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by the halls of academia, Rohl is probably seen as misguided, but still one of their own. His books stand somewhere between populist products and accepted academic theory and so has gained support on both sides of the fence.

For any interested in ancient history and particularly biblical history but are put off by the high brow and inaccessible style of many writers working in that area, then Rohl makes a good bridge between the two worlds. It could be argued that for a more balanced book he should have undertaken to examine some of the counter arguments and theories that give support to the Old Chronology. Rohl however is content to concentrate on his own ideas and use the space in the book to pile evidence on top of evidence to build his own theories up, rather than spend too much time knocking others theories down. Space also becomes a factor in that his theories alone have taken nearly 600 pages to lay out, taking on other people's theories as a counter argument would need a whole other book.

There is a lot of information in the book, and it might require a second read to garner the full wealth on offer here, but the effort is well rewarded and Rohl's theories continue to break new ground. With all religious interpretation removed, the historical value of the Bible becomes clear. The Bible it would seem is back in business.

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