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The Historical Mary: What We Know
Dr Alice C. LinsleyEach year as Christmas approaches films appear with a Biblical theme. This year, Netflix has a movie about Mary, the mother of Jesus. I have not watched the film, but I suspect that...
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Get to Know the Biblical Hebrew!
Dr. Alice C. LinsleyAn important feature of the Hebrew social organization was their moiety structure. They were organized into two separate ritual groups (moieties), and it is clear from the biblical...
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The Feminist Critique Fails
Dr Alice C. LinsleyHow seriously should readers of the Bible take the Feminist critique? Feminists point to isolated situations in the Bible to assert patriarchal oppression and the exploitation of...
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Fertility and Water Shrines
Hieroglyph for fresh water among the Nilotes.Dr. Alice C. LinsleyWater is universally perceived as a substance necessary for life, and in the ancient world, women visited water shrines to offer...
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Mary's Perpetual Virginity and Authority
Dr. Alice C. LinsleyMary was a virgin in two senses. She was a temple-dedicated Virgin, a custom among the Hebrew priests. Remember Elkanah and Hannah dedicated Samuel to the temple. It was a common...
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Biblical Anthropology: Another Reason to Believe
Abraham's descendants are as numerous as the stars.Dr. Alice C. LinsleyDuring the 1990s, some biblical scholars denied the Bible as a reliable source of historical information. This was especially...
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The Religious Symbolism of Gold
This crescent-shaped gold collar (lunula) was found in Cornwall, England. The Penwith Lunula is dated to the Early Bronze Age (2500-1550 BC). It was worn by a ruler in England around the same time...
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Bees and Honey in Antiquity
Nilotic people kept honeybees as early as 3500 BC. Egyptians made hives out of pipes of clay and stacked one on top of another (as shown in the image above). The hives were moved up and down the Nile...
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Olive Oil Production in Antiquity
Ancient olive treeOlives were a natural resource in the Near East 6,000 years ago. Ancient documents mention an olive tree in Heliopolis (biblical On) during V Dynasty (BC 2494 to 2345). Trade records...
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Brick Making in Antiquity
Unexcavated brick wall at Harappa in India.Brick makers were a skilled class of people in the ancient world. They served the regional chiefs who constructed fortifications, palaces, temples and...
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Early Humans Built with Wood
The excavation team uncovers the wooden structure along the bank of Zambia's Kalambo River. (Photo: Professor Larry Barham/University of Liverpool)Humans of the Stone Age were extremely resourceful....
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Trees of the Bible
Ostracon of a Doum palm in Egypt. The Bible contains information about trees and there is a great deal of tree symbolism. In Psalm 1:3 we read that the person who delights in the Lord is "is like a...
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The Antiquity of Bethlehem
The famous Ain Sakhri lovers figurine was found near Bethlehem. It was shaped around 11,000 years ago from a pebble.Archaeologists have made discoveries in the area of Bethlehem that indicate that...
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Was Jesus Born in a Sheep Cote?
Stone sheep cote in Zanuta, West BankPhoto: Emil SalmanDr. Alice C. LinsleyAccording to one tradition Jesus was born in a migdal eder, a sheep cote. In Hebrew, a migdal (מִגְדָּל) is a “tower” and...
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The Resurrection Symbolism of Decorated Eggs
Painted ostrich egg 7th century BC found on Cyprus. Credit: De Agostini Picture LibraryFor many thousands of years humans expressed grief for the deaths of their loved ones and for their leaders. They...
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Divine Nature (Alpha) and Eternal Being (Omega)
The development of the Hebrew Aleph.For since the creation of the world God's invisible attributes—his eternal power and divine nature—have been understood and observed by what he made, so that people...
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What Happened to the Cedars of Lebanon?
“But the righteous will flourish like a palm tree and grow big like a cedar in Lebanon.” (Psalm 92:12)The flag of Lebanon is emblazoned with an image of a great cedar of Lebanon (Cedrus...
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Ethnography in the Book of Judges
“Again the Israelites did evil in the eyes of the LORD…” (Jdg 10:6)The Book of Judges is about a Hebrew population known as the "Israelites." The writer of Judges records the repeated cycles of...
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The Christian Broadcasting Network's Narrow Scope
The Christian Broadcasting Network (CBN) is an American media production and distribution organization that was founded in 1960 by televangelist Pat Robertson. It produces The 700 Club, co-produces...
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The Religious Symbolism of Green Malachite
Malachite amulet of Horus falcon, 1550-1069 BC (New Kingdom)The Walters Art Museum, BaltimoreDr. Alice C. LinsleyGreen malachite was associated with the Son of God. He was called HR in Ancient...
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