Tag: Archeology

• God’s Life Story

  When people give thought to the word ‘God’, they may well have sophisticated notions about its meaning, and might use such words as infinite, eternal, all-powerful and so on. But let’s step back a bit, and focus on the Jewish-Christian God. If we journey back in time, we discover that he has a ‘life history’…

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  2nd Mar 2023

  Christianity, Hebrew Bible, History, Literature, Mythology, Old Testament, Religion

  Archeology, Asherah, Canaanites, Christian, El, God, Goddess, Israel, Jewish, Ras Shamra

• Samson, a Hero and a Half (v)

  What are we to say about the story of Samson? It’s morally outrageous. It has apparently divinely sanctioned mass murder, revenge killing, cruelty to animals, destruction of property, prostitution, theft, lies and deceit. It’s dramatically over-the-top with repeated displays of unbelievably super-human strength, and incredible instances of blind stupidity on the part of the hero…

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  20th Nov 2022

  Christianity, Hebrew Bible, Literature, Mythology, Old Testament, Religion

  Archeology, Campfires, Folktales, God, Hebrew Bible, Israelites, Jesus, Legends, Old Testament, Samson