Iron and Myth 31: The Nephilim
“THERE WERE GIANTS in the earth in those days.” Those nine words are among the most controversial in the entire Bible.Continue Reading
“THERE WERE GIANTS in the earth in those days.” Those nine words are among the most controversial in the entire Bible.Continue Reading
A DEBATE over the nature and identity of a shadowy group mentioned in the Book of Genesis has divided Christian theologians for the last 1,600 years.Continue Reading
WHEN ARE GODS not gods? When they’re rebranded as human judges or rulers to avoid uncomfortable theological implications.Continue Reading
THE PSALMS are often polemics directed at the gods of the pagan nations around Israel. Case in point is the subject of this month’s Iron and Myth roundtable, Psalm 29.Continue Reading
SOME OF THE MOST epic stories from the ancient world deal with the wars of the gods. It’s not a coincidence that one of the most commonly used titles for God in the Bible is “Lord of hosts,” which literally means “Yahweh of armies.”Continue Reading
DO PLACES EXIST where the veil between this world and the next is thinner—namely, portals?Continue Reading
ONE OF THE MOST notorious characters in the Bible, and all of history, is a man about which we know almost nothing.Continue Reading
WHAT HAPPENS when the dead don’t stay that way? And is that even possible?Continue Reading
COULD YOU defend your worldview as if your worldview depended on it? What if your life actually DID depend on it?Continue Reading
IS IT possible for a story to literally scare the Hell out of you?Continue Reading
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