Before the Flames: Story of David Koresh and the Davidian Seventh-Day Adventists [Paperback]

A. Anthony Hibbert (Author)

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As we draw near to the end of a century and move towards a new millennium, there are episodes which may be left in the past, once our questions are answered. The 51 day stand off of Branch Davidians Seventh Day Adventists at their headquarters near Elk Texas right outside of Waco, which ended in the death of four Federal Agents and eighty Davidians, seventeen of whom were children is one such episode.

The media's sensational coverage of the entire event told much yet left many questions unanswered...who are Davidian Seventh Days Adventists? When did Davidian's step upon America's stage of religions? Where did they come from? Who was David Koresh? Who was the Bulgarian immigrant Victor Houteff who started the branch, and what did the FBI know about them. How can we prevent future tragedies like the torching near Waco.

In his novel Before the Flames, Dr. A. Anthony Hibbert reveals a chronology of events that led to the Waco tragedy. He interviewed the few remaining original pioneers of the Davidian movement, David Koresh and some branch believers, to produce the only book that will accurately answer the questions that exist today.

Dr. Hibbert's knowledge will provide a deeper insight into what happened in Waco, Texas and how it could have been avoided.

Product Details

• Paperback: 176 pages
• Publisher: Seaburn Books; 1 edition (June 1996)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1885778112
• ISBN-13: 978-1885778116
• Product Dimensions: 8.4 x 5.4 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 8.8 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 2.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,110,605 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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7 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Not what I expected, April 29, 2001

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JMack (Chicago) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Before the Flames: Story of David Koresh and the Davidian Seventh-Day Adventists (Paperback)

To be honest, I did not like this book. The printing was filled with errors which really irritates me. I expected the book to spend significant time discussing David Koresh and the events which led to the fire at Waco. However this book spend the bulk of its pages discussing everything that happened before David Koresh. It comes off as a very dry read. The history which led up to David Koresh really is not that interesting. The only good points this book receives from me is for the few pages in which Koresh is actually discussed. Pass this book up unless you want to read up on the history of the Seven Day Adventists.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars A Davidian's Story, September 15, 2008

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Simcha L. Kuritzky (Washington, DC) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Before the Flames: Story of David Koresh and the Davidian Seventh-Day Adventists (Paperback)

This book has much useful information, but the bias of the author shows. Houteff certainly shines in comparison with Roden and Howell/Koresh who led the Branch Davidians to disaster, but Houteff suffered from many of the same delusions as his successors. The book whitewashes Houteff's many problems and only discusses his side of the dispute with the SDA church.