Review by Andrew Cox for Healing Oils Of The Bible
Rating:
This book was totally un-put-downable !!! I am fascinated by the correlation between ancient beliefs/modern science and impressed by the research that has gone into this book – but most of all I am impressed by the easy, gentle way in which the Author guides us through what could be a potentially confusing subject without being pompous or arrogant. I am not a particularly “religious” person and chose to allow the Author his perspective on the spirituality concepts as he believes them and found that this did not detract from the quality of the content of the book. I was somewhat suprised by some of the vitriole that has been slung in this forum and in particular would like to respond to the concept one detractor of the book theorised…. “that there were no biblical oils because there were no complex, mechanical distilleries in ancient times…..” absolutley correct … and I would go futher …as there were no TV sets or DVD players there obviously was no recreational relaxation in ancient times… and as there were no SUV’s or sports cars obviously there was no mobility…. and of course because there was no chemical factories there was no medication and therefore no-one was ever “healed” ….. As to the allegation of “peddling” I must have been reading a different book??? I could not see anywhere in the book where Dr Stewart compromised his morals or ethics in fact it appears he has gone to lengths to encourage others to do their own research and if they choose to use Essential Oils that they do so with forethought, consideration and as an informed decision rather than blythly accepting whatever is told to them. His section on sharing the oils in church groups is obviously not for everyone – so those that aren’t interested…skip that chapter..for those that are …. it will probably be a good basis for them to start sharing the knowledge they have gained with others that are interested in learning more but were to cheap to buy the book…In summary Congratulations on an excellent book – HIGHLY RECOMMENDED!!! and I look forward to the next one whenever that is….