In A Twisted History: Genesis and the Cosmos, author Charles N. Pope unpacked the language of the Book of Genesis and the Babylonian Creation Story (Enuma Elish) to restore the lost knowledge of our galactic and planetary history.The three-part series, Living in Truth: Archaeology and the Patriarchs, provides a new synthesis of Biblical and archaeological records for the entire pharaonic period ("native rule") of ancient Egypt, and succeeds where previous epic endeavors by Velikovsky and others have failed.Part I of this series covers Pre-Dynastic, Old Kingdom, Middle Kingdom, Hyksos and early New Kingdom Egypt. The numerous pharaohs and princes of Egypt are securely placed in the correct context with their Biblical counterparts.

Pre-Dynastic, Old Kingdom, Middle Kingdom, Hyksos Period and early New Kingdom Egypt. The great pharaohs of Egypt are placed in context with their Biblical counterparts.

The history of the Egyptian Late Period (native rule) is covered, including the Piye Victory Stela, Nitocris Adoption Stela and foreign conquests of Egypt. (2nd Edition)

New Kingdom (18th Dynasty) Period of Egypt: The great pharaohs are compared with their contemporary Biblical counterparts.

The Bible and Mythology have a good deal to say about the origin of the Great Pyramid and how it relates to the anthropology of hominins, including modern humans.

Archaeology seems to have become an active partner in the attempt to prove the historical truth of the Bible. Biblical archaeologists have gone to the field in search of Noah's ark or the walls of Jericho, as if the finding of these artifacts would make the events of scripture somehow more true or real. Thomas Thompson is one of the most vocal contemporary critics of biblical archaeology. His simple but powerful thesis is that archaeology cannot be used in the service of the Bible. Focusing on the patriarchal narratives the stories of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob he demonstrates that archaeological research simply cannot historically substantiate these stories. Going further, Thompson says that archaeological materials should never be dated or evaluated on the basis of written texts. Looking to the patriarchal narratives in Genesis, he concludes that these stories are neither historical nor were they intended to be historical. Instead, these narratives are written as expressions of Israel's relationship to God. Thomas L. Thompson is Professor of Old Testament, University of Copenhagen. His books include The Mythic Past and The Early History of the Israelite People.