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History in the bible

When I was little I was taught in school about religion. But it wasn’t all about god and angels and the devil and sin and the soul. We learned about … Continue reading

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Wednesday, 27 November, 2013 · 1 Comment

Testament: creation of the bible

Back in 1988 Egyptologist John Romer wrote and presented a TV series for Channel 4 in Britain called Testament, a seven part, six hour series described as an investigation into … Continue reading

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Monday, 23 September, 2013 · Leave a comment

The Tao of Babel

The peoples who lived in the lands between the rivers Tigris and Euphrates from 6,000 years ago were many, Sumerians, Akkadians, Babylonians; Assyrians, Hittites, and Hurrians from the north; Amorites, … Continue reading

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Wednesday, 21 November, 2012 · 1 Comment

Gilgameshiad

When the people first came here to the land of the two rivers from the north they found little but desert, but the rivers were swift, and they traded their … Continue reading

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Wednesday, 25 August, 2010 · Leave a comment
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