n Oakland man has been found guilty of first-degree murder for shooting and killing his friend during an alcohol and cocaine-fueled argument over the existence of God. 33-year-old Douglas Yim was also found guilty Tuesday of assault with a firearm and mayhem for shooting a second friend in his living room two years ago. Yim […]
three-foot-tall tablet with 87 lines of Hebrew writing that scholars believe dates from the decades just before the birth of Jesus is causing a quiet stir in biblical and archaeological circles, especially because it may speak of a messiah who will rise from the dead after three days. When David Jeselsohn bought an ancient tablet, […]
by LAMAR W. HANKINS mong the Abrahamic religions—Judaism, Islam, and Christianity—the tiny group of Christians known as Pentecostal serpent handlers are among the most unusual of Christian sub-groups. They have focused their religious belief and practice on a few verses at the end of the book of Mark—verses that do not appear in the two […]