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We are scholars/experts on Ancient Judaism, Christianity, and the Bible - ask us anything!

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In 1838, Joseph Smith came across several stone structures in Jameson, Missouri, that he claimed were altars built by the biblical Adam himself. Do we know anything about what the structures actually were?

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What does the statement in the Qur'an that Jesus 'was not killed or crucified', "though it was made to appear like that," say about traditions current in Arabia at the time?

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In the Biblical book of Genesis, Jacob selects the color of his sheep by having them look at branches of the same color while they bred — a pseudoscientific "impression" theory of inheritance that was nonetheless widely held in antiquity. What were some of the earliest criticisms of this idea?

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What do we know for certain about the origins of "Wallace Fard Muhammad," the enigmatic founder of the Nation of Islam, and the Moorish Science Temple?

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What are some of the more notable (scientific) critiques of scientific racism - especially in the 19th century?

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Was there a (fertility) ritual of 'mixing' - different animal breeds, seeds, etc. - in the ancient Near East?

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What is the current status, in academic Arthurian studies, of the idea of Sarmatian (Iranian) influence on Arthurian legend?

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Were there any orthodox Christian interpreters who questioned the historicity of an event in the New Testament gospels, after the time of Origen of Alexandria but before the modern era?

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The 1st century CE "Jonah" ossuary, and the (supposed) "tomb of Jesus" - does anyone know anything about the representation of fish in Greco-Roman, and/or Judean art?

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We are scholars/experts on Ancient Judaism, Christianity, and the Bible - ask us anything!	2060
In 1838, Joseph Smith came across several stone structures in Jameson, Missouri, that he claimed were altars built by the biblical Adam himself. Do we know anything about what the structures actually were?	306
What does the statement in the Qur'an that Jesus 'was not killed or crucified', "though it was made to appear like that," say about traditions current in Arabia at the time?	121
In the Biblical book of Genesis, Jacob selects the color of his sheep by having them look at branches of the same color while they bred — a pseudoscientific "impression" theory of inheritance that was nonetheless widely held in antiquity. What were some of the earliest criticisms of this idea?	84
What do we know for certain about the origins of "Wallace Fard Muhammad," the enigmatic founder of the Nation of Islam, and the Moorish Science Temple?	51
What are some of the more notable (scientific) critiques of scientific racism - especially in the 19th century?	25
Was there a (fertility) ritual of 'mixing' - different animal breeds, seeds, etc. - in the ancient Near East?	14
What is the current status, in academic Arthurian studies, of the idea of Sarmatian (Iranian) influence on Arthurian legend?	12
Were there any orthodox Christian interpreters who questioned the historicity of an event in the New Testament gospels, after the time of Origen of Alexandria but before the modern era?	10
The 1st century CE "Jonah" ossuary, and the (supposed) "tomb of Jesus" - does anyone know anything about the representation of fish in Greco-Roman, and/or Judean art?	4