16th August 2017 by Red Johnson Leave a Comment (Edit) Building the Ark Accommodating All Those Animals Leaving Some Things Behind Sizing Up the Load Gathering the Cargo Surviving the Flood Caring for the Cargo Disembarking Conclusion Bibliography Suppose you picked up the newspaper tomorrow morning and were startled to see headlines announcing the discovery of a large […]
The Serpent in the Garden of Eden
The Truth about the Garden of Eden!
BIZARRE, RELIGION Posted onMay 17, 2018 by Cam When it comes to stories contained within the Bible, it’s not a stretch to assume they are half-truths. Bible stories are as close to truth as Inglorious Basterds is to the events of WW2. One story in particular is worth focusing on more than others: The Garden of Eden. We […]
Was the Snake in the Garden of Eden Satan?
Ronald Hendel, Contributor Norma and Sam Dabby Professor of Hebrew Bible and Jewish Studies, University of California, Berkeley 09/23/2012 09:12 am ET Updated Dec 06, 2017 The photo above from the Creation Museum says it all. The snake in the Garden of Eden is a fierce and scary creature. But is he Satan? He has horned facial […]
The Serpent in the Garden of Eden and its Background
The serpent in the Garden of Eden is popularly equated with the Devil. However, modern scholars agree that this was a later identification and not the original meaning, but there is no consensus as to what the original background of the serpent was. This brief article critiques a number of the proposals that have been […]