GOD SINGLED OUT the Amorites for their wickedness, telling Abraham (then still Abram) that “the iniquity of the Amorites is not yet complete.” What did God mean by that? This week, we revisit the people who dominated the world of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. Amorites dominated the ancient Near East—theContinue Reading
A WAR fought near the Dead Sea nearly 4,000 years ago is the focus of this week’s study.
The rise of Hammurabi’s Babylon completed a transition from Sumerian-style city-states to kingdoms. The power structure of the gods changed as well.Continue Reading
Forty years ago, I’d never have guessed that I would define a fun Saturday night as one where I found fascinating nuggets of information in scholarly papers published in obscure academic journals.Continue Reading