Mazzaroth (Pts.1-4) [Hardcover]

Francis S. Rolleston (Author), R. A. Gilbert (Foreword), Frances Rolleston (Author)

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Publication Date: February 2001

The idiosyncratic ideas expressed in the four parts of Mazzaroth, and its appendix Mizraim, are all based on solid research-misapplied, perhaps, in light of Rolleston's steadfast Christian outlook, but fully documented and with sources quoted length. The whole work provides the reader with an amazing compendium of obscure material on ancient mythology, symbolism, and etymology, with comprehensive biblical references and a wealth of learned and detailed footnotes. Much of the information is set out in a tabular form that inevitably reminds the reader of S. L. MacGregor Mathers's book of correspondences that we know as 777. And this may not be coincidental. Foreword by R. A. Gilbert. Fold-out insert.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 272 pages
• Publisher: Weiser Books (February 2001)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0877289468
• ISBN-13: 978-0877289463
• Product Dimensions: 9.2 x 6.3 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.4 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,851,107 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars Intensive study on Biblical Astronomy, July 29, 2001

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This review is from: Mazzaroth (Pts.1-4) (Hardcover)

Indeed a MUST HAVE for any advanced student of Biblical Astronomy.This book consists of many extensive informational charts and lists relating to the subject. While not the easiest read it is certainly a very valuable tool for the advanced student.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Notes from the early 1800s on the ancient star constellations, October 9, 2010

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This review is from: Mazzaroth (Paperback)

This book was a pioneering work by an English lady on the star constellations. This is a fascinating book of her notes and discoveries on the beliefs of early civilizations about the original 48 star constellations. The first constellation was The Virgin, sometimes referred to as "the virgin who will conceive." (Remember that Mary was a virgin when she gave birth to Jesus.) The second constellation was sometimes called The Desire of Nations. It showed a young male child being held by the Virgin. The ancient Jews and Arabs said that the meaning of the original 48 constellations were explained by Enoch, and that they told the story of God's plan for mankind from beginning to end. This book is basically notes on the meaning of the constellations. If you like this book, there are others that you will also want to buy, that explain the "Gospel in the Stars" in more detail.

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1.0 out of 5 stars Meaning in the Stars?, November 7, 2005

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The essence of astrology is that there is "meaning" in the stars, e.g. that when Jupiter is in Leo, it means something. Other forms of divination presume to find meaning in other things in nature, e.g. that the arrangement of tea leaves or chicken entrails or the lines in one's palm have some esoteric meaning. These "Gospel in the Stars" books presume to find Biblical meaning in the constellations.

In our efforts to "prove all things, hold fast to that which is true," we should be very wary of the notion that a 19th century scholar, using Medieval sources, discovered an antedeluvian prophecy of Jesus in the constellations known to Aratus in 275 B.C. A reader seeking a Scriptural and scientific work on Biblical astronomy should instead read the 1908 work, "The Astronomy of the Bible" by noted solar astronmer E.W. Maunder.