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Lydia
Although little is known about her, Lydia may reflect an early Christian who combined Christian beliefs with Greco-Roman goddess traditions.
Goddess and God: A Holy Tension in the First Christian Centuries
Abrahamsen, Valerie. Goddess and God: A Holy Tension in the First Christian Centuries. Warren Center, PA: Shangri-La, 2006.
Woman at the Well
Did the Samaritan woman really have five husbands?
Seraphs
Where do the images of seraphs come from?
The Worship of the Golden Calf
Why do the Israelites turn so quickly to worship a golden calf immediately after witnessing God’s revelation?
When was the Gospel of Matthew Written?
If the Gospel of Matthew was written after 70 C.E., why does he minimize the destruction of Jerusalem?
Second John and Women
Who is the “elect lady” of 2 John 1?
Sodom and Gomorrah
Why is the story of Sodom and Gomorrah in the book of Genesis?
Translation and the Septuagint
Why is ‘almah in Proverbs 30:19 translated differently? Could translation choices have impacted later theological developments?
Satan
Has the biblical figure of Satan evolved?