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--Starr Professor of Classical, Modern Jewish & Hebrew Literature James L. Kugel yesterday describing how the Hebrew words for "young woman" and "maid" were translated in biblical prose to the Greek term "virgin," in Literature & Arts C-37: The Bible & Its Interpreters.
The cult represents more than an X-Files-meets-Revelation stew, however. The group plainly tailored its message in an attempt to be palatable to the broadest group of people possible. "Our dilemma was multifaceted: How do we present the information in a credible fashion, when to most, our Truth...
Nettles attended drama classes that Applewhite taught in Houston; she drew up his astrological charts and channeled her spirit adviser "Brother Francis" for guidance. In 1972 she helped him start the Christian Arts Center, a protocult that taught astrology and metaphysics. Applewhite had always been intense and charming. Now he...
Bo and Peep have "thousands of rules," reports Groll, but "they never force anyone to do anything." During one three-month phase, members constantly wore hoods over their heads and peered out through mirrored eye slits. The usual uniform is a brightly colored windbreaker over a jumpsuit. Gloves are worn...
We hear a ghostly theremin whistling in our inner ear. So a warning: don't infer too much from the connection of cults and culture. For most folks, The X-Files is not the Bible, it's a bedtime story. Only 39 people chose to rev the once-upon-a...