I believe the author is attempting to reveal the depth and breadth of recorded history from the first ever recorded event to the present, and from oral traditions to the documented present using the latest media available in to preserve current events for our children. Because honesty is no longer valued as a method that implies freedom from deception or fraud, we no longer have a reliable yardstick for determining the value or truth of a discovery, or an observation regarding history in the making. . Early historical records indicate man's desire to preserve a narrative of events for someone else to read, learn, or understand later. We do not know their intent or their intended audience as we know it today. Therefore, when we examine the writings, or written oral folklore passed down over the centuries, we are not equipped to determine the honesty it presents unless we are able to compare the writings to other known sources and thus determine whether they are true or less. Even today we are partial in our review of the facts of events when we write our diaries, articles, letters, songs and tidbits of life that we intend to leave to our descendants. The laws and legal issues that were recorded by ancient authors are not questioned, but the story of a battle or a moral vision are dissected and dismembered to their smallest meaning to make it acceptable or to be discarded because it cannot be reconciled with the own vision of the world. We are aware that man, created in the image of God, wishes to leave some memory of his achievements, so that his descendants can know specific events and thoughts. This process also contributed to the building of cultures as the need for social support...... middle of paper...... if history were written with the same pen as the Bible, then there would be no need to re -write it. The writings of the Word of God inspired by the Holy Spirit are laid out side by side with all its beauty and ugliness. Therefore, it remains to be seen whether history will remain intact as recorded or rewritten in such a way as to promote the false truth of postmodern thinkers and ideological groups. What these individuals do not see and do not know is that God is always at work directing the events and times of man's actions and nothing they say, do or think will alter that and although they may win a battle once in a while while many people will be misled, ultimately the God of the Bible will prevail and continue to work in His chosen people to bring about the events that will culminate in the return of Christ and the end of the world as we know it.
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