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The Home Of Noah

Hut near the sea
So we’ve talked a lot about Noah’s sons, but what about Noah himself? He simply disappears from the Bible’s record, never mentioned alive again after that embarrassing wine incident. Yet he... Read more

Priest-Kings Of Aratta

Clay ball cropped
In the next chapter of the Enmerkar-Aratta saga, which scholars call Enmerkar and Ensuhkeshdanna, we find Aratta not only unsubmissive, but actively demanding that Uruk submit to it! Ensuhkeshdanna... Read more

Enmerkar and Aratta

The great bath
One of the many mysteries about ancient Sumer is the identity of their mortal enemy known “Aratta.” It is mentioned frequently in Sumerian texts, where it appears as a holy place, a trading... Read more

Shem, Ham, And Japheth

Crescent, sun, starburst on a Kuduru
Surprisingly little is said in the Bible about Noah and his three sons; after the sacrifice outside the ark, the only time we hear of any of the four men is when Noah got drunk, presumably at Gobekli... Read more

The Diaspora

Ancient map
Genesis 10:22-25 The children of Shem… Arphaxad… And Arphaxad begat Salah; and Salah begat Eber. And unto Eber were born two sons: the name of one was Peleg; for in his days was the earth... Read more

The Sumerian Genesis

Uruk expansion
Most people don’t realize that there is actually an independent record of the earliest times in Sumer that parallels the Bible’s story in several main points. It talks about a global flood, for... Read more

Flood to Shinar

Temple of the sun and moon in Teotihuacan
A Biblical History of the World In accordance with all known secular histories PREFACE There are two types of histories; those which follow the narrative of evolution, and write the history of... Read more

GEHENNA WITH ‘EM

Fire that looks like hell
Today we ask a very fundamental question; if a certain behavior is permitted by God, should we refrain from doing it because it might cross someone else’s taboo? If God, for example, permits us to... Read more

When Did God Forbid Polygamy?

Polygamy
I remember asking this question when I was barely a teenager; I read the Bible, and saw that David, for one, had eight wives. I knew David was a hero and a much to be admired. But I also knew that... Read more

The History of the World

Ancient Globe
[The following is the introduction and first chapter of a much larger book, with expected publication in 2026; more information will be available at www.goldenruled.com] The ancient history of the... Read more

No Such Thing As Church

No Church
There is no such thing as “Church.” I mean it. The Church, as you understand the term, does not exist. It never has. The idea of Church that you’ve been raised to believe in is, beyond all... Read more