The Ten Commandments William Edelen [Editor’s note: Two articles by William Edelen under the title of “The Ten Commandments,” which were previously published separately in the Secular Web Library, have been here combined into one.] (1999): There is no need to ever fear aliens from outer space moving in with us. They would take one look at […]
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The Ten Commandments (Really!) 5*INFO
The Ten Commandments (Really!) Rich LiPuma So, you think you know the Ten Commandments. You learned them in Church. You watched Cecil B. DeMille’s classic movie ten times. You saw them posted in front of the courthouse. Are you sure you know them? I doubt it. The commandments that most people refer to as the […]
The Humble Origins of the Abrahamic Religions 5*+INFO
The Humble Origins of the Abrahamic Religions Robert Shaw The biblical narrative of the Israelites begins with Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob shepherding a fledgling group of people based in the Levant, who benefit from God’s special protection provided that they are loyal to him and keep his laws. Eventually moving to Egypt to escape […]
The Story of Job 5*INFO
Job Reconsidered John J Ray The Story of Job A poll of Jews, Christians and Muslims certainly would place Job among the most respected heroes of the Bible. (Muslims call Job Ayub and honor him as one of the prophets.) His long-suffering and unflinching faith is legendary and the stuff of great sermons and Sunday school lessons. […]
In Praise of Ham 5*INFO
In Praise of Ham James R. Henderson On a recent trip through Kentucky, I got to wondering about the Creation Museum in Petersburg. While it is filled with cool animatronic dinosaurs and presents an idyllic view of early human life (who wouldn’t like to frolic with friendly, vegetarian velociraptors?), I thought about what kind of […]
Sweet Phony Moses 5*INFO
Sweet Phony Moses Stephen Van Eck Intensive study of the Old Testament, reading critically and analytically rather than reverentially and devotionally, casts serious doubt on the historicity of Moses. Now you can point out the lack of extrabiblical evidence for his existence, but this, of course, is unpersuasive to the pious. You can point out […]