Deep in the Babylonian Talmud, heard amid its ancient rustlings and disputings and brain-whorls and coiled insanities, is talk of a very special—perhaps the most special—“wild-beast contest”: an elite show to be laid on by the Creator in the Time to Come. For the exclusive diversion of the righteous, who will all be encouraged to take their seats at ringside,… return to article
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Posted by marky on Jan 23, 2004 at 6:48 PM 
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