The Gods That Walk Among Us

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Summary: An Excellent Treatise of Ancient and Modern-day False Gods
Review: As a researcher of the UFO phenomenon, the Occult, and the paranormal, I found 'The Gods Who Walk Among Us' to be a thorough and accurate in-depth treatment of the ancient Egyptian and Greek mythological deities. The authors, Thomas Horn and Dr. Donald C. Jones, first take the reader on an historical journey where they unmask the sly activities of the gods of antiquity from Aphrodite to Zeus. Then, as the book concludes, they make a remarkable parallel to the numerous contacts with UFO entities and spirit beings so popular in today's rapidly advancing New Age movement. This book is timely, relevant, and addresses the sinister motives of otherworldly beings who have always existed in the supernatural realm that surrounds us.

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Summary: Excellent
Review: Dear Mr. Horn: Your very interesting book, The Gods Who Walk Among Us, written with Dr. Donald Jones, sets forth a timely and important lesson for people of all religions today. If those who are becoming fond of the cults could be made a bit more discriminating, they would easily see the fingerprints of Satan on false religions all the way from ancient Sumeria to modern America. Your book comes a long way in helping to correct the dangerous drift into a New Age mentality. I pray it will be widely read in order that it may exert as much influence as possible.

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Summary: A Most Intriguing Book
Review: I found the book to be very readable, then compelling and finally convincing. The intriguing survey of "How the plagues of Exodus illustrate(d) God's supremacy over and His attitudes toward Egyptian idolatry and paganism" offers a wealth of understanding and hope from which Christians can draw strength and wisdom when confronted with the wave of paganism sweeping our culture. I believe the book offers a timely message (caution, shield of protection), for the leadership of Churches enjoying great Revival; remembering "that there are false apostles, deceitful workers, transforming themselves into apostles of Christ....For Satan himself is transformed into an angel of light." 22 Cor 11:13, 14. [emphasis mine] The book is well researched, punctuated appropriately with relevant testimonies and rooted in Scripture. One cannot read to the conclusion without discovering a fresh sense of courage and appreciation for the Hope we have in Christ Jesus.

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Summary: Additionally
Review: not interested in writing another review, just think you should know that the same person wrote 5 reviews using a different name each time in response to one of mine.

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Summary: BRAVO!
Review: Only the obviously biased will not appreciate this work by Thomas Horn and Donald Jones. Arguably one the best, most unique books ever published. The authors ask questions other researchers fail to consider, and follow up with scholarly treatment in easy-to-understand language. I found myself amazed at the amount of research compressed into such few pages. Bravo! Keep it up! Write a sequel!

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Review: the authors also overlook the 'startling' fact that modern Pagans don't disguise their worship of the ancient Gods at all. They honour the gods under exactly the same names and forms as the ancients did. The whole theory of a conspiracy of Pagan deities is ludicrous. We make no secret, and no apologies, of the fact that we worship the Gods who made the West great. Read 'Old Stones, new Temples' by Drew Campbell to see exactly how disguised the Greek religion is!!

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Summary: Biblical presupposition is not an argument.!!
Review: The Christian reviewers here seem to have no idea about the academic process, essentially the need for evidential based argument in archaeological and historical matters. Not one piece of evidence has been provided to account or explain the historical 'whoppers' in this work. If I wrote a book on how evil the Israelites were, based on evidence in ancient Greek religious texts, and got simple issues such as parentage (even the gender of important people!!) wrong, would you take the rest of my claims seriously? Certainly not, and neither will I.

Again, this work is notable for its almost complete lack of references when extravagant claims are made. ie. The priestess of Delphi smoked marijuana?!?!?!?! I'd like to see a qualified source claiming this as I've never once heard this claim in all years as a Classical Archaeologist (and disturbingly, the authors claimed that this is obviously the truth!!) The use of references is important, so that others can follow up and investigate for themselves the claims made. With no references, one could accuse the authors of inventing their arguments Ex Nihilo, and I do so. If this work was submitted to a reputable classical journal for review, it would be laughed at and a refutation work would in fact be longer than the book.

Instead of rhetoric, presuppositional arguments and religious bias, how about engaging in a factual debate and seeing what the evidence points to, not what 'Dr' Jones (Trinity Theological Seminary; is it accredited?) and Mr Horn want it to say. And simply quoting the Bible as the only necessary source won't cut it (I'm not a presuppositionalist) as one could simply respond with quotes from Hesiod or Homer to back up pagan viewpoints. Am I getting through???????

I'd suggest reading pretty much any classical work, rather than this. For a far more sophisticated anti-Pagan Christian work, read City of God by Saint Augustine, I don't agree with Augustine (obviously) but at least he tries to back up his claims
with solid evidence, not ad hoc explanations.

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Summary: Very, very good!
Review: The Gods That Walk Among Us is a compelling analysis of the mystical resurrection of ancient pagan gods masquerading as heralds of a New Age. Thomas Horn and Donal Jones write with a nonreactionary, journalistic flair that is both informative and very personable as they walk with the reader from the shrines of ancient pagans to the alternative altars of the pagans of the New Age. The Gods That Walk Among Us is an excellent, provocative and, in many ways, unique expose' of New Age mysticism. Horn and Jones do not hesitate to warn the church of the all-too-often error of "emphasing experiences over doctrine," because they [the Church] are not immuned or sheltered from the mysticism of the New Age. Indeed, because "The line between a true manifestation of God, and human orchestration, is often blurred," many churches have come under the seductive spells of neo-pagan spirituality

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Summary: Getting the facts straight
Review: The Gods Who Walk Among Us is richly researched and warmly written. The only people that don't seem to like it (as some of the Amazon reader reviews illustrate) are those who are offended by its claims, namely that the mythos of ancient pagan deities are a distortion of earlier, original revelations from the Hebrew God of the Bible. ...

Interested in truth? I strongly encourage you to buy this book and see what the fuss is about. It will engage you, unless of course your mind is already made up.