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But, after three years, I had already reached the limits of the "known" historiography of every nation mentioned in both the Old and New Testament.
According to most traditions, many of these nations seemed to spring from out of nowhere, only to disappear some time afterward, again into some sort of mysterious black hole of non-history. In short, you couldn't tell where these supposedly important nations had come from, and you knew even less about where they had vanished.
It was around this time in my life that I began listening, via the power of the airwaves, to the teachings of Dr. Gene Scott. And so, by 1980, the quest to uncover the mystery of the origin, purpose, and destiny of biblical Israel would begin an entirely new chapter.
As a student of biblical history seeking to map out a thorough timeline of God's revelation, I was particularly grateful to hear the teaching on God's message of redemption written in the stars. Along with the messages hidden within the Pyramid of Giza and the Sphinx, these ancient messengers helped provide a necessary link, in my mind, in terms of a true historiography of an eternal God's continuing message to mankind.
So the story in the stars, as conveyed through Enoch prior to the Flood, established a clear beginning of God's revelation.
Then, with the advent of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, what had been only hinted at in the lives of men like Noah began to manifest in new and quite unexpected ways. Now, the message of God would begin to unfold through human vessels.
Over the next two decades, Dr. Scott would catalog the many ways in which the very lives of God's chosen people conveyed the story of God's redemption in the form of a marvelous, living tapestry.
Then, some time during the mid-80s, I was introduced to what is called apocryphal literature. This remarkable chapter of biblical history included such texts as The Book of Jasher, The Book of Enoch, The Lost Books of the Bible, and The Forgotten Books of Eden.
The startling accounts contained within the pages of these breathtaking books would forever capture my imagination. For the next several years, I sought a way to bring these dramatic tales to others who were also interested in putting more "flesh and blood" on our biblical past.
(to be continued...)
