A theory of natural causes for the plagues does not do justice to the clear statements of the text. A particular order would be essential for an explanation of the plagues as normal events associated with the overflow of the Nile, but neither the narrative here.
The Book of the Covenant is widely considered the earliest collection of biblical law, with origins going back to the period of the monarchy....
A troubling topic in Deuteronomy is slavery. The allowance of slavery in the Old Testament generates a great deal of debate, and we cannot...
In the second year of Darius the king, in the sixth month, on the first day of the month, the word of the Lord ...
