And Abraham Begat...

 
Click here (BBC) to learn more about the individual who is revered as the father of all three monotheistic faiths: Judaism, Christianity, and Islam...

Given their common recognition of Abraham, why do you think there has been so much historical strife between these scripturally related religions?

Alaska Airlines and the Bible

Click here (ADN) to read about the airline's decision last year to cease including scriptural prayer cards with its in-flight meals...

What are your reactions/thoughts about this move, and its motivating factors? What place does/should the Bible have/not have in American daily culture?

Mesopotamia's Deluge

Click on the links below to view short animated snippets from the Epic of Gilgamesh, and ancient adventure story which incorporates even older traditions about the Primeval Flood:

Gilgamesh Pt.8 (YouTube)
Gilgamesh Pt.9 (YouTube)

How directly or indirectly do you suspect such mythic/epic stories and motifs influenced the Bible's Noah and the Ark traditions?

Cosby's Take

Click here (YouTube) for a classic comic midrash on the Biblical story by a young Bill Cosby (1965 on the Jack Parr Program).

Pursuing Noah's Ark

Click here (Fox News) to peek into one of the ongoing disputes between scriptural literalism versus narrative mythology...

How might peoples' differing presuppositions about Biblical authority end up perpetuating such debates?

Science vs. Scripture

Click here (GIRA) to witness one organization's efforts to reconcile one Biblical story's account of creation with the Earth's ancient geological fossil record...

What are your thoughts/opinions (respectfully stated) about appealing to the Bible for such endeavors? Can 'the gap' indeed be 'bridged'? Should it be? Why/why not?

Gardens of Eden

Click here (Science Daily) to learn about a recently discovered ancient garden complex near the holy city of Jerusalem...

Do you think that such historical projects might have had an influence upon the Bible's creation imagery in Genesis 2-3?

Constructing Canons

Click here (HistoryChannel) to watch the introductory portion of Who Wrote the Bible?, a program that delves into questions and complexities surrounding the sacred scriptures...

Do the approach and tone of this program strike you as being more critical or confessional? Why so?

First Printed Bible

Click here (UT-Austin), and follow the links, to browse a copy of the famous Gutenberg Bible, the first book mass-produced in Europe with a moveable type printing press...

What are your observations about the script? The artwork? The technology?