Purpose of Athena's Temple in Athens Understood for First Time in More Than

2,000 Years -- Noah Depicted in Ancient Greek Art

    ANNAPOLIS, Md., June 23 /PRNewswire/ -- Visitors to the Parthenon in
 Athens and to the British Museum in London, where most of the Parthenon
 sculptures are displayed, can now do more than "ooh" and "aah" at what they
 see:  they can actually understand what the Greeks were telling us about
 themselves and their history.  The newly-released book from Solving Light
 Books, "The Parthenon Code: Mankind's History in Marble," by Robert Bowie
 Johnson, Jr. deciphers the meaning of the sculptures of Athena's temple,
 relating their messages to the early events described in Genesis.
     *(Photo:  http://www.send2press.com/photoSP/johnson01.jpg )
     According to the book, an authentic ancient Greek artists' code, designed
 to portray their religious history simply and clearly, reached its highest and
 most straightforward form with the sculptures of the Parthenon, the national
 monument of Greece.
     The author writes that Greek myth/art tells the same story as Genesis
 except from the standpoint that the serpent enlightened Adam and Eve in Eden
 rather than deluding them.  "Greek art depicts the myth; Greek myth explains
 the art.  Together, Greek myth/art takes us back through the Flood to a woman,
 a serpent, and a tree in an ancient paradise," Mr. Johnson said.
     The Parthenon Code reveals that the ancient Greeks rejected the Creator
 God of Noah in favor of "man as the measure of all things."  Thus, the
 Parthenon sculptures celebrated the re-emergence of the way of Kain (Cain)
 after the Flood.  The Greeks called Noah Nereus, the "Wet One," and dated the
 beginning of their religious outlook from the latter years of his life,
 depicting the patriarch's image on many vases, seventeen of which appear in
 the book.
     Mr. Johnson's work contradicts the writings of the late popular
 mythologist, Joseph Campbell, who wrote that the ancient myths were merely
 subjective metaphors and expressions of the unconscious mind.  "The Greeks
 created the living basis of our culture," Mr. Johnson said.  "Let's give them
 credit for knowing where they came from and what they believed, and especially
 for knowing how to vividly express that crucial historical information to
 posterity."
     Reviewer Ron Pramschufer of BooksJustBooks.com puts Mr. Johnson's new book
 into a contemporary perspective:  "While The DaVinci Code is fictional and The
 Bible Code is bogus, The Parthenon Code presents a genuine artists' code which
 opens the door to long-hidden truths about the origins of mankind."
     The Parthenon Code features 251 black-and-white illustrations including
 Parthenon sculptures restored by computer artist Holmes Bryant.
 
     ABOUT THE AUTHOR
     Robert Bowie Johnson, Jr. has been studying the Scriptures, Greek myth,
 Greek art, and the Parthenon since 1984. He is a graduate of West Point and an
 airborne ranger infantry veteran of Viet Nam.  He previous two books are
 "Athena and Eden: The Hidden Meaning of the Parthenon's East Facade," and
 "Athena and Kain: The True Meaning of Greek Myth."
 
     Table of Contents, sample chapters, and Flash presentation of Parthenon
 Sculptures restored in color:  www.solvinglight.com
 
      Title: The Parthenon Code: Mankind's History in Marble
      Author: Robert Bowie Johnson, Jr.
      Publisher: Solving Light Books
      ISBN: 0-9705438-3-2
      7x10 hardcover, 288 pp., 251 b&w illustrations, $29.95
 
      The book is available to retail outlets through Biblio, a division of the
 National Book Network, 1-800-462-6420, or custserv@nbnbooks.com
 
     The Parthenon Code is available now at:  http://www.solvinglight.com
 
     For further information, please contact Robert Bowie Johnson, Jr. of
 Solving Light Books, +1-410-757-4630, RBowieJ@comcast.net.
 
     This release was issued on behalf of the above organization by
 Send2Press(TM), a unit of Neotrope(R).  http://www.Send2Press.com
 
 

SOURCE  Solving Light Books

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