Across the ancient world, the storm god occupies the role of cosmic hero. He commands thunder and...
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The Bible does use numbers symbolically, but it does not do so arbitrarily. When numbers carry meaning,...
One of the most consistently misunderstood moments in the Gospels occurs at Caesarea Philippi, largely because it...
The Christmas narratives open with a repeated command that is easy to sentimentalize and just as easy...
Within the religious world of the Ancient Near East, the boundary between divine and human authority was...
The religions of the Ancient Near East form a wide landscape of connected myths, rituals, and divine...
In the ancient world, warfare was not merely a matter of survival or conquest. It was a...
In the religious systems of the ancient Near East, prayer was a vital function, though its framework...
In 1177 BC, a storm of catastrophe swept across the great powers of the Ancient Near East....
Across ancient cultures, including Mesopotamia, Greece, and Rome, the era preceding the great flood is often idealized...
