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by John L. Johnson (Author)
The Black Biblical Heritage is the endeavor of over thirty-five years of intensive research exposing many doubts and myths handed down through the centuries by European clergy to Africa, Asia and the Western Hemisphere. Aside from the New and Old Testaments, this remarkable book is the first printed material of its kind to highlight the lineage of Ham, the patriarchal-ancestral father of Africa and sections of Asia.In 300 A.D., when Rome was just adopting the Christian doctrine, thousands of books, por¬traits, and sacred icons portraying the traditional belief that Africa developed the early fundamentals of Judaism and Christianity, were burned, desecrated and hidden through¬out the empire. Only recently, following the discovery of the Dead Sea Scrolls of Palestine in 1947, and the tablets of Elba, Syria in 1975, have theologians reluctantly acknowledged the ancestral facts pertaining to Africa and the Bible; there has been an obsession to replace the Jesus of Israel with the one Italy presented to the Northern Hemisphere.The Black Biblical Heritage presents: -Over 170 Biblical characters who were Hamites or of the Hamitic lineage-Over 146 illustrations-Three maps and 2 sketches, which designates the Diaspora of Ham's descendants-The misconceptions of Ham's curse-Comments from the renowned Biblicists and historians concerning Africa's contribution-The concept of the Africans and Hebrews as one people-Essays relating to Africa's theological history-An extensive bibliography with over 700 references throughout the text-An index of Biblical African people
Author Biography
Dr. John L. Johnson was born in Altheimer, Arkansas, reared in Tucson, Arizona, then relocated to St. Louis, Missouri. The U-S Marine Corps awarded Dr. Johnson with two purple hearts while in active combat in Vietnam. He translated Vietnamese for the military after attending a language school. Dr. Johnson continued his education by obtaining a Bachelor of Science from St. Louis University, and a Doctorate of Divinity from New World Theological Seminary in Texarkana, Arkansas. Ground warfare inspired Dr. Johnson to become a writer and a spokesman on various Biblical subjects. His travels throughout Europe, Asia, and Africa aided him in Biblical research. Driven by his passion to address subjects that are often misrepresented or excluded from today's churches, Dr. Johnson dedicated more than 40 years in researching biblical information, including the significance of dark colors, and the African origin in the Bible. Dr. John L. Johnson is the author of six books: The Black Biblical Heritage (an Essence Magazine Bestseller), God's Kinship with Dark Colors, The Original Names and Descriptions of God and Jesus, 500 Questions and Answers on the Black Presence in the Bible, The Hamitic Bible Dictionary and The Negro Rulers of Scotland and the British Isles. He was also a contributor to the Original African Heritage Study Bible. Dr. Johnson has received numerous awards for his writings. He is the recipient of the Key to the City of El Paso, Texas, and listed in Marquis Who's Who in the Midwest Guide. Dr. Johnson was married to Artimese Johnson for forty-six years until his death in 2017. He is survived by wife, a son, a daughter, and several wonderful grandchildren who all are committed to continuing his life's work.
