Kevin Falzon has just published his second book, The Bible Parado, a thorough investigation of the Sacred Texts that covers 20 biblical books. Viewed from theological, scientific, historical and military aspects, the author’s study brings to light what religion, tradition and legend have obscured for thousands of years.
“The Bible Paradox is a very controversial and a unique examination in the Maltese Islands”, said Falzon. He added, “The aim of this book is to clarify religion to all those who still believe in miracles and god, who are ignorant, in fact, of the misinterpretation and the delusion of religion which seeks to promote the so-called Word of God”.
Starting from the Book of Genesis, in his book, Kevin Falzon examines the origins of the earth, the mystery of the supposed Creator, studies the first humans and theorises about their controversial conception.
“I began my research in 2006. Although I very much wished to visit Jerusalem and Egypt, unfortunately I could not because of various reasons. Nevertheless, through the documents and books which I’ve bought and barrowed, I managed to obtain a piece of both Jerusalem and Egypt. Even though I was ready and determined to begin the research and writing of The Bible Paradox, I felt that this task would not be easy. Considering how deep go the religious roots of the Maltese nation, I knew that to publish this book would be a daunting challenge”, said Kevin Falzon.
In all, it took Falzon four years of work to finish the whole job. Falzon comments, “To investigate the lives and deeds of characters who are six and even ten thousand years old is quite a challenge. I embraced this challenge because I believe that the contemporary reader needs fresh and reliable material, no matter what the ancient scripture says. I don’t expect a person, no matter how pious, to believe every single word in the Bible. The Sacred scripture, like any other ancient texts, contain only hints of reality. It is from that little reality that Mythology and legend were born. In due course, that hint of reality became overwhelmed with what people believed, said and wrote. As a result, after thousands of years of brainwashing and misinterpretations, that little reality to us contemporaries has become almost impossible to detect and recognise. This is why Moses is still believed to have parted the Red Sea, because the actual truth was twisted and will never be recovered. If I am to give my personal opinion, which I assume comes closer to history than Biblical events ever will, I would say that Moses was a very normal human being who possessed no power to work miracles. Alongside Moses, I could place God himself who, like all Biblical characters, was idolised and made greater and mightier than who he truly was.”
The Bible Paradox is being sold in all local leading book stores for the price of 15 euros. In all it has 336 pages, and the language used is all in English. More information on www.seltemedas.com