Mr Douthat does not stop there. He tackles other problems that have hitherto been considered thorny and briskly answers them, ...

Readers of the Bible are probably familiar with the god, Baal, who was one of the chief rivals of the Hebrew God. The term “baal” appears over 90 times in the Hebrew Bible. Perhaps the best ...

Among the colorful variety of ancient Southwest Asian traditions of gods battling sea monsters is even a Canaanite myth in which the god Baal kills the monstrous sea serpent Litan, whose name and ...

For example, Melqart—possibly the biblical Moloch—was the primary god of Tyre, El/Baal was the dominant god in Sidon, and the ...

Regular followers of this site might think I am getting old (I am) and forgetful, given that ...

Now announce to the army, “Anyone who trembles with fear may turn back and leave Mount Gilead.” So twenty-two thousand men left, while ten thousand remained. – Judges 7:3 ...