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Joel Baden is Professor of Hebrew Bible at Yale Divinity School and the author, most recently, of Bible Nation: The United States of Hobby Lobby.

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Bible Museum Is Exploiting Jewish Tradition for Millions

SACRILEGE

Thousands of Torah scrolls bought by wealthy evangelicals are not just being mishandled and used to boost Christian beliefs, but exploited as a multimillion-dollar tax writeoff.

Candida Moss, Joel Baden | Published Sep 01, 2018
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One of World’s Oldest Bible Passages Found in Garbage Dump?

ONE MAN’S TRASH...

The Oxford-based Oxyrhynchus Society announced the discovery of a second-century piece of the Gospel of Mark from a dig in an Egyptian garbage dump.

AD BY The Daily Beast | Published May 25, 2018

Did Hobby Lobby Buy a Piece of the Bible Illegally on eBay?

MYTH BUSTING

Sketchy doesn't even begin to describe the controversy surrounding artifacts in the new Museum of the Bible, which is backed by evangelicals investigated for illicit artifacts.

Candida Moss, Joel Baden | Published Oct 22, 2017

Does This Papyrus Prove an Ancient Jewish Kingdom Was Real?

ANCIENT WORLD

A piece of recently found papyrus is said to prove that Jerusalem was the center of a kingdom thousands of years ago. But the timing of its discovery has cast some doubt on it.

AD BY The Daily Beast | Published Nov 06, 2016
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Feds Investigate Hobby Lobby Boss

Holy Hell

One of America’s most famously Christian businesses is amassing a vast collection of biblical antiquities—but some may have been looted from the Middle East.

Candida Moss, Joel Baden | Published Oct 26, 2015

Pope Francis Is Wrong on Childless Couples Being Selfish

HURT

In addition to faceless corporations, the pope thinks childless couples are selfish. But that is just one position in a multi-voiced Bible.

AD BY The Daily Beast | Published Sep 20, 2015

Indiana Has Never Protected Gays

Now That You Mention It

Mike Pence’s new “religious freedom” bill that allows businesses to discriminate against LGBT citizens just makes a few longstanding, prejudiced practices fully legal.

Candida Moss, Joel Baden | Published Mar 27, 2015

Why ISIS Just Beheaded History

Condemned…

ISIS isn’t original in smashing the past to prop up the present. It’s been the practice of totalitarians throughout the ages.

Candida Moss, Joel Baden | Published Mar 01, 2015

Pope's Shocking Hitler Youth Comparison

Say What?

The pontiff has a bad habit of dissing women and marginalizing sexual minorities. Is he as liberal as his image suggests?

Candida Moss, Joel Baden | Published Feb 20, 2015

Why a Publisher Wiped Israel Off the Map

X Marks the Spot

Harper Collins said it was just giving its customers what they wanted, but maps have always reflected the biases of those drawing the boundaries.

Candida Moss, Joel Baden | Published Jan 11, 2015

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