my American books supplemental

Someone kindly asked if I had any American books, in fact I showed several yesterday but here are a few more here. A lot our or Christian devotional books are by American authors such as Jeff Lucas, Rick Warren, John McArthur and others and I am a fan of US science fiction/fantasy going back to Edgar Allen Poe, plus Ernest Hemingway's 'For Whom the Bell Tolls' must be one of the finest novels ever written.

I am sure that the boks we read stay with us more than we realise and help to shape our thoughts, speech, arguments etc. Its good to read widely including stuff you disagree with, it helps you uinderstand others and think outside the box. That's one of the big problems with Islam, many of them only read the Koran, which is I think one of the reasons for the typical Muslim's limited powers of reasoning, failure to uderstsand others and the backwardness of places like Afghanistan, Yemen etc. I genuinely pity people of very narrow reading

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[Smallpotato1965]

Not wanting to be rude, Stephen, but the one about 'health by living a biblical live' made me lol! Casting out the demons of sickness by transferring them into pigs and having sex with your daughters (like Lot did), servants (Hagar), the wife of your general (Batsheba), your multiple brides AND their servants (Jacob) and your brother's widow (Onan), I suppose!

Theodore Dalrymple's book is a gem, though, and the Mel Starr historical whodunnits sound fun. I will give those a try.

[stephenhayesuk]

@Smallpotato1965 Thanks for commenting. You fall into the common trap of assuming that because something is mentioned in the Bible it is approved. One of the strengths of the Bible is that many of its heroes' failings are recorded.

King David's aadultery with Bathsheba which you mention is recorded in the Bible but severely condemned, David's prayer of repentance concerning this episode is recorded in Psalm 51.

Do consider actually reading 'None of These Diseases', you may be surprised.

[Smallpotato1965]

@stephenhayesuk

Alas, the library of my University does not carry the book. I would like to read it, though, because I'm writing my Phd thesis (History of Ancient Medicine) about, among other things, the dangers of retrospective diagnosis.

Could you tell me if the authors, when talking about the prevention of leprosy, deferentiate between the modern concept (Hansen's Disease), the Hebrew "sara't" of Leviticus (mistranslated as leprosy) and Celsus' "elephantiasis"?

[stephenhayesuk]

@Smallpotato1965 I don't think so, right now I donlt have time to check. It is wdely available. You're right of course about Onan, I assumed everyone knew that. Its true to say that our morals and ideas about sex have changed-the results are there for all to see.

the book is widely available, I can understand why a university might not carry it since Biblical ieas are not popular.

[haboobooster132]

i find this guy rude

he shouldent be on here



[stephenhayesuk]

@haboobooster132 Gretings and thanks for dropping in to comment.

As I have said before, criticism is welcome, but critics can expect me to visit their channel and comment on twhat I find there.

I note that on your channel you ask people to sign up for rabbit rescue. I have shot, killed and eaten around 100 rabbits, and a few deer too, so I won't be signing up.

However, I support you right to free speech.

kind regards

[haboobooster132]

@stephenhayesuk im just saying this guy is rude u shoulent be on here no nwwd to be rude im 16 im just adding my oppinion

kind regards thanks for spreading about rabbits

[Smallpotato1965]

@stephenhayesuk

Hmm, yes, but Lot was considered the most wonderful and righteous man for offering his virgin daughters to be mass raped by the mob. And Onan? God did not think him wicked because he masturbated, as is commonly thought, but because he had pulled out prematurely several times when having sex with his brother's widow, "denying his brother children".

Point is, our morals and ideas about sex and 'wickedness' have changed.

But I will might just read that book yet.

[matandros]

Thanks for all the video that exists here, you are an extraordinary man

[fryloc77]

And how might he be rude? In none of the 350 so videos he has made has he ever be rude. Don't make stupid comments and just don't look at the videos!