Abraham's story begins when God tells him to go forth for himself to the land that God will shown him, and he goes. To me, the most enigmatic and interesting character in the Bible is neither Moses ...

Prof. Delaney, Associate Professor of Cultural and Social Anthropology at Stanford University delivered this speech on 18 April 2002 as part of the Markkula Ethics Center Lecture Series. In it she ...

Abraham’s allies Aner, Eshkol and Mamre guarded the baggage while Abraham’s own servants went into battle. Yet Abraham insists they receive their share of the spoils. David, too, returns to find that ...

Shouldn’t this great man be introduced along with his heroic credentials? Why is this his past résumé kept confidential? For approximately two thousand years, humanity was lost in theological ...

“It is fundamental to the nature of faith to take God’s word for things; acceptance on the authority of God is the biblical analysis of faith on its intellectual side.” The truth of this statement by ...

Abraham is one of the most important figures in the Old Testament, so it’s unsurprising that various movies have been made about his life. From Sunday School cartoons to biblical epics, the story of ...

Abraham is regarded by Jews as the first Patriarch of the Jewish people. This article examines his life, times and significance. The history of the Jewish people begins in Bronze Age times in the ...

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