In this episode, we explore the ways ancient people attempted to control the dark forces in their lives. The Bible rules warn people about cursing their parents, consulting wizards, breaking their promises, or even wearing blended fabrics.

The Bible rules forbid Israelite armies from cutting down the trees of enemy cities. Is this a clue to a 3,000-year-old green movement, or is something else going on here? Hint: It's all about the olives.

The use and abuse of alcoholic beverages goes back to deepest antiquity, and so it comes as no surprise that the Bible has a lot to say on the subject. Yet wine and spirits played a very different role in the ancient world than they do today.

These days, most people don't worship golden idols, but it's amazing how many of the Bible rules about graven images still sound relevant. In this episode, we plunge back into a world of otherworldly gods, who had to be fed, clothed, and coddled.

Slavery was a fact of life in the ancient world, as the Bible rules make clear. Whether in Rome or Greece, Egypt or Israel, human beings lived under bondage, but there were surprising laws in place to regulate the practice.

The Bible is one of the most influential and important books ever written and is considered by millions around the world to be the actual word of God.

The books, gospels, and epistles found in the Holy Bible are writings considered to be divinely inspired. But are there chapters of the Bible that are missing? Have stories been censored and characters deleted? And if so, just who decides what is included?

For billions of people around the world he is known as "The Son of God" -- the Messiah -- whose teachings have inspired one of the most powerful and influential religions in the world.

In this episode, we explore the ways ancient people attempted to control the dark forces in their lives. The Bible rules warn people about cursing their parents, consulting wizards, breaking their promises, or even wearing blended fabrics.

The Bible rules forbid Israelite armies from cutting down the trees of enemy cities. Is this a clue to a 3,000-year-old green movement, or is something else going on here? Hint: It's all about the olives.

The use and abuse of alcoholic beverages goes back to deepest antiquity, and so it comes as no surprise that the Bible has a lot to say on the subject. Yet wine and spirits played a very different role in the ancient world than they do today.

These days, most people don't worship golden idols, but it's amazing how many of the Bible rules about graven images still sound relevant. In this episode, we plunge back into a world of otherworldly gods, who had to be fed, clothed, and coddled.

Slavery was a fact of life in the ancient world, as the Bible rules make clear. Whether in Rome or Greece, Egypt or Israel, human beings lived under bondage, but there were surprising laws in place to regulate the practice.

The Bible is one of the most influential and important books ever written and is considered by millions around the world to be the actual word of God.

The books, gospels, and epistles found in the Holy Bible are writings considered to be divinely inspired. But are there chapters of the Bible that are missing? Have stories been censored and characters deleted? And if so, just who decides what is included?

For billions of people around the world he is known as "The Son of God" -- the Messiah -- whose teachings have inspired one of the most powerful and influential religions in the world.

In this episode, we explore the ways ancient people attempted to control the dark forces in their lives. The Bible rules warn people about cursing their parents, consulting wizards, breaking their promises, or even wearing blended fabrics.

The Bible rules forbid Israelite armies from cutting down the trees of enemy cities. Is this a clue to a 3,000-year-old green movement, or is something else going on here? Hint: It's all about the olives.

The use and abuse of alcoholic beverages goes back to deepest antiquity, and so it comes as no surprise that the Bible has a lot to say on the subject. Yet wine and spirits played a very different role in the ancient world than they do today.

These days, most people don't worship golden idols, but it's amazing how many of the Bible rules about graven images still sound relevant. In this episode, we plunge back into a world of otherworldly gods, who had to be fed, clothed, and coddled.

Slavery was a fact of life in the ancient world, as the Bible rules make clear. Whether in Rome or Greece, Egypt or Israel, human beings lived under bondage, but there were surprising laws in place to regulate the practice.

The Bible is one of the most influential and important books ever written and is considered by millions around the world to be the actual word of God.

The books, gospels, and epistles found in the Holy Bible are writings considered to be divinely inspired. But are there chapters of the Bible that are missing? Have stories been censored and characters deleted? And if so, just who decides what is included?

For billions of people around the world he is known as "The Son of God" -- the Messiah -- whose teachings have inspired one of the most powerful and influential religions in the world.