[First posted April 11, 2012. Sequel to the post: Revisit: What is “the Tree of Life”? –1 And for extra homework, why not check out these posts about “trees” that were in the Garden of Eden: The Tree of – ‘the Knowledge of’/’the Knowing of’ – Good and ‘Evil’/Good and ‘Bad’ Revisit: The Serpent, the Tree, […]

 [First posted in 2012.  This series ‘Journey of Faith’ features the Sinaite perspective on characters who figure prominently in the biblical narratives that trace the lineage of the chosen people of Israel. There are persons outside of ‘the chosen line’ who are interesting studies of character, often misrepresented or unfairly judged—one such is Esau.  We’ve added this […]

[First posted 2014, reposted 2015. You know how google-earth zooms into a location anywhere in the world?  Well, that happens to us whenever a visitor recently clicks articles we have forgotten.   We check out what posts have been visited by searchers, reread and repost as is or updated if there is further information/commentary to […]

[This was originally posted in 2012.  With the recent interest in coconut oil and products from the coconut tree, we are reposting this 5 year-old article.   Please read the three comments in the “readers’ response” at the bottom of the page; interestingly, this post caught the attention of  enthusiasts/promoters of coconut oil and coconut […]

[A new year, a time when mindful individuals make resolutions, one of which might just include reading the Bible from the beginning.  And so we will feature the Torah, chapter by chapter every Sabbath, the perfect day to rest from everything so one could focus on the Instructions and Guidelines for Living, issued by the […]

[This was first posted in 2012, reposted 2014, a good time to review a basic MISinterpretation of this figure in Genesis 3.     If you haven’t done so, dear reader, please read through the whole series about the ‘Serpent’ symbolism in the Christian Bible and be further enlightened so that you can make an […]

[First posted July 26, 2013.  The good thing about a ‘literary approach’ to Scripture is that it reminds us that first and foremost, Scripture is “language” and not simply communicated information with the use of spoken/written words but in the case of Scripture, the written record smacks of literary expressions full of figures of speech […]

 [First posted September 1, 2012.  Here’s the original introduction: “Becoming Israel’ is a series that feature the Sinaite perspective on this chapter.  It features Chapter 32 without intrusive commentary so you can read straight through without having to read through the three commentaries we feature on the post that usually follow this series.  Translation is […]