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JOSHUA'S JOURNAL

News and views from Joshua Books …. making a difference!

Issue #005 August 14, 2003

E-mail: admin@joshuabooks.com Website: http://www.joshuabooks.com

Copyright © 2003 Joshua Books

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CONTENTS

1) Changes for the Better
2) Quick Quotes
3) Maree Moore Interview
4) New Releases
5) Mel Gibson
6) Opposing views
7) Behind the Fraud

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Hello Folks,

There has been a delay is getting this issue out to you as we have
been having some challenges with everything from computer failures to
computer upgrades so I ask you to bear with us during our transition
period. (Apologies to anyone who has previously unsubscribed and is
still receiving this newsletter. Just click on the link at the end of
this issue.)

At Joshua Books, we don't mean to offend anyone and we believe it's
beneficial for everyone to read material with other points of view.
(I will cover this topic in more depth in a future issue.)

So, in this issue of Joshua's Journal, you will find some news on
new releases and an article on one of our best sellers, *The Bible
Fraud*. For those of you who haven't read it, I encourage you to do
so. You will need to have an open mind on this one as it will
probably raise more questions than you had before you read it.

Now, on with this issue……

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1) CHANGES FOR THE BETTER

I mentioned in our last issue that we are changing over to an
automatic system for the maintenance of our subscriber list and the
transmission of our newsletter. It is called a double opt-in system and
one of its many advantages is that it allows you to have control over
whether you want to get on or off our subscriber list. Your details
(name & email address) are held securely and will never be sold or
given to a third party.

So, within the next few days, you will receive an automated email
message. All you have to do to stay on our subscriber list and
continue receiving this newsletter is to click on the link provided
in the message. If you don't, you wont and that's that!

I hope I didn't lose anybody with the explanation but it's really
quite simple to operate. When you do click on the link, you will
receive a message confirming your placement and will be given the
opportunity to download and print out a transcript of a rare
interview with that elusive writer, Tony Bushby who is the author of
*The Bible Fraud*. It makes very interesting reading.

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2) QUICK QUOTES

"One's dignity may be assaulted, vandalized and cruelly mocked, but
cannot be taken away unless it is surrendered."
-- Michael J. Fox - Actor

"Heresy is another word for freedom of thought."
--Graham Greene

"Excellence - moral, ethical, personal excellence - is worth
whatever it costs."
-- Charles Swindoll

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3) MAREE MOORE INTERVIEW

Did you remember to listen to Maree being interviewed by James Whale
on his radio show in London on Thursday 17th July? It went for an
hour and Maree did a superb job. She has such vast knowledge in her area
of interest.

Several listeners rang in and, while James was in London and Maree
was in Western Australia and speaking with a listener driving a truck
on a freeway in the middle of England, we were on the Internet
listening to the program being broadcast right around the world. Now
that's modern technology for you!!

We are looking forward to Maree's new book *The Dove, the Rose and
the Sceptre - In Search of the Ark of the Covenant.* which shall be
available shortly. I will let you know of the release date in an
upcoming issue of Joshua's Journal.

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4) NEW RELEASES

Speaking of new releases, we have over 14 books in production along
with 3 CDs. There are some good new titles on the way and the one I
would like to mention is this issue is *Flowers from the Tree of
Wisdom* by Eskandar deVos.

Eskandar is a young man from Brisbane Australia and he has put
together a beautiful collection of inspirational words and sayings
that has been described as possibly the best for a long, long time.

Here are some excerpts from the book that I really like …..

*** "If you take care of each moment, you take care of all time"

*** "The Secret of success is making you vocation your vacation"

*** "God is too big to fit in to just one religion"

And rumour has it there is finally a sequel to "The Bible Fraud*!!!
Watch this space for news on this one!!!

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5) MEL GIBSON

I have just heard that Mel Gibson is starring in a film called
*Passion* about the last few hours of Jesus Christ.

Although it's months away from release, apparently it is already
kicking up a storm over its portrayal of Jesus.

Some religious groups are concerned that the film is fuelling anti-
Semitism while others have said the film is "beautiful" and
"magical." Biblical scholars have called Gibson's reading of the New
Testament into question and there are rumours that the script's
sources allegedly include an 18th-century Roman Catholic mystic.

Interesting stuff!! But I don't think they have read Tony Bushby's
*The Bible Fraud*. If they had, it would be a totally different
story as, according to Tony, no one dies on the cross!!!

To see what the fuss is all about, go to
http://www.cnn.com/2003/SHOWBIZ/Movies/08/13/gibson.passion/

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6) OPPOSING VIEWS

At our office, we have received many, many emails regarding *The
Bible Fraud* coming from all points of view. Mostly, readers are in
favour of the book and of what Tony has to say while the very few
emails that we do receive with opposing views are from those people
who have not actually read the book.

Here are a response from one reader ….

"Hello Admin,

I think this book is the SILLIEST thing I've ever heard of! What,
does Tony have too much time on his hands, and nothing better to do,
so he cooked up this ridiculous book, to see how many idiots are out
there who will buy it?

The ENTIRE web site is transparent as all get out! I only hope there
aren't enough naive people out there, dumb enough to buy this garbage.

As a Christian myself, I think you all should be ashamed of
yourselves, and I will pray for you!"

E. H. - USA

And here is one which is typical of many we receive.......

"Hello,

Not since Sitchen came out with his scholarly work, The 12th Planet
series, has a book gone so far into our history to shed light on who
we are and where we came from.

They say that we can't know who we are as a people until we know our
stories and it looks as though our stories are far different from
what we're being told.

The clear light of truth shines through on Bushby's book *The Bible
Fraud* showing us why our fight concerning religion is so ongoing…

Bushby's book gives us the whole truth or at least as much of the
truth that's left after all the library burnings throughout history.
Only by going to sources unavailable to most of us, could Bushby give
us as much of our history as he did in his book and I commend his
hard work.

…. Bushby narrates in a way that makes his book read like a suspense
thriller of the greatest story ever told.

I eagerly anticipate Bushby's next book."

Sincerely, R. L. - Kent, Washington, USA


All I can say is that we welcome all points of view from our readers
and that you really have to read the book from cover to cover to make
an educated decision.

More info is at http://www.thebiblefraud.com

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7) BEHIND THE FRAUD

*What was the Church trying to hide?*
by Robert Adams

When I first spoke to a close Christian friend of mine about the
publishing of Tony Bushby's *The Bible Fraud*, her reaction was one
that many Christians have expressed, and one that made me aghast. She
didn't want the book available because it would "persuade them away
from the Bible and the word of God." Further discussions with her and
many other Christians around the world about The Bible Fraud all
result in the Bible being quoted as the ultimate reference for the
apparent "words of God," and therefore the basis for their arguments.
The problem lies in that they believe the Bible is infallible.

If we examine the oldest known Bible to date, the "Sinai Bible"
housed in the British Museum (I believe that, during his many years
of research, Tony had a private viewing of this priceless book), we
find a staggering 14,800 differences from today's Bible and yet it
still remains the word of God?

As Tony points out, the history of our 'genuine' Bibles is a
convoluted one. Firstly we cannot be sure that we have the full
version as it was originally intended. In 1415 the Church of Rome
took an extraordinary step to destroy all knowledge of two second
century Jewish books that it said contained the true name of Jesus
Christ. The Antipope Benedict XIII firstly singled out for
condemnation a secret Latin treatise called "Mar Yesu" and then
issued instructions to destroy all copies of the book of Elxai. The
Rabbinic fraternity once held the destroyed manuscripts with great
reverence for they were comprehensive original records reporting the
life of Rabbi Jesus.

Later, Pope Alexander VI ordered all copies of the Talmud destroyed,
with the Spanish Grand Inquisitor Tomas de Torquemada (1420-98)
responsible for the elimination of 6,000 volumes at Salamanca alone.

Solomon Romano (1554) also burnt many thousands of Hebrew scrolls
and, in 1559, every Hebrew book in the city of Prague was
confiscated. The mass destruction of Jewish books included hundreds
of copies of the Old Testament and caused the irretrievable loss of
many original handwritten documents.

The oldest text of the Old Testament that survived, before the
discovery of the Dead Sea Scrolls" was said to be the Bodleian Codex
(Oxford), which was dated to circa 1100 AD. In an attempt by the
church to remove damaging Rabbinic information about Jesus Christ
from the face of the earth, the Inquisition burnt 12,000 volumes of
the Talmud.

In 1607, forty-seven men (some records say fifty four) took two
years and nine months to re-write the Bible and make it ready for
press. It was, by the order of King James, issued with a set of
personal 'rules' the translators were to follow. Upon its completion
in 1609, it was handed over to the King James for his final approval.
However, "It was self evident that James was not competent to check
their work and edit it, so he passed the manuscripts onto the
greatest genius of all time... Sir Francis Bacon"

To read the remainder of this article, click here
http://www.thebiblefraud.com/internalgif/robertadams.htm

About the Author:
Robert Adams has a strong spiritual aspect to his life and has
researched many aspects of religion & prophesy over the past decade
or so. He may be contacted on dontpanic@zipliplip.com

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Well, that's it for this issue.

Happy reading,

John Bannister & The Joshua Books Team

P.S. You are always welcome to email me directly at my address
john@joshuabooks.com and all of our authors are available at
authors@joshuabooks.com

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