Mysteries of the Bible
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Biblical Angels - 45 min
In this experience, the role of angels is examined. Some well-loved stories, such as the angel at the annunciation, angels at the nativity of Jesus, and the apocalyptic angels in Revelations are considered for their ecclesiastical implications for modern-day Christians. Theologians, Biblical scholars, and Bible students non-stop their thoughts on the subject of angels.
Hereafter and Hell
From the beginning of recorded description, people all over the world have believed in an afterlife. In the West, the influential images of Heaven, with its white cheerful, halos and harps, and Hell, apparent by torture and pits of fire and brimstone, have shaped idea and culture for thousands of years. But where do these images become public from? What does the Bible itself tell us about eternal reproof and eternal happiness? And what do these dramatic symbols barrow us about our own hopes and fears, our views of sin and redemption? Search for answers to relentless questions and plumb the mysteries of Heaven and Gehenna with the world's leading historians, archaeologists and philosophers.
Herod the Exalted
The man we know as "King Herod the Extensive" is mentioned only briefly in the Bible. Nearly a century after his finish, Josephus, a first century historian, described him as a royal who "stole the throne like a fox, ruled like a tiger and died like a dog," having murdered most of his people. So who was Herod really? Was he a spineless collaborator with Rome, the unfeeling killer of infants and the would-be assassin of spoil Jesus? Or was he an astute politician, a stringent king and the greatest builder in Jewish past? Join the world's leading archeologists, historians and scholars as they search for the genuineness about one of the Bible's most legendary villains.
Source: Skepticat
