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Bible Curious is an exploration into sacred scripture, driven by curiosity. The population of planet Earth is 33% Christian. It's 24% Muslim, and the Qur'an does acknowledge the Bible as Holy Scripture. Between these two faiths, that's over half of Earth's population. If I was an alien coming to this planet for the first time, and I wanted to play a game of “Take Me To Your Leader,” it wouldn't take long before I found this book in my hands. If I want to understand this planet, planet Earth, I need to know what's in this text. To ignore it, or to dismiss it casually, is to cast aside the very underpinnings of western civilization, which is the dominant culture of this planet. I mean, aren't you at least curious about what it actually says? I know I am.

Commandments and Cosmic Law

January 6, 2019

EPISODE 1 - Let's start with Exodus Chapter 20, known popularly as The Ten Commandments. This part of the story takes place about 1,500 BC. God's chosen people, the Israelites, found themselves camped in the Sinai Desert after being liberated from four generations of slavery to the Egyptian pharoahs. Once liberated, this tribal people proved to be rebellious, contentious and generally misbehaved. Moses found himself spending most of his time settling disputes between rival families. And so Yahweh calls everyone before Mount Sinai to "lay down the Law" (the Torah) in specific terms.

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