the verb bara (W12), typically translated "to create," a word used more than fifty times in the Bible. Unlike other creation words,…

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Thus, it is quite reasonable within a biblical context to see Eve as a type of Pandora fig- ure,28 who is to be commended for bringing sex into this world.

The job of the scientist, like the modern historian, is to analyze competing theories, and on the basis of evidence to…

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encouragement-it might seem impossible for the promise to be fulfilled, yet the promise is renewed time after time.

The vast empire of Alexander fell apart upon his death, and was divided among his generals. Israel had the great misfortune of falling on the border between the Ptolemies, who ruled from…

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We have no informants from ancient Israel, so we must use other, less reliable criteria to determine whether we are reading the ancient texts correctlys

The Romans would ultimately destroy the Second Temple in 70 C.E., following a Jewish revolt, but this brings us…

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The name of the final part of the Bible, Kethevim (sometimes transcribed as Ketevim), means "Writings."

Though there are almost as many understandings of myth as scholars whoexplore this issue, there is a consensus that myth is an essential, and…

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