The Bible is a complex library of books filled with famous protagonists and also antagonists, many of whom are sometimes equally famous. Many Biblical stories are black-and-white morality tales with villains that are almost cartoonishly evil, like Haman the official at the Persian court who plots to have every Jew in the Empire killed in revenge for a minor slight. But other villains are depicted with more complexity. After each plague against his people, it is the Lord who is said to harden the heart of the Pharoah of the Exodus. And even the first murderer and fratricide, Cain, and his descendants who go on to invent much of civilization. John Hamer of Toronto Centre Place will consider some of the Bible’s most famous villains in their context and also from the character’s own perspective.