I really wanted to give this book chance because I am interested in the subject. However, I wasn’t able to connect with the information provided in this book.

Brown describes this book as an interspiritual exploration and it certainly appears so. Inspired by Buddhism he attempts to equate Elijah to the Bodhisattva. I’m not going comment much on this book. I personally believe it isn’t something I could comment on. I do believe that one should read it and discover what Brown has to say for themselves.

Being aware that there are certain common threads running through all religions they do not however fully explain Elohim, Israel’s God before which there is none other. The very concept of Henotheism is questionable for a Bible believing Christian. The same is true for a Hebrew who believes on the Torah and Tanakh absolutely for his guiding principles. God being a title can of course be conferred on anyone as those worshipped by our ancestors proves. Thus a Christian would have serious problems appreciating most of the concepts in this commentary. An unwary Christian might even be led astray.

Equally one might glean certain concepts from such reflections but would fail to understand fully, the essence that is Elohim and His Way. Likewise equating Elijah to any other spiritual discipline is sadly incongruous.

I have given it 5 stars because it has been written with clarity. It is for the reader to decide.

I found this a very tough read as it is very much an academic set of points as opposed to a flow of facts and more like a coffee break book that you could pick up and read little parts when the mood took you. Sadly the sections are not designed for browsing. I am Christian by birth and a self declared follower of Buddhism and so was really interested in how Elijah could be cross referenced. The writing was too deep and did not meet the depth of understanding that I was hoping for.
I read this and came away totally confused as to what i had read and none the wiser as to how or why Elijah related to both religions.