Tag: Plagues
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The Santorini caldera and climate change: Modern explanations for the plagues of Egypt
Kevin LoughlinBoston, Massachusetts, United States In one of the most famous Bible verses of the Old Testament, the Lord instructs Moses to tell Pharaoh, “This is what the Lord says: By this you will know that I am the Lord: With the staff that is in my hand I will strike the water of the…
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Book review: Viruses, Plagues, and History by M. B. A. Oldstone
Arpan K. BanerjeeSolihull, United Kingdom The first edition of Viruses, Plagues, and History was published to great acclaim twenty years ago and has now been updated to include the pandemics of the twenty-first century. These include the SARS, MERS, and Zika virus outbreaks, which have now been eclipsed by COVID-19. The early story of the…