Neurobiological data reveals that our ancient, instinctual brain chemistry routinely drives our beliefs, leaving our reason to scramble for justifications.
Before humans ever argued over the historical truth of dogma, our species was biologically hardwired to build the social cement of religion for survival.
Long before becoming the ultimate biblical rival, Baal was worshipped as the Canaanite storm god who battled chaos and death to bring life to the ancient Near East.
The discovery of ancient inscriptions blessing “Yahweh and his Asherah” proved that the biblical prophets weren’t fighting a rebellious minority; they were attacking the orthodox religion of ancient Israel.