Tag Archives: Babylon

May you flourish in the new year

When I was half my present age, we would take our children to a local park. We’d carefully hold hands, looking both ways as we crossed the road. Then, as we got to the park entrance, we’d say something like … Continue reading

Posted in Bible, Society, Theology | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , | 1 Comment

Why science can’t disprove astrology

I’ve just been corresponding with someone who believes in astrology. This post asks about its scientific credentials. In an earlier post I described an experience back in the 1980s, when no less an authority than Russell Grant informed me, via … Continue reading

Posted in Science, Theology | Tagged , , , , | 2 Comments

Priests and economics

At their New Year Festival the ancient Babylonians recited the Enuma Elish, their account of how the world was created. After some wars between the gods one of them, Marduk, gained supremacy. To consolidate his position he did something to … Continue reading

Posted in Bible, Economics, Society, Theology | Tagged , , , | Leave a comment