A new BBC podcast in their “Intrigue” series, called Word of God, deserves a listen – while critical of some Christian use of archaeology it also provides some useful lessons from which we can all learn.
It concerns the Museum of the Bible, in the USA. I have never been, and though the podcast highlights problems in its development, my enthusiasm to pay a visit sometime has not been dampened.
Opened in 2017, the museum quickly became an impressive repository for a range of artefacts related to Biblical history. As a beneficiary of financial backing from the owners of American craft store Hobby Lobby, it has been able to spend large sums acquiring significant items.
Comedy, free speech and warnings from the past
Hannah Arendt was a Jewish philosopher who grew up in Nazi Germany. Eventually she had to flee to France and, …