Circumcision: Demonic Practice or Theological Covenant. Yigal Bin-Nun . The practice of foreskin removal likely originated in ...

HarperCollins In a darker story thread, Jadis takes on the role of a Satan figure (along with a bit of a Lilith parallel, for those of you up to date on your Mesopotamian and Jewish mythology).

The study of astrology and astronomy dates back to Mesopotamian civilisation ... was realised a 'sin' and against Islamic tenets, as only God can designate doom or destiny. But then the Quran ...

Open-world games don't have to be massive to be immersive. These games offer pint-sized open-world maps jam-packed with ...

“Turmoil descended upon the land,” mourned the Sumerian scribe ... but the new king became devoted to the moon god Sin—an unpopular deity among local conservatives—and retreated ...

Taken by her babeliness, the god transformed himself into a beautiful ... found in the prehistoric cave paintings of Lascaux. Sumerian and Babylonian cultures correlated the Taurus constellation ...

This cycle of sin and redemption ... towers (ziggurats) of Mesopotamian cities. For later interpreters, however, this story cried out for explanation. Why was God afraid of these people?

He washed the feet of Muslims, Hindus, Copts and Catholics and called religious persecution “a sin against God.” Pope Francis’ defiance of hate is his lasting legacy.

I was first introduced to Brownian motion 50 years ago in medical school as I peered through a microscope and saw nonliving particles moving randomly on a microscope slide. This phenomenon was first ...