Preface I have always been interested in works that explore the origins and development of political and social systems. I am therefore pleased to introduce Comrade Anrej Ivanovic’s “From Cain to Nimrod: A Mythological Pre-History of State Violence and Resistance Against it in Biblical and Quranic Perspective.” Comrade Ivanovic’s work is notable for its ability […]

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First of all God created the Heavens and the Earth Bereshit bara Elohim et ha-shamayim v’et ha-arets. Most people are probably familiar with this famous first line from Bereshit/Genesis, the first book of the Bible. Firtst of all God createdthe Heavens and the Earth.And the Earth was chaotic and desolated,darkness covering the face of the […]

The entire community of the children of Israel complained against Moses and against Aaron in the desert. The children of Israel said to them:“If only we had died by the hand of Hashem in the land of Egypt,when we sat by pots of meat, when we ate bread to our fill!For you have brought us […]

Terah takes Avram his son,with Lot the son of Haran, therefore a grandson of his,and Sarai his daughter-in-law, the wife of his son Avram;and they depart together from Ur Kasdimto go to the land of Canaan.They come to Charan and sit there. (Genesis 11:31) The Habiru in the Land of the Kasdim We read in […]

The epistle of Jacob – a quirky and contemporary retranslation by redwasp 1 I, Jacob, a servant of God and follower of the Messiah Jesus from Galilee, greet all of you, wherever you are on this planet. Comrades, rejoice whenever you are challenged. Know that struggle makes you stronger and builds your faith. And you […]

Djahiliya Het Arabisch Schiereiland is in de zesde eeuw een dorre, droge woestijn. De zon brandt er meedogenloos, het zand schuurt en waait van tijd tot tijd als een snijdende storm door de lucht. Steden of dorpen zijn er zeldzaam. De meeste mensen leven er als nomaden. Ze trekken rond met hun kudden in de […]

The Atheism of the Prophets It is easy to say that you don’t believe in (any) god. I agree that it takes courage in some countries to say that in public, but one still doesn’t need much mental effort for the the idea of simply not believing in (any) god. This is the simplest form […]