is the best Book on Egyptology and Ancient History I have ever read. Traditional Egyptologist are apparently blind to the truth before them on the Ground in Egypt and in the Holy Land. Do not be mislead by the Reviewer who labels this Dribble. It is Dribble to those fools who have PHD's that build upon the work of others without using critical thinking skills and who spit out the same now discredited dribble that they purport to be History simply to protect their own work. What has happened in the past exactly cannot be known when it happened so long ago. Hopefully though more people like David Rohl will attempt to write History that is as accurate as possible. I also recommend strongly The Orion Mystery which of course is an Anathema to the Traditional Egyptologist.

An indispensable resource

This book is the same as "Pharoahs and Kings" and is a must-have for anyone with an open mind who is interested in ancient Israel and/or Egyptology.

An interesting theory subsequently borne out by the facts

Rohl's theory, presented here in its earliest form, is that the standard chronology of Egypt is 300 years out. Subsequent astronomical evidence has shown this hypothesis to be correct.