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	A few examples of issues he failed to research or comment on include:		A few examples of issues he failed to research or comment on include:

	#[[The Municipal Bridge Vision\|The failed fulfillment of the municipal bridge vision]] (even though he mentions the prophecy in his book, he omits the fulfillment - likely because ~~it wasn't fulfilled~~);		#[[The Municipal Bridge Vision\|The failed fulfillment of the municipal bridge vision]] (even though he mentions the prophecy in his book, he omits the fulfillment - likely because he never did any research into the issue);
	#[[The Brown Bear Vision\|The failed vision of the brown bear]];		#[[The Brown Bear Vision\|The failed vision of the brown bear]];
	#[[The Vision of the Meetings in South Africa\|The failure of the vision of the meetings in South Africa]];		#[[The Vision of the Meetings in South Africa\|The failure of the vision of the meetings in South Africa]];

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 '''''Supernatural: The Life of William Branham''''' is a fictionalized biography of William Branham written by '''Owen Jorgensen'''.  It could also be described as a "hagiography" which is defined as:
 *a book about someone's life that makes it seem better than it really is or was;

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	*an idealizing or idolizing biography.		*an idealizing or idolizing biography.

	It comprises six volumes and is taken almost exclusively from the sermons of William Branham.		It comprises six volumes and is taken almost exclusively from the sermons of William Branham with absolutely no critical thought on the part of the author.

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	'''''Supernatural: The Life of William Branham''''' is a fictionalized biography of William Branham written by '''Owen Jorgensen'''. It comprises six volumes and is taken almost exclusively from the sermons of William Branham.		'''''Supernatural: The Life of William Branham''''' is a fictionalized biography of William Branham written by '''Owen Jorgensen'''. It could also be described as a "hagiography" which is defined as:
			*a book about someone's life that makes it seem better than it really is or was;
			*a biography that praises someone too much; or
			*an idealizing or idolizing biography.

			It comprises six volumes and is taken almost exclusively from the sermons of William Branham.

	=Wrong approach=		=Wrong approach=

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	'''''Supernatural: The Life of William Branham''''' is a fictionalized biography of William Branham written by '''Owen Jorgensen'''. It comprises six volumes and is taken almost exclusively from the sermons of William Branham.		'''''Supernatural: The Life of William Branham''''' is a fictionalized biography of William Branham written by '''Owen Jorgensen'''. It comprises six volumes and is taken almost exclusively from the sermons of William Branham.

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	A few examples of issues he failed to research or comment on include:		A few examples of issues he failed to research or comment on include:

	#[[The Municipal Bridge Vision\|The failed fulfillment of the municipal bridge vision]];		#[[The Municipal Bridge Vision\|The failed fulfillment of the municipal bridge vision]] (even though he mentions the prophecy in his book, he omits the fulfillment - likely because it wasn't fulfilled);
	#[[The Brown Bear Vision\|The failed vision of the brown bear]];		#[[The Brown Bear Vision\|The failed vision of the brown bear]];
	#[[The Vision of the Meetings in South Africa\|The failure of the vision of the meetings in South Africa]];		#[[The Vision of the Meetings in South Africa\|The failure of the vision of the meetings in South Africa]];

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	'''''Supernatural: The Life of William Branham''''' is a fictionalized biography of William Branham written by '''Owen Jorgensen'''. It could also be described as a "hagiography" which is defined as:		'''''Supernatural: The Life of William Branham''''' is a '''fictionalized biography''' of William Branham written by '''Owen Jorgensen'''. It could also be described as a "'''hagiography'''" which is defined as:
	*a book about someone's life that makes it seem better than it really is or was;		*a book about someone's life that makes it seem better than it really is or was;
	*a biography that praises someone too much; or		*a biography that praises someone too much; or
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	:''Every event in this book happened. Many of these stories are well documented from multiple sources. In my research I made use of newspaper and magazine articles, books, photographs, films, and testimonies by people who knew William Branham personally and were eyewitnesses to some of the supernatural phenomenons'' (sic) ''described in this biography.''		:''Every event in this book happened. Many of these stories are well documented from multiple sources. In my research I made use of newspaper and magazine articles, books, photographs, films, and testimonies by people who knew William Branham personally and were eyewitnesses to some of the supernatural phenomenons'' (sic) ''described in this biography.''

	~~Unfortunately,~~ the author is a dedicated member of the Branhamite sect (which they refer to as [[The Message]]). As a result, he ~~did not examine~~ the life of his prophet critically. Jorgensen holds William Branham's word as being [[The Message#William Branham's message = the Bible\|equivalent to the Bible]]. As a result, he assumed that everything that William Branham stated about his life was true (even though independent research has proved that William Branham was not even truthful about his date of birth).		We take exception to the above statement. Why?

			The author is a dedicated member of the Branhamite sect (which they refer to as [[The Message]]). As a result, he completely failed to make a critical examination of the life of his prophet critically. Jorgensen holds William Branham's word as being [[The Message#William Branham's message = the Bible\|equivalent to the Bible]]. As a result, he '''assumed that everything that William Branham stated about his life was true''' (even though independent research has proved that William Branham was not even truthful about his date of birth).

	=Lack of independent sources=		=Lack of independent sources=
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	#William Branham's books and sermons.		#William Branham's books and sermons.

	=~~Errors~~ resulting from a lack of proper research=		=Examples of errors resulting from a lack of proper research=

	The lack of credible research is reflected throughout the book on an almost constant basis. For example:		The lack of credible research is reflected throughout the book on an almost constant basis. For example:

	#There is a reference to an article in the ''Jeffersonville Evening News'' entitled "Mysterious Star Appears Over Minister While Baptizing", however, based on the work of research performed by [[Searching for Vindication]], ~~it appears that this~~ reference is simply based on a story by William Branham. '''~~It does not appear that the author even~~ attempted to verify whether the newspaper article actually appeared''' as William Branham stated. (Book Two, Pg. 117)		#There is a reference to an article in the ''Jeffersonville Evening News'' entitled "Mysterious Star Appears Over Minister While Baptizing", however, based on the work of research performed by [[Searching for Vindication]], Jorgensen's reference is simply based on a story by William Branham. '''Jorgensen never attempted to verify whether the newspaper article actually appeared''' as William Branham stated. (Book Two, Pg. 117). If Jorgensen had examined the newspaper archives, he would have found that the referenced article does not exist, [[1933 Ohio River Experience#What was reported in the newspapers\|except for a reference to 14 converts]].
	#The author ~~appears~~ '''unaware that the name of the church which William Branham first pastored was "The Pentecostal Tabernacle"''' and that he later changed the name to Branham Tabernacle. (Book Two, Pg. 134)		#The author is '''unaware that the name of the church which William Branham first pastored was "The Pentecostal Tabernacle"''' and that William Branham later changed the name of the church to the [[Branham Tabernacle]]. (Book Two, Pg. 134)
	#Jorgensen states that '''in 1954, William Branham dined with King Farouk in Cairo, Egypt, but fails to note that Farouk was forced into exile in 1952''' ~~and~~ therefore William Branham's statement was not true as King Farouk was not in Egypt in 1954. (Book Four, Pg. 156)		#Jorgensen states that '''[[Fulfillment of Prayer for Great Men of the World\|in 1954, William Branham dined with King Farouk in Cairo, Egypt]], but fails to note that Farouk was forced into exile in 1952'''. It is therefore clear that William Branham's statement was not true. King Farouk was not in Egypt in 1954. (Book Four, Pg. 156)
	#The author states in Book Six, pg. 149 that William Branham "''did not borrow from the past, or copy from his contemporaries; he blazed a new trail''", thus demonstrating that even in his analytical comments, Jorgensen is out of touch with reality. All one has to do is read our article on [[Plagiarism\|plagiarism]] to determine ~~how incorrect his statement was~~.		#The author states in Book Six, pg. 149 that William Branham "''did not borrow from the past, or copy from his contemporaries; he blazed a new trail''", thus demonstrating that even in his analytical comments, Jorgensen is out of touch with reality. All one has to do is read our article on [[Plagiarism\|plagiarism]] to determine Jorgensen's complete failure to do any analytical research.

	=Failure to deal with significant issues=		=Failure to deal with significant issues=