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Hebrew Bible

A Momentous, but Flawed Attempt to Render the Bible into English

Lost in translation.

Meir Soloveichik
March 26 2019 12:01AM

Esther, Shakespeare, and the Hidden Hand of God

Can Measure for Measure help explain the biblical book?

Noah Millman
March 21 2019 12:01AM

King Saul’s Downfall Stemmed from His Transactional Approach to Serving God

Sacrifices are not bribes.

Shlomo Zuckier
March 15 2019 12:01AM

The Challenge of Preserving Biblical Wordplay in English

Isaiah’s puns.

Robert Alter
March 14 2019 12:01AM

Reading Genesis, an Economist Sees a Tale of Technological and Social Progress

Along with a warning about globalization.

Tyler Cowen
March 12 2019 12:01AM

Why John Locke Preferred the Old Testament to the New

And why Israel and the U.S. should stop neglecting the Hebrew Bible.

Evelyn Gordon
March 11 2019 12:01AM

The Hebrew Bible on Death and Resurrection

Plus: the crisis of academic Bible scholarship.

Jon D. Levenson
March 6 2019 12:01AM

Rabbinic Ideas of Jews and Gentiles Have Deep Roots in the Bible

A new book misses the mark.

Christine Hayes
Feb. 28 2019 12:01AM

The Necessary Bad Faith in Reading the Bible as Literature

For those who can’t say “I will obey,” but won’t say “I refuse to obey,” what other choice is there?

Hillel Halkin
Feb. 25 2019 12:01AM

All the Reasons Why You Don’t Want a Career in Prophecy

Just after his moment of glory, the prophet Elijah finds himself alone and deserted.

Atar Hadari
Feb. 22 2019 12:01AM

Yes, Jews Believe in Heaven

American Karni.

Meir Soloveichik
Feb. 21 2019 12:01AM

The Spoils of War in Jewish Law

The Torah permits plunder, but also disapproves.

Shlomo Brody
Feb. 19 2019 12:01AM

Is the Alter Bible Jewish, in Some Definable Sense?

Robert Alter himself conspicuously does not call his own version Jewish in any way. Can we?

Leonard Greenspoon
Feb. 18 2019 12:01AM

How the Pomegranate Became a Jewish Fruit

Significant in the Bible and in Jewish iconography.

Federica Spagnoli
Feb. 15 2019 12:01AM
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