So often when one reads about the fact that the children of Israel chose to worship Baal, in ancient times it’s a bit difficult to picture. Let’s take some time to show that the worship of Baal has in ...

Q: Can you tell me where to find some information on the ancient god Baal? A: Today’s question comes to me by email from a Protestant minister, although she does not tell me if she is local or distant ...

Readers of the Bible are probably familiar with the god, Baal, who was one of the chief rivals of the Hebrew God. The term “baal” appears over 90 times in the Hebrew Bible. Perhaps the best known ...

Christmas is always a happy moment for people everywhere in the world, religion notwithstanding. It’s a time people look forward to. It however baffles me why some in the Christian faith have chosen ...

This is part of our coverage of South by South West (SXSW) 2023. Baal was once known as the king of gods. The ancient Canaanites called him the “Lord of Rain and Dew.” The Phoenicians, the “Lord of ...

WHEN I wrote in a recent short online piece that there is nothing like Christmas in Christianity, I did not realise it would generate the very pleasing response it got. There I said that Christmas is ...

Baal Shem Tov was of humble origins and not formally educated, yet he was deeply influenced by the Jewish mystical writings of the Kabbalah. In Eastern Europe a movement every bit as enthusiastic and ...