Inquiry: A Modern Study Ofjesus and Psychic Phenomena
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Near death experiences are considered, and extrasensory perception is examined. Contact between deceased and living minds is weighed. Cases pointing to the survival ofthe human mind and individual consciousness after bodily death are reported.
The baffling world of chance is contemplated. An approach to number phenomena is outlined. UFOs and extraterrestrials are tracked. The best evidence for reincarnation is presented. The legend of the Lost Dutchman Mine is explored. Notes on Growing Old, Peace of Mind, Men and Women, Family, and Love are included.
Micheal Zyvant
Michael Zyvant is a businessman that retired in the southwest and turned author. Michael and his wife live in a little hilltop house, loving their view of mountains and sunsets
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Inquiry - Micheal Zyvant
© 2012 MichaelZyvant. All rights reserved.
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Published by AuthorHouse 09/13/2012
ISBN: 978-1-4772-4106-6 (sc)
ISBN: 978-1-4772-4105-9 (e)
Library of Congress Control Number: 2012912290
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Contents
Introduction
Gospels
Birth and Childhood
Ministry
Final Week
Resurrection
Afterlife
Vignettes
Appendix
Author’s Note
About the Author
1286.jpgImage295.JPGWhat we call life is a journey to death. What we call death is the gateway to life.
—Anonymous
Introduction
I’m not ail atheist or ail evangelist. I didn’t write Inquiry to prove something or to uphold a particular point of view. Just consider my hook an information manual, and apply it as you see fit.
My wish is that reading these pages will make a worthwhile difference in the lives of people-—especially my wife, our children, and our grandchildren.
Gospels
Origin
Oral history is unwritten information provided by an eyewitness that has been a part of an historic event. Toward the end of the first century, the oral history concerning Jesus was decreasing, because his apostles and other eyewitnesses were dying. Since the oral history lacked written documentation, it was very easy for disagreementsregarding the interpretation to occur.
These factors made it necessary to gather writings that accurately portrayed the life and teachings of Jesus. This resulted in the Gospels of Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John (the first four "books of the New Testament).
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All the Gospels were written in Greek. The word gospel was originally derived as a translation for the Greek word evangelion, meaning good news.
The name Jesus is derived from a Greek translation for the