I've been a preacher for more than 30 years. I've studied and taught through
the book of Genesis many, many times in churches all around the world
and I've trained pastors in the skills of interpreting texts
and it's very clear they're not stories about Gods.
They're stories about the powerful ones in the bible.
And the sky people, the Anunarchi? in the Sumerian tablets
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[narrator] In 1896 eminent scholar Nathaniel Schmidt
was fired from his position as Professor of Semitic languages
at Colgate University
For eleven years, this American University had enjoyed Nathaniel Schmidt rendition ?
and Semitic Languages
He delivered numerous courses in Hebrew, Aramaic, ? , Arabic , ?
and other ancient languages besides
In fact, Nathaniel Schmidt was one of America's leading scholars in the field
So why, after eleven years of outstanding achievement
was he tried for heresy,
and fired from ? in 1896?