Biblical Basis for Slavery Historically, slavery was defended using literal interpretations of scripture: “Cursed be Canaan! The lowest of slaves will he be to his brothers.” Interpretation: Claimed ...

To celebrate the 30th edition of the L.A. Times Festival of Books, we asked authors, editors, critics and scholars to select the 30 best fiction books since the festival was inaugurated.

The Bible mentions the Book of Jasher twice. The Book of Jasher was lost sometime in antiquity, and no mention of it appears ...