Bible study, without all the olympic-level mental gymnastics.
Of all the stories in Genesis, chapter nine is one of the most controversial amongst christians and non-christians alike. Some of the earliest seeds of racial segregation have their roots in these pages. Regardless of intention, the curse of Ham was used to justify countless… Read More
In the previous chapter, we looked at the story of Noah and the Great Flood. It’s a fascinating bit of fiction, claimed to be true but widely discounted by scientists across the world. Some believers claim although there was no ‘global flood’, a highly localised… Read More
The story of Noah’s Ark continues on through the next chapter. It describes the horrific flood that wiped out all life on earth, with the exception of the beasts and people on the Ark itself. With the great flood around the corner, Noah makes his… Read More
Finally we arrive at one of my favorite stories in Genesis – the tale of Noah’s ark. It remains one of the easiest to disprove historical accounts of the holy book. The way I see it, the story of the great flood is a massive… Read More
This is the book of the generations of Adam. In the day that God created man, in the likeness of God made he him; Male and female created he them; and blessed them, and called their name Adam, in the day when they were created.… Read More
In the last installment of Unbiased Bible Study we took a harsh look at the story of original sin. We discussed how it portrays women and human nature in toxic lights. Now we move on to chapter 4; the infamous story of Cain and Abel.… Read More
In the previous installment of ‘Unbiased Bible Study’, we analysed the second chapter of Genesis, including the creation of mankind and the garden of Eden. Where we left off, God had created “the woman”, and she and Adam stood naked in the garden, free of… Read More
We started our path on evaluating the Bible with Unbiased Bible Study – ‘Genesis, Chapter 1’ . We learned about the first six days of creation, and we already have mountains of questions regarding the dissonance between what we know about our world and what… Read More
How many people do you think actually believe that Genesis is an accurate description of the origin of our universe? Hundreds? Thousands? Millions? And how many think although it’s not true, we can learn from it and should seek wisdom within it’s pages? It’s that… Read More
A lot of people say that the Bible, although not to be taken literally, is still a relatively positive book that can teach us a lot. Well, here’s the thing. I don’t know about you, but I’ve read the Bible a few times. Sometimes, when… Read More