Hebrew Bible
Clinton Bailey, in memoriam.
The Torah’s antiquated grammar.
Blinded by hatred, the Dutch philosopher dressed ancient prejudices in the garb of reason.
When Leah gave birth to her fourth son, she became the first character in the Bible to give thanks.
The word was invented in translating the Psalm recited by the Pilgrims.
What a comparison of passages reveals.
Two Christian scholars try to make sense of Leviticus.
Israel owes its fealty to the Arborist alone.
The Rashbam was happy to learn from his Christian interlocutors, and they from him.
The temptation is overwhelming to excuse or soften the drama of Genesis 22. A leading professor of Jewish thought explains how to get past that, and what meaning lies beyond it.
The incompatible narratives of Judaism and Islam, and what the Bible has to say about them.
The painter’s vision of tolerance.
Or is that a biblical tahash?