In the religious landscape of the ancient Near East, the gods of the nations built elaborate systems...
Ancient Near East
This article is presented as a thought experiment, outlining how I would structure the core narrative if...
The Bible presents Satan as the first rebel, deceiving humanity in Eden and setting himself in opposition...
The phrase “an eye for an eye” is often quoted to suggest that the Torah simply copied...
Water has played a central role in the development of human civilizations since the dawn of time,...
Throughout the Ancient Near East and the Greco-Roman world, ritual washings and immersions were deeply woven into...
Bashan was more than a region of fertile highlands. In the biblical and Ancient Near Eastern worldview,...
Deuteronomy 3:11 gives a tantalizing detail about King Og of Bashan: “For only Og king of Bashan...
In the world of the Ancient Near East, honor and shame defined the structure of society. A...