Tag Archives: Anakim
The Brick Testament: Old Testament Collection (Genesis-Kings) to be Published
For years, The Brick Testament has entertained us with its online portrayal of biblical stories, lovingly recreated with Lego bricks and figurines. Now, the entire Genesis-Kings collection is to be published in book form. Brendan Powell Smith’s The Brick Bible: A New Spin on the Old … Continue reading
Filed under 1 Samuel 17, 2 Samuel 21, 23, Anakim, Deuteronomy 3, Goliath, Ishbi-Benob, Joshua 11, Literature, Nephilim
Giant Librarians of the Ancient World
I learned something I never knew about Giants from the best basic guide to Giants of the Bible. According to Big Bad Bible Giants, authored by Ed Strauss and illustrated by Anthony Carpenter (Zondersexist, 2005), the Bible tells the story of an ancient city populated … Continue reading
Filed under Anakim, Ancient Jewish texts, Children's lit, Joshua 14-15, Judges 1, Numbers 13-14
Giants were not Blondes! – Ralph Waldo Emerson’s Physiognomy
The Giant is made of stuff that is closer to the earth, raw and primitive, a mighty warrior and formidable opponent. On the other hand, as the nineteenth-century Science of Physiognomy teaches (as do some books you’ll find in the Mind-Body-Spirit section, today), the Blonde … Continue reading
Filed under Anakim, Literature
The Tutsi, Giants of Central Africa? Giants of Palestine?
The 20 June 1938 edition of LIFE magazine features an article on the “Watusi” of eastern central Africa, better known today as the Tutsi, inhabitants of eastern Congo, Rwanda, and Berundi. LIFE includes a handy map of the Belgian Congo … Continue reading →
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Filed under Deuteronomy 1, Magazines
Tagged as 7 feet high, Africa's Aristocrats, Anakim, Belgian Congo, Berundi, colonialism, Comte de Gobineau, Debarim, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Deuteronomy, genocide, Hamitic, Hutu, Jeffrey Tigay, Jewish Publication Society, Joseph Arthur, JPS Tanakh Commentary, Leila Roosevelt, racism, Rudahigwa IV Mutare, Rwanda, Tutsi, Watusi, Zaire