Part of Gail Evans argument has been to show that the previous regime in her native South Africa has used the Bible in a way that encouraged".... a servile philosophy in order that those in power can maintain and suppress all those beneath them, not adhering to the laws of justice, but to their own laws of suppression and subjugation."

The book contains a whole host of examples from the Bible to illustrate the points the author wishes to make. I believe this is an essential book for the serious student of Theology and anyone interested in the bible generally and in other explanations of events within the New Testament which modern scholarship determines are not quite as they seem.

I am sure that this book will be controversial if read by fundamentalists, but to those with an open mind who ultimately wish to seek the truth unencumbered by steadfast doctrine and creeds, it will provide ample food for thought. Gail Evan's erudite scholarship is a credit to her.

In the Firstborn of God, Gail Evans begins with Genesis 1 and recreates a telling of the biblical story that breaths new life into the word of God, giving it new meaning for the twenty first century.

Following fourteen years of research that includes input from a host of other biblical scholars and archeologists, and readings from the Dead Sea Scrolls, in the absence of a need to win favor with temple priests, ancient Pharos and Roman emperors, Gail Evans gives us an accurate telling of this ancient story. And what a story it is, a story full of surprises with almost shocking revelations on every page.

I will not pretend to understand all of what she has written, but in the reading I continually found myself becoming very comfortable with a God that I thought I had lost a long time ago. In some unexplainable way, the Bible slowly began to make sense. At an early age I shunned organized religion and now I know why. The word of God does not require an interpreter. It is written on the heart and one has only to look inward to find it...

To everyone who has ever had trouble understanding the Bible and even those who think they do understand the Bible, The Firstborn of God is required reading. Thank you, Gail.

Nathaniel Lott, author of, The House at Trinity Corners, and others...