Volume 9, No.2, May 1998
The Deluge and the Epic of Gilgamesh
"All the mighty windstorms blew together ... at the same time the rainflood swept over the cult centers ... and the windstorms drovethe mighty boat about on the mighty waters" (Epic of Gilgamesh, Sumerian version, circa 3rd millennium BC). 1, 2 Clay tablets with curious wedge-shaped script emerging into daylight from beneath nearly three millennia of dust electrified the biblical and archeological community in [...]
Daniel and the Lions
Fear knocked on the door Faith opened it. No one was there Not for a moment did King Darius think of what might happen to Daniel when he signed the decree outlawing the petitioning of any god or man save the king himself never did he suspect his counselors were seeking to entrap him so they might legally accomplish the death of his most [...]
Samson, a Type of Socialism
Through Pastor Russell, the Lord furnished us with the "keys" of understanding. Using these keys we can understand things which could not be understood 80 to 100 years ago because it was not the due time. In this treatise we will examine the manner of the burning of the tares, the fall of Babylon, and the role of natural Israel. We are to watch [...]