“Then the Lord sent venomous snakes among them; they bit the people and many Israelites died. The people came to Moses and said, ‘We sinned when we spoke against the Lord and against you. Pray that ...

Find today’s readings here. For Christians, reading the Old Testament in light of the New Testament is sometimes almost like a game: Where is Jesus hiding? How is Jesus prefigured this time, in a ...

Three-part bronze snake discovered from the Sanxingdui Site in Guanghan, Sichuan, dating back to the Shang Dynasty. [Photo provided to China Daily] For example, there is a bronze sword from the state ...

Stone snake unearthed from the Jinsha Site in Chengdu, Sichuan province, from the Shang (c. 16th century-11th century BC) and Zhou (c. 11th century-256 BC) dynasties. [Photo provided to China Daily] ...