Oxford First Ancient History

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  • August 11, 2011 at 5:11 am
    jahjon
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    We did Module 1, Term 1 & 2 last school year. We’re just beginning our new school year beginning in Term 3 and I again borrowed Oxford, and I was just looking through the beginning, Part 1, On the threshold of history, it says “The prehistoric periods before that stretched back over 3,000,000 years to mankind’s earliest ancestors. Then on page 8, The Stone Age, paragraph 3, “… even though the time that has gone by since the appearance of Man on earth may be as much as two million years.” Why does the book speak about prehistoric periods 3 millions years ago, the stone age, and not about God the Creator of the Universe.

    I’m learning along with my children. I like how you go through the Bible in chronological order alongside world history, the time of Moses and the Egyptians, but my question is how do I know what I’m reading in Oxford about the Egyptians are true if read in the beginning of this book about the stone age and the prehistoric period which I know are not true according to the Word of God.

    I need clarification.

    Thanks

    August 12, 2011 at 3:28 pm
    Sonya Shafer
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    The Oxford First Ancient History is a secular book, focusing mainly on everyday life of the various cultures it covers. We don’t include those beginning sections of the book in our lesson plans because we don’t agree with the theories they set forth. Those opening paragraphs are based on suppositions. We recommend using only the parts that are based on historical documentation. The descriptions of Ancient Egyptian houses, food, pharaohs, religious systems, climate, and practices, for example, can be documented from archaeology and writings. 

    August 12, 2011 at 8:58 pm
    debby
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    Isn’t there other books that are less expensive that cover the same materials?  Usborne and Kingfisher have great Ancient Egypt, Rome, and Greece books.

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