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Rearview Mirror Chronicles
Keith Hockton, FRAS, is a writer, publisher, and award-winning podcaster based in Penang, Malaysia, with a deep passion for uncovering the stories that shaped our world. As the Southeast Asia Editor for International Living magazine, Keith explores the intersections of history, culture, and modern life across the region.
A dynamic lecturer and storyteller, he speaks internationally on Southeast Asian politics, economics, and history—bringing the past to life with clarity, wit, and insight. Keith is also a proud Fellow of The Royal Asiatic Society of Great Britain and Ireland and is on a mission to make history not only accessible but genuinely entertaining for everyone.
His published books include:
• Atlas of Australian Dive Sites - Travellers Edition (Harper Collins Australia, 2003).
• Penang - An inside guide to its historic homes, buildings, monuments and parks (MPH Publishing, 2012; 2nd Edition 2014; 3rd Edition 2017).
• Festivals of Malaysia (Trafalgar Publishing, 2015).
• The Habitat Penang Hill: A pocket history (Entrepot Publishing, 2018)
• Alana and the Secret Life of Trees at Night (Entrepot Publishing, 2018)
• Penang Then & Now: A Century of Change in Pictures (Entrepot Publishing, 2019; 2nd Edition 2021
• Bersama Lima - Five Together (Entrepot Publishing, 2022)
www.entrepotpublishing.com
Rearview Mirror Chronicles
The Bible - The Book That Changed the World… and Nearly Tore It Apart
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This episode turns to the Bible, not as a relic, but as a living document shaped by centuries of belief, conflict, and interpretation. What begins in the ancient Hebrew texts unfolds into the foundations of Christianity, and then into the contested terrain of modern scholarship, where every word, every translation, and every omission carries weight.
This is a story of prophets and empires, of doctrine forged under pressure, of power quietly exercised through language. It is also a story of human hands, scribes, translators, and scholars, each leaving their mark, sometimes faithfully, sometimes imperfectly, and occasionally with consequences that echo across centuries.
So take a moment, settle in, and join me for a journey through one of the most influential texts ever written, explored with clarity, depth, and a sense of its enduring gravity.
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