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 ...

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.

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 ...

An Italian former culture minister has defended a drunk tourist who simulated having sex with a Florence statue, describing her behaviour as “as an amorous exaltation”. The blonde woman ...

It is rather a taking of sides for this God against all other gods.” He explains that “hymns of praise are acts of devotion with political and polemical overtones … [and] acts of defiance of ...

Believe: Why Everyone Should Be Religious. By Ross Douthat. Zondervan; 240 pages; $29.99 and £20. H ave you ever wondered about the problem of evil?The question of why, if God is all-good and all ...

A LARGE gateway dating back 2,100 years has been unearthed by archaeologists in an ancient Egyptian town. The secretive entrance, found in the historic town of Athribis, near the modern city of Soh… ...

A rare set of nearly life-sized paintings were dug up in Pompeii over the last few weeks, offering “lesser known” clues about rituals connected to the Greek god of wine, Dionysus, in the ...

A Kentucky woman believes her baby has been blessed by 'the hand of God' after a strange artifact appeared in her ultrasound. The 32-week scan appears to show a large hand caressing her developing ...

Never say die to the Ghanaian Baal prophets until they are shamed by the counter-prophesied general election results. In Ghana since 2008 or thereabout, many so-called prophets of God but indeed ...