[First posted in 2013, reposted on the occasion of the commanded Leviticus 23 feast of Shavuot 2017, the anniversary of the giving of the Decalogue. Never need a reason to repost yet another reminder. We’ve chosen “declarations” in our title in place of “commandments” which is the Jewish preference. The reason for not using “commandments” […]
[First posted in 2013, reposted on the occasion of the commanded Leviticus 23 feast of Shavuot 2017, the anniversary of the giving of the Decalogue. Never need a reason to repost yet another reminder. We’ve chosen “declarations” in our title in place of “commandments” which is the Jewish preference. The reason for not using “commandments” […]
Read more[First posted in 2013, reposted on the occasion of the commanded Leviticus 23 feast of Shavuot 2017, the anniversary of the giving of the Decalogue. Never need a reason to repost yet another reminder. We’ve chosen “declarations” in our title in place of “commandments” which is the Jewish preference. The reason for not using “commandments” […]
Read more[First posted in April 2012, reposted every Passover (April 19-27 this year 2019) when observant Israel commemorates two feasts that recount the history of their liberation from Egyptian bondage: Passover/Pesach and Feast of Unleavened Bread/Chag HaMatzot. A visitor clicked this post which brought it to our attention so we’re reposting early, why wait for Passover? We Sinaites keep saying we’re not […]
Read more[First posted in April 2012, reposted every Passover (April 19-27 this year 2019) when observant Israel commemorates two feasts that recount the history of their liberation from Egyptian bondage: Passover/Pesach and Feast of Unleavened Bread/Chag HaMatzot. A visitor clicked this post which brought it to our attention so we’re reposting early, why wait for Passover? We Sinaites keep saying we’re not […]
Read more[First posted in 2012. What prompted this repost is the series of mass killings, all occurring in the “land of the free”, the great USA. After the mass murder during a concert in Las Vegas, and the vehicle rampage in New York, the latest tragedy has just occurred in a First Baptist church in a […]
Read more[First posted in 2012; a thought-provoking article challenging the traditional Christian interpretation and justification for the shedding of blood to receive God’s forgiveness of sin. How far has this major world religion diverged from the plain meaning of an “Old Testament” text? How has Christianity used as “prooftext” the OT prequel to its NT sequel? […]
Read more[First posted in 2012; a thought-provoking article challenging the traditional Christian interpretation and justification for the shedding of blood to receive God’s forgiveness of sin. How far has this major world religion diverged from the plain meaning of an “Old Testament” text? How has Christianity used as “prooftext” the OT prequel to its NT sequel? […]
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 […]
Read more[This is still a work in progress, not complete in terms of the commentary we wish to add to the biblical text, specifically the translation of Everett Fox. It is complete however, in terms of the text for searchers who simply wish to read this official translation we have chosen for our website. —Admin1] […]
Read more[This is a work in progress; incomplete in terms of the commentary we wish to add to the text from our 3 sources: Pentateuch and Haftorah, Everett Fox, Robert Alter. It is complete however in terms of the chapter-by-chapter translation of Everett Fox’s THE FIVE BOOKS OF MOSES.–Admin1] —————————– Leviticus/Waiqrah Leviticus/Wayyiqrah- Introduction – ‘And […]
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