Escaping from Eden: Does Genesis Teach that the Human Race was Created by God or Engineered by ETs?

First, I would like to begin by explaining what attracted me to Paul’s work. Recently in my life, due to my physical health deteriorating since suffering a traumatic brain injury, I found myself thanking “God” for being able to continue to live on at any capacity. So, in thanks, I began my very first read-through of the Bible. Not too long after I started reading, I noticed there seem to be many references to material that the Bible writers assume you would already know while reading. For example, in Numbers 13, God commands Moses to send men to spy out the land of Canaan. Now, if God’s omniscient, why would he/she need to have Moses take such action? Also, in number 13:33, we have this verse: “We also saw the Nephilim there (the sons of Anak are part of the Nephilim); and we were like grasshoppers in our own sight, and so we were in their sight.” I find myself asking the question, who is Anak, and why does the Bible assume I should already know this? The more of the Bible I read, the more I began to wonder. Who or what is God? Why would he be jealous and need the use of men to spy and cause war? What happened to the benevolent God I learned about in Catholic school? These questions and more are what eventually lead to me getting my hands on Escaping from Eden. This book explores the very same questions I asked myself when reading through the Bible. Each time I read through Escaping from Eden, I find myself asking more questions. Truthfully, this is one of the most thought-provoking books I have ever read. Every time I start reading this, I cannot put it down. I highly recommend this book for anyone, like myself, who questions the concept of the God described in the Old Testament. After reading Escaping from Eden, I found myself researching more about our ancient past and beliefs than I ever have before. In conclusion, I would like to thank the Author for all the time and research he put into his work. The quality of content in this book is superb and is very easy to follow along. Once you pick this up, I guarantee you will not want to put it down until you’re finished. I know I can’t. Simply superb.

Paul could have made this book ultra scientific and in language that only his colleagues could decipher. Yet he wrote in simple, easily understood language and I found it both informative as well as mysterious, much like a novel..except the content is about where you and I came from, and where we are destined.Excellent read.!!

My only criticism is that it is not published on audible; audible dropped the ball on this author. this author gives a different perspective on the bible and its contents .

I think Paul Anthony Wallis has a great point.From his back ground, and biblical knowledge, the parallels he drawn in this book and the series as a whole makes a lot of sense. Other than occasional religious sermon like paragraphs, this book is a good read.As reader of a most prominent Sumeriologist Madame Muazzez Ilmiye Cıg, who translated the Ottoman archives of Sumerian tablets; I remember my own asthonishment going through the cuneiform translations of hers. As she well said " the history of human civilisation begins with Sumerians". All of a sudden, out of nowhere. The paragraph about Karacadağ and agricultural leap from wild to domesticated produce is most interesting. Genetically engineered crops. Amazing.

This book answers the big Question: How do I reconcile my Christian Faith with the knowledge of life on other planets? How can I understand the Old Testament in terms of Extra Terrestrial visitors? This book is a deep dive into Bible translation and compares it to old writings and myths from all over the world. I found this book to be helpful and mind expanding!

This book illuminated quite a bit of questions I have had my whole life growing up in religious schools. There are no definitive answers here, but what the author cites is enough conversation to keep you awake for the next month. The author also did an exceptional job of sharing his personal feelings on the subject and I also felt like we were on the same journey together.

Interesting read...it makes you think...if you are a religious fanatic... you may be offended but for those open to the wonder's of how we got to where we are...the writer offers his opinion that I found plausible....peace.

finally an anysis of the cradle of civilization that's independent from Zecharia Sitchin.

Good read

This book made me read my Bible from a different perspective and understand so many things, all stars seeds out there, you NEED to buy this book! 💜 My dad loved topics like those, so I gave it a try, guess dad was right, I'm sure he would have loved to read it, the elohim were real, we are an experiment with a lot of potential.. Is time to awake!

Paul Wallis illustra benissimo tutti gli antichi mestieri e narrative di migliaia di anni di storia delle differenti culture di tutto il mondo! 👏👏👏

Wonderfully written, very smooth in reading, the book flows like water; one thought follows the next and everypart is very intresting and researched. I cross- reference and check fact or claims by also trying to get another perspective and this book holds up what it promises. If you are ready to seek answers for your questions about the topic then you should definetly include this in your research.

It's hard to know how to explain this book. As a Catholic I've believed for some time that Christianity has two separate gods, old testament and new testament. I've never liked the old testament because God is portrayed as a sadistic, genocidal maniac. Who would follow a God like that. As the author was explaining Genesis, I In turn reached for my bible to see for myself. It's as plain as the nose on your face that something is not quite right as it should be. I did read charotics of the gods and the book of Enoch, which throw up so many questions that my own faith just couldn't answer. I've read some of the sumarian texts and find the idea of ET intervention a interesting concept. From the dawn of time they has been an estimated 2500 different types of God's. Hinduism is the oldest religion on the planet and predates Christianity by 3000 or 5000 years maybe even longer. Now they version of creation is quite different. They have gods or sky people or the powerful ones, and they tell of fantastic space battles and nuclear wars. It's all they and a brilliant read. I enjoyed this book and I'm still a Christian and love the story of Jesus and our holy mother and if it turned out to be a God of a diverse living universe then I hope one day to meet again our heavenly brothers and sisters. The new testament is for me the book that Christianity should follow, a God that cares, loves, respects but doesn't ask for anything except live a good life. The gospel of John is my favourite religious text I've ever read. I love my Lord even if he's ET.