Dear Fellow Friends of
Faith,
The waited-for book is finally out, the book I worked on all summer 2012. God so blessed me with a rich, and shall I
humbly say, amazing text! I never thought I was possible of
writing such a text as this. It will bless millions of
people, IF they read it. Get your copy
of the book. Do not to miss out on its blessings. There is a limited supply that I have printed locally.
The book is available from
Amazon.com in book form and in Kindle form.
Sacred Scriptures for the 21st
Century and Beyond, Mark Ahavel
ISBN: 978-1480047082
It
is also available on CreateSpace eStore
Through
Amazon, it is also available for libraries and academic institutions.
You
may also request the book directly from by emailing Brother Mark:
mark
dot globalfaith at gmail dot com.
The
author’s first book signing was in Barnes and Noble store, Tallahassee, FL,
Saturday November 10, 2012.
Book Description
This book is truly designed to be a complete sacred Scriptures from cover to cover, 386 pages, with the following sections: Opening Versicles, Divine Narrative, Prophecy and Prayer, Poetry and Psalms, and Wisdom and Didactic/Teaching, and concluding Exhortations. The book is abundant in highlighting universal truths from beginning to end, and yet all brought afresh to today’s world. The Narrative captures the voice of a sacred story teller. It tells the untold story before the creation of the universe, God creating the heavenly Advisers and Angels, then the story of the creation of the universe, and the natural and universal stories of humankind. The Prophecy section captures the voice of prophecy, all fresh prophecies for our age. The Poetry and Psalms section follows with all new material also written by the author. Then the largest section, Part IV, The Wisdom and Didactic section follows. The voice of this section is from a religious teacher, a gifted contemporary sage, teaching many disciples, addressed to the global audience. It contains teachings on many topics beginning with God, to faith, to the end of the world and Heaven and Hell. The Scriptures portion of this book ends with a final Exhortation section. What follows then are some postscripts and appendixes including an Overview of the Beliefs Expressed in these Scriptures, an Interpretation Guide for these Scriptures, the author’s biography, the author’s story of writing the book, additional comments on the book, and Sources Consulted. This book is truly very unique, relevant, and contemporary for today's readers, religious and those interested but not necessarily religious. One of the main purposes of this book is global peace by a new text, based on the realization that some sacred Scriptures of the past, while containing so much good, have also sowed some violence at least interpreted so by many. This book exudes with peace toward a unity of understanding among various peoples of faith. It is written from a monotheistic perspective yet with a tolerant and loving attitude for all peoples of various faith traditions. This book is a must read for all. It is inspirational, devotional, and educational.
This book is truly designed to be a complete sacred Scriptures from cover to cover, 386 pages, with the following sections: Opening Versicles, Divine Narrative, Prophecy and Prayer, Poetry and Psalms, and Wisdom and Didactic/Teaching, and concluding Exhortations. The book is abundant in highlighting universal truths from beginning to end, and yet all brought afresh to today’s world. The Narrative captures the voice of a sacred story teller. It tells the untold story before the creation of the universe, God creating the heavenly Advisers and Angels, then the story of the creation of the universe, and the natural and universal stories of humankind. The Prophecy section captures the voice of prophecy, all fresh prophecies for our age. The Poetry and Psalms section follows with all new material also written by the author. Then the largest section, Part IV, The Wisdom and Didactic section follows. The voice of this section is from a religious teacher, a gifted contemporary sage, teaching many disciples, addressed to the global audience. It contains teachings on many topics beginning with God, to faith, to the end of the world and Heaven and Hell. The Scriptures portion of this book ends with a final Exhortation section. What follows then are some postscripts and appendixes including an Overview of the Beliefs Expressed in these Scriptures, an Interpretation Guide for these Scriptures, the author’s biography, the author’s story of writing the book, additional comments on the book, and Sources Consulted. This book is truly very unique, relevant, and contemporary for today's readers, religious and those interested but not necessarily religious. One of the main purposes of this book is global peace by a new text, based on the realization that some sacred Scriptures of the past, while containing so much good, have also sowed some violence at least interpreted so by many. This book exudes with peace toward a unity of understanding among various peoples of faith. It is written from a monotheistic perspective yet with a tolerant and loving attitude for all peoples of various faith traditions. This book is a must read for all. It is inspirational, devotional, and educational.
The
author is an Adjunct Professor of Religion who has been teaching the World
Religions course in the Humanities department in a college the last few
years. The inspiration for writing this
book came years before teaching the world religions course, as he explains in
his story of writing the book in an appendix.
Book
Excerpts
From the Opening
Versicles:
God, not merely the God of Jerusalem or Haifa, not merely
the God of Mecca or Medina…and not merely the God of Rome or Rizvan, or any
other sacred place on earth, but the global God…who through the ages has been
enlightening millions of human souls around the world….p. 1*
The voice of these Scriptures is a burgeoning human voice of
millions whose souls, hearts, and minds in whom this truth of a global God
resonates and in whom have become more conscious in the 21st
century. p. 6
From the Narrative
section:
God has blessed every fiber and space of His creation, and
has placed within the soul of human the capacity to receive His love and
blessings. p. 52
God gave humans ten fingers, and these ten are a sign of the
ten gifts and faculties the God has given to humans which also make them
unique and the crown of the earthly creation:
intelligence, will, conscience, creativity, imagination, intuition,
spirit, character, virtue, and love. Without these, a human is not a human being that God has
intended. Together, the five sacred
gifts and these ten faculties gifts unpack the meaning of “made in the image of
God. And together, they make humans His
special creatures among the earthly creation.
p. 52
Moreover, God endowed humans to ascent to several virtues on
their path to spiritual maturity and nobility.
The five main virtues are chastity, charity, kindness,
humility, and patience. p. 52
From the Prophecy and
Prayer section:
The prophets of the blessed past called their peoples to meet
God of their faith, each in their appointed consecrated places. These places, in time, each became sacred,
each in their own homelands of origin. p. 64
My Spirit has
revealed to many souls through the ages…I brought light to Moses, Zoroaster,
Isaiah, Jesus, and Muhammad. I also
brought light to Gautama Buddha, Laotzu and Confucius, who each received it
through the filter of their culture and understanding. p. 86
From the Poems and Psalms section:
God Can Speak
God can speak through theophanies,
God can speak through
philosophies.
God can speak through prophetic
voices,
God can speak through human
choices.
God can speak through cosmic rays,
God can speak through the Ancient
of Days.
God can speak through heavens
light,
God can speak through earth’s
delights.
God can speak though whirlwinds,
God can speak through caves and
dens.
God can speak from East to West,
from North to South,
God can speak even through a
donkey’s mouth! p. 116
In the Garden of God
In God’s Garden is a place of
light,
In God’s garden are revelations of delight.
In God’s Garden of inspiration,
Is your truth, tranquility, and revelation.
In the garden Heaven and Earth
meet,
A snippet of Paradise lays out on a sheet.
In the garden is fullness of
delights,
Sun and pools, and flowing fountains,
Flowers and foliage dazzling in the light.
In the garden wafts fragrant
aromas,
Of gardenias, honeysuckle, and rose… p. 117
From the Wisdom and Didactic (Teaching) section:
On this mountain, you all have gathered, beloved children of
God, from so many nations, tribes, races, and languages. We all have God in common. Together we hold the common belief in the
eternal Sovereign Supreme God of the universe who is mysterious and powerful,
to be feared, yet He loves us unimaginably.
You have come in the Spirit of truth to receive a greater
understanding of the truths of Scriptures past and present. p. 129
The
Oneness and Unity of Reality
From most ancient
of days to the present, O learned ones, peoples’ beliefs and worldviews were
profoundly marked by this fundamental understanding of the oneness of
Reality. From thousands of years ago,
how far back in time we know not, but human beings in most cultures perceived
that somehow there was some unified invisible power that held all things in
common, from Native Americans to ancient Asians, Africans, etc. And this deep perception from within the
soul of humans, to all the reality around, did develop into clearer, more
concrete beliefs. Philosophers would
later call this belief: monism.
Virtually all cultures have manifested at least some aspect of monism
which sees one fundamental reality behind all things on Earth, the seas, and
the heavens above. Polytheists,
pantheists, monotheists, and even non-theists evidenced aspects of monism. For the non-theist religion and philosophy
of Taoism, the Tao is that one fundamental reality, p. 144
*The page numbers are from the Amazon.com version. The locally printed version has a total of
318 pages instead of 386, reduced by the change of font size from 12 pt. to
11pt. But it is the same book
otherwise.
Plans are to distribute this book globally, including getting it translated into many languages. But currently seeking reviewers and getting it distributed to the major bookstore chains in the U.S. If you are an editor and would like to review this book, please contact me.
And for anyone, for any questions or comments in general or specifically about this book, please contact me.
You can through this blog site or message to: mark dot globalfaith at gmail dot com.
God richly bless you,
Brother Mark
