Episode 40 Mark Twain, Leviticus, and the Holy Land
In 1867, Samuel Clemens traveled to the Middle East. His memoir, published in his bestselling The Innocents Abroad, had little faith within it; but, rightly understood, can serve as a source of enormous religious inspiration.
Text: Leviticus 26-27
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