Paul Clark

Author of The Omega Course

Notes on Appendix 1 & 2

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Book		LOC
Kindle		APPENDIX 1
3659771The division of the story of Noah’s Ark into Yahwist and Priestly versions is taken from Friedman, Richard Elliott: Who Wrote the Bible? Jonathan Cape, London 1988, pp. 53-61.
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Book		LOC
Kindle		APPENDIX 2
3729987Jesus’ appearances after the resurrection: For an extended discussion see Ehrman, Bart: How Jesus became God: the exaltation of a Jewish preacher from Galilee (Kindle Edition), HarperOne, 2014, Loc 2714-2928; Also, Sheehan: The First Coming, pp. 96-7.
3729989The earliest document we have about the resurrection is Paul’s First Letter to the Corinthians: Rowland, Christopher: Christian Origins, SPCK, London 1985, pp. 189-191.
3729990he appeared first to Peter, then to the Twelve, then to 500 Christians at the same time and finally to Paul himself: Rowland: Christian Origins, pp. 191-3; Sheehan: The First Coming, pp. 96-7, 101-118. Bart Ehrman (How Jesus became God, Loc 2840-2847) suggests just three appearances: to Peter, Paul and Mary Magdalene.
3729992Paul uses the Greek verb ‘horao’ for all these different appearances: Rowland: Christian Origins, p. 189.
3729998Abram heard God’s voice: Genesis 15:1-21.
3729999Jacob wrestled with God: Genesis 32:24-28.
37210000Isaiah saw God seated on a throne: Isaiah 6:1-7.
37210002Jeremiah said God reached out and touched his mouth: Jeremiah 1:6-9.
37210003Ezekiel saw an approaching thunderstorm: Ezekiel 1:1-28.
37210006Moses saw an angel in a burning bush: Exodus 3:1-22.
37210008The Prophet Mohamed was in a cave when he heard a voice: Holland, Tom: In The Shadow Of The Sword: The Battle for Global Empire and the End of the Ancient World (Kindle Edition). Hachette Digital, London 2012, Loc 288-318.
37310011Joseph Smith saw flesh and bone visions of God and Jesus: Vogel, Dan: Joseph Smith: The Making of a Prophet. Signature Books, Salt Lake City 2004, p. 30.
37310013When Sun Myun Moon was a teenager: The Guardian, London 2 September 2012.
37310016Zoroaster emerged from ritual bathing: Boyce, Mary: Zoroastrians: Their Religious Beliefs and Practices. Routledge, London 1979, p. 19.
37310018Gautama Buddha found enlightenment: Gyatso, Geshe Kelsang: Introduction to Buddhism: An Explanation of the Buddhist Way of Life. Tharpa Publications, Ulverston 2007, pp. 8-9.
37310020Bhagwan Shree Rajneesh went into a garden at night: Mullan, Bob: Life as Laughter: Following Bhagwan Shree Rajneesh.  Routledge & Kegan Paul, London 1983, p. 12.
37310031hallucinations: See Ehrman: How Jesus Became God, Loc 2867-2881; Dennett, Daniel C: Consciousness Explained. Penguin Books, London 1993, pp. 3-16; Sagan, Carl. The Demon-Haunted World: Science as a Candle in the Dark. Headline Book Publishing, London 1997, pp. 93-107, 144; Frankel, Joseph: Hallucinations are Everywhere. The Atlantic 2 October 2018.
37310033One study of widows and widowers revealed that up to 14% have a visual hallucination of their dead spouse: Rees, WD: The hallucinations of widowhood. British Medical Journal, 4, 37-41, 1971; Sagan The Demon-Haunted World, p. 99; Ehrman How Jesus Became God, Loc 2884-2925.
3731003520% of people have an out-of-body hallucination at some time in their life: Gabbard, GO and Twemlow, AW: With the Eyes of the Mind: An Empirical Analysis of Out-of-Body States. Praeger Scientific, New York 1984.
37410040the related phenomenon of trances, which often lead to hallucinations: Click here to see Hallucination in britannica.com (accessed 23/08/2023)
37410044A strong dose of ketamine will induce an out-of-body experience: Click here for a description of the affects of Ketamine in talktofrank.com (accessed 28/01/2024).
37410044People who suffer from sleep paralysis can be unable to distinguish between dreams and reality: Click here for Heidi Love: Sleep Paralysis: A Personal Odyssey into an Apparently Paranormal Experience in sceptic.com (accessed 17/08/2023).
37410045There’s a correlation between temporal lobe epilepsy and religious hallucination: Sagan: The Demon-Haunted World, p. 105.
37410051How susceptible would Peter have been to religious hallucination? Sheehan: The First Coming, pp. 103-9, 124-6; Ehrman: How Jesus Became God, Loc 2895.
37410052some other followers of Jesus went on to have their own hallucinatory experiences: Bart Ehrman argues that possibly only three people did so: Peter, Paul and Mary Magdalene. See Ehrman: How Jesus Became God, Loc. 2806-2856.
37410056the different stories of people’s religious experiences had been combined with the tale of the empty tomb: Sheehan: The First Coming, pp. 135-146.

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