Bible

A member of staff shows the Hebrew Bible "Codex Sassoon", that dates back more than 1,000 years, on display during a media preview of Sotheby's auction, in London, Wednesday, Feb. 22, 2023. The piece has an estimated price of US$30-50 million and will go on auction on May in New York. Credit: AP Photo/Kin Cheung One of the oldest surviving biblical manuscripts, a nearly complete 1,100-year-old Hebrew Bible, could soon be…

Throwback When Tom Cruise’s Co- Star Revealed How He Used To Get Indulged With Young Girls(Photo Credit –Facebook) Hollywood star Tom Cruise enjoys a massive fan following all across the globe. The actor has many superhit films in his kitty and he never fails to entertain audience. Lately, he has been in the headlines for the success of Top Gun: Maverick. Apart from his phenomenal acting chops, the actor has his own fair share of controversies. Notably, it was once claimed that he used to divide his time between…

Images of the Codex Sassoon, which Sotheby's will auction in May.Courtesy: Sotheby'sA Hebrew Bible that's more than 1,000 years old could sell for up to $50 million at auction this spring, which would make it the most valuable historical document ever auctioned.Sotheby's in May will auction off the so-called Codex Sassoon, which dates to the ninth century and bridges the discovery of the Dead Sea Scrolls and the modernly accepted form of today's Hebrew Bible."It is a vital touchstone of human history," said Richard…

Rep.-Elect Robert Garcia (D-CA) speaks at a Congressional Hispanic Caucus (CHC) event welcoming new Latino members to Congress at the headquarters of the Democratic National Committee (DNC) on November 18, 2022 in Washington, DC.Photo: Anna Moneymaker (Getty Images)California Democrat Robert Garcia—former mayor of Long Beach, proud representative of the LGBTQ+ community, proud immigrant, self-proclaimed “comic book nerd”—was sworn into Congress today accompanied by some important personal touchstones... including a very…

Sneakerheads and professional athletes are mourning a mail-order catalog.Eastbay, which sold shoes for more than 40 years, has been slowly dying. News that its website would soon close sparked tributes this week for the catalog that ruled the 1990s for young sneaker lovers.  Eastbay was in its prime in the 1990s, years before the iPhone, when sneaker shopping from a sofa meant flipping pages and dialing a phone. The catalog went out monthly with around 100 pages of the latest sneakers and sports gear. Fans would grab it…

The DC Universe plan is almost complete! This week Warner Bros. Discovery CEO David Zaslav announced that DC Studios heads James Gunn and Peter Safran are “coming close to the end” of finishing a DC bible that will outline the roadmap for DC Studios. But is this a good idea? CinemaBlend’s Managing Editor Sean O’Connell is worried a DC Bible could trap DC Studios into some of the same mistakes Marvel Studios made. In this video, he discusses the pros and cons with CinemaBlend’s Hannah Saulic.Video Chapters00:00 -…

The Bible is now available on Steam, allowing users to listen to passages in audiobook form with an original soundtrack. The “digital recreation” of the historic texts, which also features trivia, is described on the Steam website as “The Bible in kinetic novel form”. The game description reads: “Each book and story can be read in any order, and any passage can be saved and revisited later for study. This digital recreation includes an original soundtrack; and a wonderful audiobook presentation from beginning to end. “A…

Image: Kirra CheersWhat do you think of when you imagine the angels of the Bible? Renaissance paintings of these divine beings pictured beautiful, toga-clad creatures with wings like doves, but those depictions aren’t in line with many Biblical, Hebrew, and Islamic descriptions of Gods’ messengers. “We’re talking wheels of fire,” Bob Johnson said at an October 17 book event at Barnes and Noble in New York City. “Eyes everywhere. Winged rings of animal heads.” Johnson is the creator of the new graphic novel, Head Wounds:…

From the agnostic’s perspective, organised religion works by ousting logic. Discourses and gatherings are venues for brainwashing believers into acting in accordance with the ultimate Truth, as defined by the concerned religious authority. The fear of God then becomes a way to tame thousands of the faithful who are only too willing to offer their labour and their hard-earned money to strengthen the religious establishment. It is true that most religious bodies begin with noble intentions and, even in their darkest hour,…

Lambchop’s Kurt Wagner is indelibly associated with Nashville, Tennessee. But it has been years since the band – in which he is the sole constant member – have been an Americana outfit. Over a series of extraordinary albums, Wagner has turned to soul, pianos, digital sounds and Auto-Tune. For Lambchop’s 16th album, he decamped to distant Minneapolis to work with local multi-instrumentalist Andrew Broder and producer Ryan Olson (who also works with another voice modulator, Bon Iver). The protests over George Floyd’s death…