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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.

Source: Weltchronik, Germany, Regensburg, ca. 1360. Public Domain.

Sep 7 Blog

The Search for Noah’s Flood

By: Ronald S. Hendel

If we wanted to find the flood that gave rise to the legend of Noah’s Flood, we should look for a big flood in northern Mesopotamia, says scholar Ronald S. Hendel.

May 16 Blog

Where Noah Landed?

By: BAS Staff

Still another group is looking for Mt. Ararat, where the Bible says Noah landed after the flood. This group is looking to confirm the tradition that nearby Mt. Cudi (Judi Dagh) is really Mt. Ararat, as recorded in the Quran, Sura 11.44.

Jul 25 Blog

Blending into One: The “Left Behind” Movie, the Book of Revelation and the Rapture

By: Michelle Fletcher

The Left Behind movie (2014) depicts the Rapture, which is often assumed to be clearly explained in the Bible, especially the book of Revelation. But in fact it’s slightly more complicated than that.

Mar 18 Blog

The ‘Gods of Egypt’ Movie: A Mess of Anachronisms and Exoticization

By: Beth Ann Judas, Ph.D.

Egyptologist Beth Ann Judas reviews the Gods of Egypt movie, describing it as portraying ancient Egyptian mythology with “fleeting moments of random accuracy.”

Dec 18 Blog

Excruciating Exodus Movie Exudes Errors

By: Ellen White

Colossal expense equals colossal waste for the new Ridley Scott movie Exodus: Gods and Kings.

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