PDF The People That History Forgot; Second Edition by Ernest L. Martin in History

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9 of 9 people found the following review helpful. Not so hard to findBy K. RudyThis is an excellent book; and not difficult to get hold of. Once I contacted the publisher at askelm.com; I had my $20 copy within a week.In this book; Dr. Martin explores how paganism infiltrated the early Christian Church; using frequent quotes from reputable historical sources. He presents the info like a well-paced detective novel that kept me turning pages until the very end. If you want a similar experience; stop here. If you want to know what the book is about; read on. Dr. Martin presents evidence of three primary ways paganism entered the church. The first was via Simon Magus; the same Simon mentioned in Acts 8:18 who wanted to buy the power of the apostles. The second source was the slaves brought to Italy in such numbers that the original Latins all but disappeared. Most of the slaves were from Syria and Samaria; whose ancestors had come from the vicinity of Babylon before settling the lands vacated by the Israelites when they were captured and marched off to the east. Several of the later Roman emperors were descended from freed slaves. This made the Roman Empire both a religious and racial continuation of the Babylonian Empire. The third source cited by Dr. Martin for the pagan beliefs was the emperor Constantine. Though he claimed to be a Christian; he continued to mint coins with the image of the sun god. Dr. Martin includes a rather interesting quote from a letter Eusebius wrote to Constantina; the emperor's sister; in which he refuses to send her pictures or images of Christ and the apostles; stating that "such practices are illegal for us." Overall; only a small percentage of the information in the book was familiar to me. Most of it was new; detailed; and quite worth the time spent reading the book. I wish the author had included more specifics about the pagan practices introduced into the Christian Church; but the bibliography supplied me with references I am already tracking down.5 of 5 people found the following review helpful. From the Website:By The Kinsella BunchThis book is a fully documented historical work that identifies in a easy-to-understand manner just who the people were who originated the world's religions. It concentrates specifically on a particularly prominent people mentioned both in the Old and New Testament (who were very important in the time of Christ and the apostles) but are practically unknown today by most people. Even historians and theologians seldom mention the impact that these mysterious people have had on the development of Western Civilization. Dr. Martin has produced a major historical study that all wishing to understand the present political and religious environment of Europe should read.This book takes away the curtains of mystery that have surrounded peoples over the centuries. For the first time; you will read about certain important European national groups recorded in the annals of history who have all but disappeared in the textbooks today. You will discover who the people were who settled much of southern Europe and gave us our type of Christianity that we witness in the world today. Indeed; this book gives a modern identity of an ancient people who are as important in historical and biblical matters as those who wrote the Dead Sea Scrolls. This is one book that all people interested in prophecy; doctrine and history should have.Potential markets for this book include historians; professors; theologians; Bible teachers; anthropologists; Bible students interested in history and prophecy; pastors and students of southern Mediterranean history.askelm(dot)com/books/book004.htm2 of 2 people found the following review helpful. Mass immigration can really change a cultureBy carolaWow!! Don't get this info in you average history book. Have to rethink the cultures of southern Europe. Always wondered why in the Catholic religion so many symbols that are from the east. This book has helped me to see why that might be. A good read.