[An oversight, this chapter was not previously posted when we started the series on Torah books in 2014; we just discovered it was missing at this time while working on the current series of 2017 THE TORAH: Chapter by Chapter. So, all there is here is plain text from our official translation, Everett Fox—no commentary […]
[An oversight, this chapter was not previously posted when we started the series on Torah books in 2014; we just discovered it was missing at this time while working on the current series of 2017 THE TORAH: Chapter by Chapter. So, all there is here is plain text from our official translation, Everett Fox—no commentary […]
Read moreWhy feature yet another translation of the Torah? Are we not content with our translation of choice, Everett Fox’s THE FIVE BOOKS OF MOSES? As we have previously announced, once we are able to secure a copy of THE FIVE BOOKS OF MOSES by Robert Alter (RA), we will feature it as well, to […]
Read more[This was first posted in 2012; reposting to raise the issue of “human sacrifice”. The updated commentary here is from the Sinaite’s perspective.—Admin1.] —————————— What else could we possibly add to everything that has already been written about the test of Abraham’s faith except to focus, for a change, on the would-be-sacrificed promised heir? […]
Read moreWe have a whole series debunking the belief in the devil, fallen angels, demonic spirits—yes, despite the teaching of Paul of Tarsus and their existence, prominence and predominance in the life of the Christian Savior Jesus in-the-flesh in the gospels and the resurrected triumphant Jesus in battle with Satan in the last book of Revelation. Now […]
Read more[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, […]
Read more[First posted in 2012. This is part of a series when we first started this website and titled it “A Sinaite’s Notes” — sharing our initial ‘rediscoveries’ as we journeyed along the road to many more wondrous things to learn in studying the Torah of YHWH. At the start of our journey, we still had the Christian […]
Read more[Reposting an article from 2013, by Sinaite VAN (In Memoriam), on the occasion of the universal celebration of Shavuot/Pentecost which is not for Jews only, but for Gentiles as well. As we keep reiterating, LAW or the Torah is not obsolete nor passe; in fact, contrary to some teaching that we are no longer under […]
Read more[This was first posted May 2013; contributed by BAN@S6K, translation is EF/Everett Fox, The Five Books of Moses. For two other excellent articles, please go to this links: Rabbi Nathan Lopes Cardozo: Why the giving of the document that would permanently change the world could only be done in desolation ARTICLE: Israel’s Wedding – Thoughts on Shavuot from […]
Read more[First posted in 2013. Since this chapter is a crucial one, we will quote in toto the commentary of our MUST READ/MUST OWN Pentateuch & Haftarahs, not only the Introduction but the comment for specific verses. Commentary is enclosed in [brackets]. Highlighting and reformatting have been added.—Admin1.] ———————- CHAPTER XIX. A MANUAL OF MORAL INSTRUCTION […]
Read more[Every new day is a good time for starting anew. Every new day, one could consciously decide to return to foundational truth, the basics in bible study . . . so here’s the Book of Beginnings, the first of the Five Books of Moses, known as the TORAH, Instructions for Living, Guidelines for Life, conveniently listed […]
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