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William Blake, Behemoth and Leviathan, 1825, National Gallery of Art

Jul 8 Blog

Biblical Monsters

Monsters are an ever-present feature of modern cinema, from Dracula to the Kraken. However, monsters are by no means a modern invention, and many of the same creatures that inhabit our modern horror movies have roots that stretch back thousands of years. So, with Halloween just around the corner, let us take a moment to appreciate some old-school ghosts and ghouls from the biblical world paired with stories from Bible History Daily and the BAS Library.

Divine Love Conquering Earthly Love by Giovanni Baglione. Public Domain.

May 17 Blog

The Nephilim and the Sons of God

By: John Drummond

Sandwiched between the genealogies of Adam’s descendants and the tale of Noah’s flood are a few enigmatic verses that leave many of us scratching our […]

Apr 13 Blog

The Riddle of the Rephaim

By: Jonathan Yogev

The identification of the beings known as “Rephaim” in biblical and ancient Near Eastern sources has caused much bewilderment throughout the years. Biblical dictionaries and […]

Mar 4 Blog

Rock Giants in Noah

By: Megan Sauter

Can the Book of Enoch shed light on Noah the movie? Ronald S. Hendel examines the flood story.

Jan 30 Blog

Who Are the Nephilim?

By: Ellen White

Who are the Nephilim? From where do the “heroes of old, the men of renown” come?

Jan 21 Blog

How the Serpent in the Garden Became Satan

By: Shawna Dolansky

The serpent in the Garden of Eden is portrayed as just that: a serpent. The story in Genesis 2–3 contains no hint that he embodies the devil, Satan or any other evil power. So where does the devil come into the details of Eden? Biblical scholar Shawna Dolansky examines how the serpent became Satan.

Aug 3 Blog

Left-Handed People in the Bible

By: BAS Staff

Were the warriors from the tribe of Benjamin left-handed by nature or nurture?

Feb 15 Blog

Review: The Destruction of the Canaanites

By: Ronald S. Hendel

The Destruction of the Canaanites: God, Genocide, and Biblical Interpretation By Charlie Trimm (Grand Rapids, MI: Eerdmans, 2022), xxx + 117 pp., maps and photos, […]

Oct 6 Blog

On the Shoulders of Giants

By: Jennifer Drummond

Giants have long appeared in the tales and folklore of people throughout the world. Larger than life characters such as the Cyclops from the Odyssey […]

Feb 28 Blog

Free Hebrew Bible Course with Shaye Cohen

By: Biblical Archaeology Society Staff

Learn about the Hebrew Bible in a free course of 25 video lectures by Shaye Cohen, Littauer Professor of Hebrew Literature and Philosophy at Harvard University.

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