Was there ever a volume 3 of
the Compendium?
In his May 2010 newsletter, Carl Franklin wrote:
“As an alternative I began looking at some research I had worked on beginning
in 1968/69. At that time I was laying the foundation for work toward a Masters
Degree. By 1971 I had completed my Masters Projects. One was titled A
Dictionary of Biblical and Classical Antiquity and the other A Synchronized
Chronology of the Ancient World. The chronology was eventually automated when
it was converted to the computer language Fortran. The resulting program could
project a synchronized chronology of the ancient world in 100-year segments on
computer screens in classrooms or offices at Ambassador College. Each 100-year
period could be easily adjusted and corrected as new material was researched
and added to the programmed material. When I presented this material to a
school authority, a “not interested” sign was immediately posted. The material
was never viewed, nor was it every utilized. This was sometime in late 1969 or
1970. Oh well, such is life and the short sightedness of human beings.
“Sometime during this period of time, Dr. Gunar Freibergs and I agreed to
collaborate on another project (separate from but related to my Masters work),
titled The Historicity of the Old Testament. As I recall, Dr. Freibergs was
teaching at Bricket Wood at that time. Few are aware that it was Dr. Freibergs’
work that constituted the basis of Volume Two of Dr. Hoeh’s Compendium of
World History. Gunar passed along to me an unpublished manuscript of the
research he had done on a third volume of the Compendium, but to my deep
regret, that material has long since been lost."
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It is highly unlikely
that there ever was a volume 3 and instead, there was going to be a complete
rewrite. In fact, Tiumph Publishers was going to publish the revised version
in the late 1970s but the persecution of the publisher prevented that.
I do know that he did update volumes 1 & 2 as
he told me that personally over the telephone around 1997 or 1998. He said it
would definitely be published. So I am not sure if there was a volume 3 or
more likely an updated Compendium version 3? IF there was such a volume 3,
does anyone know where we might obtain a copy of volume 3?
Similarly, Raymond F McNair's manuscript
on Key to Northwest European Origins was updated with the title
In Search of ... the Lost Tribes of Israel - I am seeking a full copy
of the updated version - if anyone is aware where I might obtain a copy, do
let me know. I have most (but not all) of it
here.