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Famous Jewish philosophers had conflicting views about prophecy and divine providence. People can accept or reject their views. Many Jews are...
The Torah does not clarify much about the patriarch Abraham. Much is obscure. This is good. It prompts us to think. And when we think, we learn. And...
There are remarkable similarities between the biblical story of the flood and the more ancient version of Gilgamesh. The Babylonian epic Gilgamesh was...
The Odyssey Translated by Emily Wilson I read another translation of “The Odyssey” in the past and found it interesting. Now, I read and...
There is a greater concentration of miracles in the Elijah and Elisha stories in the biblical book Kings than in the Exodus tales.[1] Are all of them...
The biblical book Kings describes the Deity as Y-h-v-h, as did the Five Books of Moses. It also calls the Deity Elohim, generally translated as...
The weekly portion of Haazinu ( chapter 32), the penultimate Torah’s ending, is “The Song.” In it, because he realizes the significance of his...
II Kings 4 describes a troubled woman who discovers her son has died. She rushes to leave her home and seeks help from the prophet Elisha. Her husband...