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Assmann_Jan – _From_Akhenaten_to_Moses pdf
How the Jews Invented God, and Made Him Great
The God of the Old Testament started out as just one of many deities of the ancient Israelites. It took a traumatic crisis to make him into the all-powerful creator of the world. Share in Facebook Share in Twitter Send in e-mailSend in e-mail Go to comments Print article Zen Read Open gallery view […]
Investigating the Pre-Biblical origins of the Holy Bible via Archaeology
King Solomon’s Temple at Jerusalem “The man who says to me, “Believe as I do, or God will damn you,” will presently say, “Believe as I do, or I shall assassinate you.” By what right could a being created free _force another_ to think like himself ?” –Voltaire (1694-1778 ) Below, my “paraphrase” of an important […]
Why sin does not exist
I am a former Pentecostal evangelist who renounced his beliefs for atheism in 1994. I have decided to write a blog where I share my thoughts and ideas about Christianity in general and the biblical God. Saturday, June 30, 2012 Many people have found it difficult to comprehend why I often refer to sin as […]
Sin
Previous (Simón Bolívar) Next (Sin (mythology)) The Sin, 1893 painting by Franz von Stuck. Sin is a term used to describe either an action that is prohibited in religious ethics or law, or a fallen state of being. The religious concept of sin is tied to a cluster of interrelated issues including atonement, theodicy, free will, ethics, guilt, and law. Although many religions contain […]