The Book of the Bee: (Forgotten Books)

Interesting information. I enjoyed the book very much!

the book of the bee, and the book of the cave of treasures, must be read as almost one book. when we read about joshua and caleb and the ten men seeing the giants, we don't think this was a real event, until we now find the giants are in fact a very real thing. this book is not only interesting to read, somethings are of a real fact. you be the judge.

Liked everything! Nothing bad to say whatsoever.

Thanx for The Book of The Bee. I luv the history of it; one doesn't find this at all in public schools or colleges today. Could it be they are politically correct? ;) -LOL

All good👍

Very interesting

good book

This is for the Forgotten Books edition."The Book of the Bee is a Nestorian Christian sacred history. According to Budge it was written ca. A.D. 1222 by a Syrian bishop named Solomon (Shelêmôn). There is very little about the work itself in the Preface to this edition, it being concerned primarily with the manuscript sources. In the Introduction to the Book of the Cave of Treasures, Budge says that Solomon's object in writing the Book of the Bee was to present 'a full history of the Christian Dispensation according to the Nestorians.'" from Sacred-Texts dot comThis book is full of dodgy (but interesting and entertaining!) Middle Ages type science. The kind you find in the Koran.It is also filled with strange (at least to my mind) extra-Biblical interpretations of explanations of Scripture, which makes for fascinating reading, if only for its oddity. The author certainly was a Fundamentalist! Nor did he hold to any such thing as sola scriptura!The author refers many times to the teachings and interpretations of the fathers, doctors and orthodox teachers of the Church. He mentions Mar (saint) Isaac who died around the turn of the 8th century, who is considered a saint both of the Nestorian and Eastern Orthodox. You can find out more about him and how he can be considered a saint in both Churches post-schism on wikipedia, and orthodoxwiki. These other teachers would most definitely include pre-schism fathers, but I wonder if later so-called Nestorian writers are included too in these statements.On page 22 the author seems to make a very interesting allusion to the book of Enoch (which I have read and reviewed here: http://www.amazon.co.uk/review/R2Z2X4FEJP8B8G/ref=cm_aya_cmt?ie=UTF8&ASIN=0486454665#) in which he states "The path of the luminaries is beneath the firmament, and they are not fixed as men have foolishly stated. They are guided by the angels."He speaks of "The philosophers" in much the same way we speak of scientists today, He is not always favourable toward their views. This is not the case with the fathers and teachers he quotes who's teachings he seems to uphold in the highest regard.I will add more to the review as I continue reading.

This is for the Forgotten Books edition."The Book of the Bee is a Nestorian Christian sacred history. According to Budge it was written ca. A.D. 1222 by a Syrian bishop named Solomon (Shelêmôn). There is very little about the work itself in the Preface to this edition, it being concerned primarily with the manuscript sources. In the Introduction to the Book of the Cave of Treasures, Budge says that Solomon's object in writing the Book of the Bee was to present 'a full history of the Christian Dispensation according to the Nestorians.'" from Sacred-Texts dot comThis book is full of dodgy (but interesting and entertaining!) Middle Ages type science. The kind you find in the Koran.It is alos filled with strange (at least to my mind) and extra-Biblical interpretations of explanations of Scripture, which makes for fascinating reading, if only for its oddity. The author certainly was a Fundamentalist! Nor did he hold to any such thing as sola scriptura!The author refers many times to the teachings and interpretations of the fathers, doctors and orthodox teachers of the Church. He mentions Mar (saint)Isaac who died around the turn of the 8th century, who is considered a saint both of the Nestorian and Eastern Orthodox. You can find out more about him and how he can be considered a saint in both Churches post-schism on wikipedia, and orthodoxwiki. These other teachers would most definitely include pre-schism fathers, but I wonder if later so-called Nestorian writers are included too in these statements.On page 22 the author seems to make a very interesting allusion to the book of Enoch (which I have read and reviewed here: [...] in which he states "The path of the luminaries is beneath the firmament, and they are not fixed as men have foolishly stated. They are guided by the angels."He speaks of "The philosophers" in much the same way we speak of scientists today, He is not always favourable toward their views. This is not the case with the fathers and teachers he quotes who's teachings he seems to uphold in the highest regard.I will add more to the review as I continue reading.

Enjoying this book. Very informative of history of the church, put into short readable sections.

A++