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How did the Genesis stories come to be? What kind of people would write these specific stories? 

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Exodus is made of layers written in Babylonian and Persian times, sown in editing in Hellenistic times

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Laws can tell us a lot about a society, its tensions, problems, and attempts to solve them. The laws of Leviticus are no exception

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The return home doesn't go well, the Hebrews break up and roam aimlessly. 

Oh, and there's a talking donkey

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A continuously updated list of biblical authors and editors we've found so far and the stories they wrote

Baruch the scribe wrote down the book of Jeremiah and authored the book of Genesis. Learn who he was

Where is the Ancient Near East? Which empire ruled it and when? These maps in chronological order will help you out

The amount of artistic effort and talent poured into works that reference the first Hebrew book is staggering

God strikes Egypt with his plagues, each one harsher and more violent than the next, which makes for a darker artistic themes

The Jerusalem Temple is hailed in the Bible, but where does it stand compared to other ancient temples?