David A. Snyder 
Abraham of Ur 
A Critical Analysis of the Life and Times of the Patriarch

Did Abraham bring Genesis-like stories to Canaan that Moses uses in the Torah?
Did Abraham Avenge the killing of Lots father Haren?
Genesis tells us Terah became the father of Abram, in Ur of the Chaldeans; while history shows Abraham was born in 2000 BC into the worlds most advanced civilization, the 3rd Dynasty of Ur.
When God tells Abraham go forth to a land that I will show you he was probably going to go there anyway as part of a mass migration of Semites into the Levant that will take them one day to Egypt as part of the Hyksos invasion.
It is probable that Abraham brought many ancient stories of Sumer and Akkad that influenced stories in Genesis. And, if we are to believe Josephus, Abraham was an astronomer and a warrior, hardly the nomadic sheepherder we see pictured in religious art.
David Snyder is a new author taking a new approach to the study of Abraham. By researching the time and place that Abraham lived he found an incredible amount of extant documents available to give a realistic view of the geopolitical world that motivated Abrahams family and influenced the growth of monotheism. Along the way, he discovered and enhanced his own understanding of Christianity.

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David Snyder is a retired Insurance executive who now lives in San Juan Capistrano, California. During his insurance career he published several insurance journal articles and taught Insurance Law to claims executive for seven years through the Insurance Education Association. He has lectured before the UCLA Law School, on the subject of Structured Settlements and has been a guest speaker on this subject at the Southern California and Texas bar associations.

Mr. Snyder attended Pasadena City College where he received an AA degree in History and a subsequent AA degree in Industrial Supervision. He attended California State University in Los Angeles majoring History and Business.

Mr. Snyder has a Master Catechist Certificate from the Diocese of Orange California. His thesis paper, a book entitled Abraham of Ur has been the most read thesis for two consecutive months on academia.edu where masters and doctoral works are submitted. Mr. Snyder has also completed a comprehensive seven year Bible Study under the direction of Dr. Bill Creasy of Logos Catholic Bible Study in Southern California.

Mr. Snyder spends most of his time researching and writing religious articles of interest while he enjoying life with his wife Dorothy, five children and eleven grandchildren.