August Hunt

Christ and Revelation: a Simple Decoding of Some New Testament Symbolism August Hunt

Publisher Marketing: In this slender volume the author seeks to decipher the REAL meaning of Christianity, as opposed to the literalist approach which fails utterly to delve into the obvious symbolic nature of the religion. Belief always clouds judgment, and so August Hunt starts from an avowed stance of agnosticism. Over the course of his life he has witnessed one after another "authority" offer ridiculous interpretations of the Christ story and its culmination in the book of Revelation. These interpretations were based, of course, on a combination of ignorance, subjectivism and the inability to critically analyze intentionally encrypted texts. In truth, there is not much about early Christianity that is genuinely mysterious. Certainly, generations of Christians and theologians have done their best to hide the original meaning of the religion. And they have succeeded so well at their efforts that the underlying significance of Christianity has been completely forgotten, even among the initiate. In place of this meaning is a monstrosity, a perversion if you will, that has taken on a tragic life of its own. It bears little resemblance to the cosmic message residing beneath the layer of symbolic language. And this false faith has been defended to the death for thousands of years now. While the author does not expect to change anyone's mind, and knows that his work will either draw fire from certain quarters or even be ignored, he would rest content knowing that those who are more susceptible to reasonable conjecture may find something of value in a balanced presentation of New Testament "cryptography." Contributor Bio:  Hunt, August ABOUT THE AUTHOR August Hunt published his first short stories in his high school newspaper, "The Wildcat Wire." These were followed by stories and poems in "The Phoenix" literary magazine of Clark Community College, where he received a writing scholarship. Transferring to The Evergreen State College in Olympia, Washington State, he continued to publish pieces in local publications and was awarded the Edith K. Draham literary prize. A few years after graduating with a degree in Celtic and Germanic Studies, he published "The Road of the Sun: Travels of the Zodiac Twins in Near Eastern and European Myth." Leading magazine contributions include a cover article on the ancient Sinaguan culture of the American Southwest for Arizona Highways. August has published four other books to date: "The Mysteries of Avalon: An Introduction to Arthurian Druidism," "The Arthur of History: A Reinterpretation of the Evidence", "The Real Moses and His God with A New Theory on Atlantis" and "Soulrender" (a novel). All four are in print and available through Amazon.com and Barnes & Noble. Future writing plans include a series of novels based on the story of the Viking hero Starkad the Old.