“The” God from Enlil to Saturn
2024-03-13
“The” god of the ancient world was, for the most part, a distant, uncaring entity, often linked to the underworld. At his worst, he demanded the sacrifice of humans–including children.Continue Reading
Rise of “the” God
2024-03-06
Among the Amorites who first came into contact with the Akkadians and Sumerians, the two most popular deities were the moon-god and “the” god, Enlil.Continue Reading
Gilbert House Fellowship #389: Psalms 95, 97–99
2023-10-01
ONE OF THE JOYS of Bible study is discovering layers of meaning that you’d missed on your first reading.Continue Reading
Gilbert House Fellowship #387: Psalms 5, 38, 41–42
2023-09-10
DAVID WAS not perfect, but he recognized his failures. More importantly, he acknowledged that God was the source of his salvation—his yeshua.Continue Reading
Storm-god Rising
2023-06-14
Baal (properly spelled Baʿal) was the main enemy of Yahweh in the Old Testament. One could argue that he was even more of a villain than Satan–except that Jesus equated Baal with Satan during a confrontation with the Pharisees.Continue Reading
Nimrod and the Goddess
2023-06-07
Nimrod was born in the second generation after the flood. His sin? Nimrod tried to expand and upgrade the home of the god Enki, the abzu–the abyss–to create a dwelling place for the gods on Earth.Continue Reading