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Who is Athaliah in the Bible?

Who is Athaliah in the Bible?

Dr. Zachary Porcu
by Dr. Zachary PorcuCatholic University of America
Who was the only female king in the Bible? It’s important to get definitions right when trying to answer this question. Athaliah was the daughter of the king of Judah, king Ahab, and his wife, queen Jezebel. Through a series of...
Were Belteshazzar or Belshazzar in the Bible?

Were Belteshazzar or Belshazzar in the Bible?

Dr. Zachary Porcu
by Dr. Zachary PorcuCatholic University of America
Who was King Belteshazzar in the Bible? There was no king “Belteshazzar” in the Bible, though you may be misled by the similarity of this name to “Belshazzar.” The latter was a king, the last king of the Neo-Babylonian empire, ...
The Weapons of Our Warfare Are Not Carnal

The Weapons of Our Warfare Are Not Carnal

Dr. Zachary Porcu
by Dr. Zachary PorcuCatholic University of America
Where in the Bible is the phrase, “the weapons of our warfare are not carnal”? It comes from St. Paul’s second letter to the Corinthians, verse 10:4. The passage in context is as follows: For though we walk in the flesh, we are...
What does the Bible say about AI or artificial intelligence?

What does the Bible say about AI or artificial intelligence?

Dr. Zachary Porcu
by Dr. Zachary PorcuCatholic University of America
What is “artificial intelligence?” It’s important to understand that when engineers and programmers talk about artificial intelligence, they aren’t actually talking about something that functions like the human brain at all. Wh...
Where is Mazzaroth and the Zodiac in the Bible?

Where is Mazzaroth and the Zodiac in the Bible?

Dr. Zachary Porcu
by Dr. Zachary PorcuCatholic University of America
Mazzaroth (or mazaroth) is a weird word that occurs exactly one time in the Bible. It appears in the Book of Job when God is chastising Job about his lack of knowledge of the true, inner workings of the world, and is translated...

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