[This was first posted in 2012, reposted 2014, on the occasion of Father’s Day.—Admin1] ——————————- Since we did an article in May on the track record of mothers in the bible on the occasion of ‘Mother’s Day” [The hand that rocks the cradle . . .], on the occasion of ‘Father’s Day” it […]
[This was first posted in 2012, reposted 2014, on the occasion of Father’s Day.—Admin1] ——————————- Since we did an article in May on the track record of mothers in the bible on the occasion of ‘Mother’s Day” [The hand that rocks the cradle . . .], on the occasion of ‘Father’s Day” it […]
Read more[On the occasion of Father’s Day, this was first posted in 2012. Why on father’s day? Who is the father being focused on here? Well, for one, Noah whose drunkenness causes his son Ham to show disrespect for him. For another, Ham’s dishonoring of his parent had a consequence for his son Canaan who is […]
Read more[First posted in 2012; best read with its sequel Revisit: Genesis/Bereshith 4: ‘Am I my brother’s keeper?’ Translations: AST/ArtScroll Tanach; EF/Everett Fox, The Five Books of Moses—Admin1] ——————– What did Cain, the firstborn of Adam and Eve, learn from his parents? If nothing else, it should have been OBEY! But obey what? Genesis […]
Read more[First posted in 2014. This series “Becoming Israel” follows the third generation patriarch from whom would issue twelve sons/twelve tribes who would thenceforth be called “Israelites” instead of Jacobites. As previously explained, this series reflects Sinaite discussions and enables the straight-through reading of this chapter without commentary from our usual three sourcebooks. Our translation of choice […]
Read more[What is Abrahamic faith? Verse 6: And he believed יהוה, and He counted it to him as righteousness. The commentator Kalisch explains: believed. i.e. trusted. The childless Abram had faith in God’s promise that his descendants would be countless like the stars in heaven. He was ready to wait God’s time, without doubting […]
Read more[First posted August 6, 2012, has it been that long? So here’s a revisit; thanks to the webvisitor who clicked it and brought it back to our attention. Readers must be wondering why we have a running series under the title “Journey of Faith.” We separate Sinai commentary from the three commentaries we feature […]
Read more[First posted August 6, 2012; yes it has been that long and therefore deserves a revisit. If Abraham had a ‘deja vu’, so did Sarah. As previously explained, this series titled “Journey of Faith” is the Sinaite’s interpretation, separated from the three commentaries normally featured in chapter by chapter discussions. Our translation of choice […]
Read more[This was first posted on April 22, 2012; reposted August 19, 2014. Revisiting on the occasion of the birth anniversary of the author’s brother who was brutally murdered by 7 strangers who by this time, have served their jail time of 17 years and are out on parole. His family’s unresolved question: has justice truly […]
Read more[This was first posted in July 2012, reposted June 2, 2014. Father’s Day is coming up so this is worth the revisit. —Admin1] ——————————- Since we did an article in May on the track record of mothers in the bible on the occasion of ‘Mother’s Day” [The hand that rocks the cradle . […]
Read more[Reposting from its first publication October 11, 2012. This is the commentary from the post: Genesis/Bere’shith 1: “At the beginning of God’s creating the heavens and the earth” Sources are: Pentateuch and Haftarah, ‘EF’ is Everett Fox; ‘RA’ is Robert Alter. —Admin1] ————————— 26. God said: Let us make humankind, […]
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