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The term 'Samaritan' has several meanings according to context. Originally, it simply meant an inhabitant of the city of Samaria which was founded by King Omri c.876 B.C.E. to be the new capital of the Northern Kingdom of Israel.Read more
As no translation can perfectly convey the precise meaning of scripture, I find it profitable to compare different versions; in this way fresh light can be thrown on obscure, or even familiar, passages.Read more
Our theme: three fundamental institutions of Israelite religion, as portrayed in the Old Testament.Read more
The Last shall be First Who is your favourite Olympic hero? Jesse Owens? Emil Zatopek? Mary Peters? Daley Thompson? Mine is RAMATUNGE KARUNANANDA. “Who? you ask. At the 1964 Olympics […]Read more
Or, “The Unexpected Consequences of a Gift“. Some tales about my mother-in-law: She had a Catholic upbringing (later abandoned). When she told me that, as a child, she wanted to […]Read more