WHERE WAS ABRAHAM BORN?

WHERE WAS ABRAHAM BORN?

Knowing the Bible’s origins is not just a matter of oure curiosity. (Not that there’s anything wrong with that, either.) Rather, on many occasions it is crucial for proper understanding of the biblical text.  Here is one interesting example. It is said that seven...
SODOM: HISTORICAL AND BIBLICAL

SODOM: HISTORICAL AND BIBLICAL

In one of the Bible’s scariest stories, God pours fire and brimstone upon Sodom and surrounding cities in punishment for their wickedness. Amazingly, it now turns out that the story may be based on something that actually happened more than three and a half millennia...
ONE AUTHOR OR MANY?

ONE AUTHOR OR MANY?

When I tell people that I have written a book about the Bible’s origins, those who know a thing or two about the subject usually ask, “So, you explain where all the different sources come from?” “No,” I say. “My book is titled The Man Who Wrote the Bible. It...