Athena and Kain: The True Meaning of Greek Myth

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Summary: Especially commended to students of Antiquarian Studies
Review: Adeptly written by a Greek art interpreter and Parthenon iconographer Robert Bowie Johnson Jr., Athena And Kain: The True Meaning Of Greek Myth is an informative and inherently fascinating exploration of Greek mythology and art. Interpreting the victory of Zeus and the gods over the giants as a triumph over the Yahweh-believing sons of Noah, and with it the demise of Greek humanity's faith in God, Athena And Kain offers a controversal, iconoclastic, yet compelling and deftly presented interpretation. Athena And Kain is especially commended to students of Antiquarian Studies in general, and Greek Mythology in particular.

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Summary: Confirms the "shell-game" of masquerading Paganism
Review: As a researcher of Pagan designs myself, I found RBJ's findings very insightful, and revealing. Immitation is the highest form of flattery, and the enemy of men's beings has designed many diversions for "sheeple" to follow blindly after. Mimmickry, syncretisms, and revisionism are the hallmarks of "ha-shatan's" (the adversary's) methods, and many traps are awaiting the unsuspecting mind. The Greco-Roman culture is but an extension of the previous Babylonian, Persian, and Egyptian Pagan formats, all with the goal of "occulting" or hiding what they are really portraying. We are the servants of the one whom we obey, and the deceived do not know they are deceived. My book Fossilized Customs, The Pagan Sources of Popular Customs, puts many of the same designs on display for the seeker of Truth, and I intend to promote Mr. Johnson's work in my future editions of FC, and on my website ( www.fossilizedcustoms.com ).
There are many people who could be helped greatly by reading this study on Athena (A-thanatos), the deathless one, and the framework in which we find her. The saddest thing is, the people of Nashville, Tennessee have to bear living with a constant reminder of the gross idolatry and ignorance of the ancient Greeks, who once pondered the words of Sha'ul (Paul). Nashville has a temple dedicated to the Pagan elohim, Athena, with her colossus image inside, next to the serpent. The Parthenon building is a gross abomination to the Elohim of Israel, the Maker of Heaven and Earth, Father YHWH.

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Summary: Confirms the "shell-game" of masquerading Paganism
Review: As a researcher of Pagan designs myself, I found RBJ's findings very insightful, and revealing. Immitation is the highest form of flattery, and the enemy of men's beings has designed many diversions for "sheeple" to follow blindly after. Mimmickry, syncretisms, and revisionism are the hallmarks of "ha-shatan's" (the adversary's) methods, and many traps are awaiting the unsuspecting mind. The Greco-Roman culture is but an extension of the previous Babylonian, Persian, and Egyptian Pagan formats, all with the goal of "occulting" or hiding what they are really portraying. We are the servants of the one whom we obey, and the deceived do not know they are deceived. My book Fossilized Customs, The Pagan Sources of Popular Customs, puts many of the same designs on display for the seeker of Truth, and I intend to promote Mr. Johnson's work in my future editions of FC, and on my website ( www.fossilizedcustoms.com ).
There are many people who could be helped greatly by reading this study on Athena (A-thanatos), the deathless one, and the framework in which we find her. The saddest thing is, the people of Nashville, Tennessee have to bear living with a constant reminder of the gross idolatry and ignorance of the ancient Greeks, who once pondered the words of Sha'ul (Paul). Nashville has a temple dedicated to the Pagan elohim, Athena, with her colossus image inside, next to the serpent. The Parthenon building is a gross abomination to the Elohim of Israel, the Maker of Heaven and Earth, Father YHWH.

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Summary: Athena and Kain: The True Meaning of Greek Myth
Review: ATHENA and KAIN is a superb read, a thoroughly enlightening experience. This book and Mr. Johnson's previous one, ATHENA and EDEN: THE HIDDEN MEANING OF THE PARTHENON'S EAST FACADE (which I have also read), are changing the way we think about the ancient Greek world. For the first time, Greek myth has meant something to me. I always knew that it connected somehow to the broader history of the human race, but I couldn't see how. Now I do.
How quickly these books catch on in schools and among the public is anybody's guess. But I wonder: when we get to the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, and the media begin to speak about the Parthenon and other cultural treasures, will they understand what they see, or will they simply "ooh" and "aah" at some old Greek stuff somebody told them was important?

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Summary: Superb book, I'm convinced!
Review: I had already believed to a certain extent that ancient cultures mythology was based on even more ancient actual living persons.. and that later cultures borrowed from earlier cultures, but this book does a great job showing that all the myths are based on the ancients described in the Bible but from the perspective of the line of Kain versus the line of Seth.

A must read!

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Summary: THINKING OUTSIDE THE BOX!
Review: I would advise readers to disregard the previous negative comments. One must be able to think outside the box and not simply rely upon the opinions expressed by the vested interests of "the credentialed" or any so-called "peer reviews". Their agenda seems to rely mainly on attempting to discredit honest scholarship while glorifying the censored views of our academic "flat-earth" society. Credentials do not a scholar make. Johnson gets 10 stars!

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Summary: Seriously flawed and misleading.
Review: Rather than being a popular, innovative work for the general reader, this book is misleading. Mr. Johnson is quite creative, but his ideas lack any firm basis in classical studies or biblical studies. Instead of revealing secrets of Greek myth, he is instead creating new myths from whole cloth. Apart from having no apparent credentials or practical experience in classics and no peer-reviewed publications in the field, Mr. Johnson formulates what are effectively conspiracy theories that lack logical integrity; I am a non-professional, but even my avid amateur pursuit of ancient mythology and archaelogoy reveal the serious flaws in his books. I apologize to anyone who has been deceived by his work. In their place, I would respectfully recommend works like Mary Beard's excellent work for general readers "The Parthenon" or the somewhat denser "The Nature of Greek Myths" by G.S. Kirk.

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Summary: Athena and Kain: The True Meaning of Greek Myth
Review: The preface to ATHENA and KAIN states that the content of the book is revolutionary, and it really is. I looked up revolutionary, and in the context used it means, "a total or radical change, as a revolution of thought." There is no other book on Greek art or myth like ATHENA and KAIN. Mr. Johnson points out that Greek sculptures appeared on public temples and other public buildings, and that mythological scenes appeared on the ancient Greeks' everyday pottery and storage jars. The average Greeks understood the meaning of their myths. Because of ATHENA and KAIN, it is now possible for us to understand them, too.