[In the previous post on this chapter, we featured commentary from Pentateuch & Haftorahs, ed. Dr. J.H.Hertz as well as Sinaite’s discussion; here, the commentary is from EF/Everett Fox, RA/Robert Alter, whose translations are similarly titled The Five Books of Moses; additional commentary is from REF/Richard Elliott Friedman. When there are more than one commentators featured, there is a […]
Read more[If you haven’t checked out this MUST READ resource in our library, here are two posts from the book we’re revisiting here: Gerald L. Schroeder [A Physicist Proves We’ve Been Wrong About God All Along] MUST READ: God According to God, Gerald L. Schroeder God According to God The Creator – 2 “The Science of God” – […]
Read moreExcerpts from MOTIVATIONS FOR FORGERY IF, AS I SHOW LATER, forgery was widely condemned why did people do it? And how did they justify what they were doing in their own eyes? . . . The question of “why” they did it is a bit complicated, and here I need to differentiate between two ideas […]
Read more[Please read part 1 of Chapter One of Bart D. Ehrman’s book Forged: A World of Deceptions and Forgeries – 1 This continues that discussion. Reformatted and highlighted for post.–Admin1.] EARLY CHRISTIAN FORGERIES MOST OF THE INSTANCES I have mentioned are forgeries from after the days of the apostles themselves, from the second, third, and fourth Christian […]
Read more[Imagine . . . the last book of the Torah of YHWH was closed with the final warning about adding to or subtracting from the Sinai Revelation. The Israelites were reminded over and over about keeping the Law, choosing Life, motivated by the blessings for obedience, and passing on to the future generations all that […]
Read more[This is a wild guess, but there must have been 8 or more pharaohs throughout the whole 430 years that the Israelites were destined to live in Egypt. Why 8 and not 5, wouldn’t the pharaohs have enjoyed longevity just like other biblical figures? They could, if they followed the biblical diet. A […]
Read more[Sinaites enjoy singing the Sabbath liturgy. Since we don’t have our own music, we borrow from Christianity’s rich and varied hymnody. The music we love, the lyrics we can no longer agree with so we’ve made up our own lyrics. If you’re not familiar with the music, reciting the lyrics is the next best […]
Read more[For this Sabbath’s liturgy, we borrowed some prayers from the Baccalaureate Service of “UC” —a University in our city base, prayers written by two Sinaites who have granted permission.—Admin1] ——————————– O GOD of Creation, You are the Master of time and all that time produces; Designer of all created order: all that sustain life, all […]
Read moreIn the first article on Biblical Diet, I mentioned a great source book that should be in every family library: The Maker’s Diet, by Dr. Jordan Rubin. The following excerpt from Dr. Rubin’s book is intended to whet your appetite enough to make you want to get your own copy of the book, since […]
Read moreKINDLE THE SABBATH LIGHTS O YHWH, our God, Lord, and Creator, You perfected Your universe on day six culminating in the ‘crown’ of Your creative work —humankind— then You set aside a seventh day. If You chose to set apart this day for rest, it behooves us who are made in Your image, to […]
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