Walter R. Mattfeld

The Bible's origins are explored from a secular (non-religious) and anthropological viewpoint, based on the findings of archaeology and modern scholarly textual criticism. The Old Testament's concepts are traced back to a Hebraic recasting of Canaanite and Mesopotamian myths, done in such a way as to refute these myths. The New Testament's origins are investigated as a recasting of Old Testament motifs and concepts from a point of view of a Hellenized Judaism (Christianity having assimilated certain Hellenistic Greek points of view). Archaeological excavations revealed some sites mentioned by Moses circa 1445 BC didn't exist before 725 BC.

I am a retired Educator, with a Master's Degree in Education (California State Polytechnic College, 1968) having taught Art, Art History, Geography, World History, and U.S. History for the United States Department of Defense Overseas Schools System, having served in Scotland, the Netherlands, England, South Korea and West Germany (1970-2002).