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Summary: very good but some flaws
Review: This is the best book I have ever come across on the origin of religions. Some religions such as Hinduism claim to be the oldest, but as Hislop shows this cannot be true. Hislop shows that religions have a common origin. This origin is in Babylon. A careful reading of his book shows that these religions are corruptions of a true religion. On this I agree. Many religions have a teaching on the trinity and similar teachings that point to a common origin. But a corruption does not mean a religion is completely false, but that it does not teach the full truth. This full truth is in the Bible. For instance, the Bible teaches that as a man thinks in his heart, so is he. This is a teaching on the powers of the mind. Thus, religions such as christian science, buddhism and mind science are religions based on this quote from the Bible. But they are not religions that teach the full truth in the Bible and therefore can be called corruptions. Other corruptions are the claims of those who say that Hercules carried a cross, that Krishna was crucified, that there were sixteen crucified saviors long before Jesus, that Buddha miraculousy fed a multitude and so forth. All of these are corruptions that have a common origin, and this origin is Babylon. Hislop shows how religions started and then spread to egypt, india and so on. Although he indicts the Catholic Church on being pagan, I am not in complete agreement with this. However, his arguments on the origin and spread of religion are brilliant and are alone worth the price of the book.
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Summary: Excellent source of Pagan history
Review: For those of us who are part of the "counterfeit" faith that Hislop contends is represented by the Babylonian traditions and all of its offspring, this book contains a wealth of historical information. It provides a frame of reference for, and connections between, many of the ritual practices currently in vogue among neopagans. Of course, it is necessary to ignore the Baptist, anti-Catholic, religious bias of the author, but the scholarship is impressive. The connections made are based on numerous ancient texts, from a wide range of languages and cultures. Properly read, this is an excellent pagan historical resource.
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Summary: Puritan Doctrine Still lives
Review: Majoring in the substance of the Puritan case against the papacy, this book is upsetting to Romanists, but remarkably enlightening to the serious church history scholar. It is not particularly easy reading, but the content is solid and well documented.
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Summary: Eye Opener
Review: After reading this book and checking out the reliability of the information it contains, I have changed many of my traditions and religious beliefs. It is truly frightening to see how our eyes are blinded by the accepted religious traditions and we do things that are truly unacceptable to our Creator. I found the numerous descriptions of the origins of our religious icons to be fascinating and enlightening. Any person who is truly interested in pure, clean worship of our Creator MUST read this book.
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Summary: Utter garbage
Review: Blatant falsehoods about Catholic belief and practice aren't enough. Blatant falsehoods about pagan belief and practice aren't enough, either. No, Hislop has to tie it all up with a profoundly illogical thesis, which is that if enough similarities can be found (or contrived, or simply invented) between ancient thing A and modern thing B, modern thing B must have developed from thing A. Clearly, if I'm a writer, my name is William, and I hang a javelin over my fireplace, I must be descended from William Shakespeare, right? Hardly. This isn't history. It's a fraud. Read Woodrow's "Babylon Connection" for more.
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Summary: very informative
Review: I have read this book and I am re-reading it again because it has helped me to better understand where the religions of today got the junk they teach people. It is sad to me that we still have not listened to the God Almighty and stop worshiping idols and other Gods! This is so prevelent in the catholic church. They worship the pope or should I say they give him saint status! Mary was just a vessel to facilitate Jesus's arrival after that she is only mentioned after the death of Jesus so then why are they holding her in such honor. The bible never said any where to glorify the angles it said the angels are glorious and the son's of the true God, but we were not told to worship them, so why are they glorifing man and saints! Many of you need to re-read the orginal Hebrew scrolls or the translation closest to that and follow Gods' word. From the orignal print of 1916
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Summary: A VERY important book; if a bit hard to follow.
Review: The author is hard to follow at points, but it's well worth the effort to read and study this fascinating work. Not just Catholics but all interested in Bible truth need to know that the teachings of the Vatican and by extension the Protestant churches are NOT scriptural. Since the Bible says "quit touching the unclean thing", it is vital to consider this subject. Yes, the author does leap to conclusions at points, but all the harsh one-star reviews you see here are those not willing to face the facts: Romanism has a lot to answer for to God!
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Summary: The book rests upon inaccurate and false infomation
Review: Unfortunately people still fail to check out the references in a book, and that is why what is written can be mistaken for what is true. This book contains several errors, misquotes and misrepresentations. Dialogue between Catholics and Protestants is useful if it accurately presents each side. Unfortunately this book falls very short of that mark.
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Summary: AAA+++ Popery at all levels exposed!
Review: Hislop shows the Roman religion to be exactly what it is-Babylonian paganism draped in Christian language. Satan's method is always to substitute the false for the true, while just keeping a little bit of truth mixed in to deceive. Hislop's approach is from a coventant theological point of view, so I'd disagree on a few points at the end of the book (holding a dispensational view myself), but don't let that discourage your purchase of this book. It is a must to know and understand the battle the reformers faced when they stood for Jesus Christ, and against the Roman church.
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Summary: Must reading for understanding the origins of most religions
Review: A sterling work! This book was first released in 1912 and most of its references remain, still, in the British museum, as it was reported to me. The 2 Babylons makes for slow reading because it is deliberate in its approach and comprehensive in its scope. It thus requires thoughtful consideration to fully digest. In my opinion the book far surpasses most modern works and the author obviously took painstaking efforts to research and provide to the reader the detailed picture and ultimate journey that led to the formation of doctrines held by most world religions. He shows their common origin. There is impeccable documentation. The Two Babylons has truly opened my eyes and enlightened me greatly, in ways few other books have. I consider it one of the top 3 books I have studied though I disagree with some parts of the latter chapters. Read it for yourself!
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