I Know What I Am: Biblical and Biological is a fast-moving mashup of faith talk, human origins, and Black history, with the author jumping from fossils like “Dragon Man” and questions about Cain’s DNA to genetics, melanin, and big-picture identity claims. It also swings through Ethiopian Jews and Zionism, Byzantine icon history, Italy’s war in Ethiopia, Black military service in the US, the Herero and Nama genocide in Namibia, and modern media topics like Hollywood stereotypes and The Matrix.

The book has real momentum. It feels like someone talking straight from the heart. Sometimes I nodded along. The voice can be intense and punchy, with lots of bold questions and sudden pivots from science to scripture to politics. That energy kept me turning pages. The structure leans toward info bursts and quick claims.

The book aims for a grand bridge between biology and the Bible, and it ties that bridge to race, power, and historical memory. That’s a huge swing. I respect the ambition. The book sometimes stacks controversial statements next to fact-sheet style passages. The section on the Herero and Nama genocide hits hard, and it lands with moral weight. The chapters that connect media narratives to public beliefs have bite as well, especially the parts on racist film tropes and how stories get shaped in plain sight. The writing can slide from careful summary into certainty, then back again.

I appreciated how wide the images range in this book. One page might drop in a modern celebrity, then the next swings to an old statue, then you’re staring at a historical photo or a piece of artwork. That mix kept me alert, like the book was nudging me to see connections across time instead of staying stuck in one lane. It also made the ideas feel more real and less abstract, since I could actually see the faces, the symbols, and the history the author was trying to pull into the conversation.

I think this book works best for readers who like big themes, sharp opinions, and a collage style that mixes history notes with personal fire. I’d recommend it to curious readers who enjoy challenging material, who can sit with messiness, and who don’t mind stopping to fact-check and reflect as they go.

Pages: 137 | ASIN : B0GFPZ74BY