As we evolved, humanity lived through periodic climate swings from ice ages to warmer periods over 100,000 and 40,000 year cycles. After the last ice age maxima, this pattern was disrupted by a series of events which caused very abrupt global warming and cooling. These chaotic changes are known as the Dryas Periods and evidence is now emerging of the cause of the two most recent events – meteor impacts which decimated human societies at that time. Many tribal memories, passed down over millennia, originally dismissed as myths and legends are now being reassessed, in parts, as oral history. Details of the what, the when and the where of events immortalized as Noah’s Flood and the destruction of Atlantis are now beginning understood. Second Edition published May 2024.
Proof of a divine Creator is not to be found in the Bible but compelling evidence is found in astronomy and in biology. Surprisingly, the real identity of Yahweh may be deduced from biblical texts. The most memorable figures from the Old Testament include Noah, Abraham, Moses and kings David & Solomon – one might expect these found international recognition, with references to their exceptional feats in the historical record of surrounding adjacent cultures. But, only one of these heroes has been verified, one appears to be adopted from another culture, one surprises by his total invisibility and the youngest are acknowledged only by an isolated and obscure fragment. Third Edition printed September 2023.
The Old Testament books covering the time of Abraham to David (c2000BC to c1000BC) tell of the Israelites led from slavery to conquer the ‘Promised Land’. However, clear evidence reveals these books were largely written during the Babylonian captivity, after 596BC, by priests with only hazy notions of geography and history. The biblical story overlooks the fact that the entire area of the Promised Land formed part of the Egyptian Empire for the greater part of the entire millennia. This book also examines arguments of writers who see the Bible as the inerrant Word of God. Third edition printed March 2024.
Arguably, Jesus has had the most formative impact on humankind. Today, the New Testament stands as the only authoritative source of his life and teaching – but almost all of the books written about him in the first century have been destroyed. How authentic and reliable are those selected for the New Testament? The Old Testament is reputed to contain hundreds of prophesies concerning Jesus – which of these are credible? We name him Christ, meaning Messiah, a term the church has allowed to be widely misunderstood. Is Jesus part of a Trinity? Second edition printed in 2023.
Does the church teach Jesus message accurately? If not, how can we find what Jesus originally taught? Tough questions, to which careful research provides revealing answers.
Portuguese culture has been shaped by over 3000 years of trade and successive occupations before its own monarchy supported global exploration and the planting of colonies.
Successive occupations by Romans, Visigoths and Moors were essentially light touch – with the invaders never exceeding around 2% of the population. Occupations were long (Roman for 7 centuries, Moors for 4 centuries) and indelibly changed the way of life. Pax Romana was just that with never more than a single legion stationed across the entire Iberian peninsula. Roman roads developed inland trade. Portugal benefited from the establishment of legal and administrative systems which outlasted the Empire – the Visigoth’s simply maintained the Roman way of life for a few more centuries.
The Moors introduced a wide range of new crops, new irrigation techniques and brought new architectural styles and scientific knowledge. Tolerant governance by the Moors allowed trade and ideas to flourish.
The monarchy, which struggled for vital papal recognition, also suffered from three successive kings being excommunicated. As a result the monarchy granted excessive rights and privileges to the church – reflected in the first post monarchical convention in 1910 acting primarily to reduce church authority.
The monarchy promoted and supported voyages of exploration and took a generous portion of the resulting trading profits. Immense wealth accrued to the monarchy and some nobles – which led to bloated administration that submerged the state at the end of the 19th century.
Today, Portugal is a thriving liberal democracy anchored within the EU.
Available as paperback and ebook later in 2025
A cultura portuguesa foi moldada por mais de 3.000 anos de comércio e ocupações sucessivas antes de a sua própria monarquia apoiar a exploração global e o estabelecimento de colónias.
As sucessivas ocupações por parte de romanos, visigodos e mouros foram essencialmente ligeiras – com os invasores a nunca ultrapassarem cerca de 2% da população. As ocupações foram longas (romanas durante 7 séculos, mouras durante 4 séculos) e mudaram indelevelmente o modo de vida. A Pax Romana foi isso mesmo, com nunca mais do que uma única legião estacionada em toda a Península Ibérica. As vias romanas desenvolveram o comércio interior. Portugal beneficiou do estabelecimento de sistemas jurídicos e administrativos que sobreviveram ao Império – os visigodos simplesmente mantiveram o modo de vida romano por mais alguns séculos.
Os mouros introduziram uma vasta gama de novas culturas, novas técnicas de irrigação e trouxeram novos estilos arquitetónicos e conhecimento científico. A governação tolerante dos mouros permitiu que o comércio e as ideias florescessem.
A monarquia, que lutava pelo reconhecimento papal vital, sofreu também com a excomunhão de três reis sucessivos. Como resultado, a monarquia concedeu direitos e privilégios excessivos à Igreja – refletidos na primeira convenção pós-monárquica em 1910, atuando principalmente para reduzir a autoridade da Igreja.
A monarquia promoveu e apoiou viagens de exploração e ficou com uma generosa parte dos lucros comerciais daí decorrentes. Foram acumuladas inúmeras riquezas para a monarquia e alguns nobres – o que levou a uma administração inchada que submergiu o Estado no final do século XIX.
Hoje, Portugal é uma democracia liberal próspera ancorada na UE.
Disponível em formato de bolso e e-book no final de 2025
Conventional history teaches the first civilizations arose in Egypt and Sumer but we find growing evidence that these were founded by an earlier culture that was crippled by Earth’s most recent extinction level event. Evidence points to a meteor that incinerated North America and parts of Europe circa 10765BC, leaving a few survivors who brought new knowledge to disparate groups elsewhere and became revered as gods.
Today, mainstream Christianity contains key aspects of belief that did not come from Jesus whilst is silent or denies other important teaching that Jesus and his first disciples did teach.
Glyn was fascinated by ancient history from an early age - how civilization developed, how life on earth developed, how our planet was terraformed and how the universe evolved. During a career working mainly in senior financial roles for large multinationals, the combined impact of dealing with corporate correspondence and keeping abreast of professional material precluded any opportunity to read for pleasure....
