There was no mention of Apple as the Forbidden Fruit. Possible fruits include apple, grape, pomegranate, fig, carob, etrog or citron, pear, and mushrooms. There was a misunderstanding of – or a pun on – mălum, a native Latin noun which means evil and mālum, borrowed from Greek μῆλον or apple.
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Studies in ‘ice cores’ found….
Studies in ‘ice cores’ found in Mount Kilimanjaro in Tanzania – the mountain which supplies the Nile with its water – have revealed that a drought did take place around 3600 years ago – around the time the Bible sets Joseph’s story in Egypt.
Thomas Jefferson created his…
Thomas Jefferson created his own version of the Bible, using a razor to cut out the ‘supernatural’ parts, such as the miracles and the resurrection. Today, new members of Congress receive a copy upon election.
The Bible says farmers…
The Bible says farmers should leave the edges of their fields unharvested to feed the poor and foreigners.
Thomas Jefferson used a razor…
Thomas Jefferson used a razor to cut passages from the New Testament and literally pasted them together into what is now known as the Jefferson Bible, currently on display at the Smithsonian. He felt the focus should be on Jesus’ life and moral teachings, not inexplicable miracles.
NASA asked Buzz Aldrin to refrain from quoting…
NASA asked Buzz Aldrin to refrain from quoting the Bible on the moon.
The Bible explicitly tells you not to…
The Bible explicitly tells you not to force people into believing or boasting about your religion.
In 2011 Donald Jackson and a team of cal …
In 2011 Donald Jackson and a team of calligraphers completed what is believed to the first illuminated and handwritten bible since the invention of the printing press. It took 12 years to complete and cost $8 million.
In 1631, two London bible printers accidentally…
In 1631, two London Bible printers accidentally left the word “not” out of the seventh commandment, which then read, “Thou shalt commit adultery.” This legendary book is now known as the “Wicked Bible.”
A man in Nebraska is breeding red cows a …
A man in Nebraska is breeding red cows and sending them to Israel in hopes of a pure red heifer being born there; such an event will allegedly prompt Jews to build a Third Temple, which fundamentalist Christians believe will usher in Jesus’ Second Coming.