Jonah (Hebrew: יוֹנָה Yona, literally “dove”; St. Greek: Ἰωνᾶς) is an Israeli prophet who lived in the 8th century B.C., coming from Gath-Hepher (Gat-Hefer), a city located in the territory of Zebulun in the Lower Galilee, between Nazareth and Capernaum. According to the Bible, Jonah was sent by Yahweh to the capital of Assyria, Nineveh, … Read more
Many people around the world probably know the story of Noah, the Ark and the great flood. I would like to deal with the character of Neoah before he got into the Ark and saved his family and one pair of each animal. According to the Quran, Noah’s wife was Waila, Jewish tradition gives her … Read more
Asherah (/ˈæʃərə/; Hebrew: אֲשֵׁרָה (ʾíšērā); Ugaritic: 𐎀𐎘𐎗𐎚 (ʾAṯiratu); Akkadian: Aširat; is a great goddess of ancient Semitic religion. She also appears in Hittite writings as Ašerdu(s) or Ašertu(s). For the Amorites was called Aṯeratum and Athiratu in Ugarit. Significantly, Yahweh and Asherah were a married couple in ancient Israel and Judah. Yahweh (or Jehovah) (Hebrew: … Read more
What does it mean to take someone to heaven in a society dominated by many religions in which God or Gods reside in heaven and have supernatural powers? Isn’t this a form of death by which we, simple people, explain the end of life and being taken to heaven? This is a very simplified but … Read more
Stories about giants inhabiting the earth are very old and appear in almost all ancient oral and written traditions, on all continents. The most famous are probably the biblical described in the first Book of Genesis. In many places around the world, archaeologists are discovering remains that are too large for homo sapiens and previous … Read more
