On Friday 27th September Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu gave a speech to the United Nations General Assembly, in which he referred to the Bible: ‘We face the same timeless choice that Moses put before the people of Israel thousands of years ago, as we were about to enter the Promised Land. Moses told us that our actions would determine whether we bequeath to future generations a blessing or a curse. And that is the choice we face today: the curse of Iran’s unremitting aggression or the blessing of a historic reconciliation between Arab and Jew.’
THE WRITER Laurie Lee identified the precise moment when he stopped believing in God. He was walking along a road and he thought of God’s declaration of His character:...
JESUS CHRIST LIVED in Israel during the time of the Roman Empire. The supreme council in Israel was the Sanhedrin, and it contained two main political parties which were in opposition to each other—the Sadducees and the Pharisees. Another significant political force in Israel was the Zealots, who advocated rebellion against Rome.
