Joshua Berman is professor of Bible at Bar-Ilan University and the author most recently of Ani Maamin: Biblical Criticism, Historical Truth, and the Thirteen Principles of Faith (Maggid).
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I thank my fellow biblicists Richard Hess , Ronald Hendel , and Benjamin Sommer for sharing their insights into the question of the historicity of the exodus. As I mentioned in my essay, more and...
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Many are sure that one of Judaism's central events never happened. Evidence, some published here for the first time, suggests otherwise.
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The Torah’s antiquated grammar.
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Solomon the Babylonian’s plea for justice.
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And what we can learn from it today.
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A sense of belonging.
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Committed to developing and supporting the intellectual, religious, and political leaders of the Jewish people and the Jewish state.
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The Abraham Accords and the Egyptian roots of Passover.
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Instead, they kiss and make up.
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Instead, they kiss and make up.
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Why the Torah appropriates images from pagan Egypt in describing God’s revelation.
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Correcting some fishy conclusions.
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Can we believe the Torah? And can we find therein political wisdom?
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Evidence that Judaism can’t be reduced to intellectual abstractions.
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When Satmar met Bible criticism.
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Along with the independent judiciary and limited government.
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Committed to developing and supporting the intellectual, religious, and political leaders of the Jewish people and the Jewish state.
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It takes a village to raise a sinner.
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Committed to developing and supporting the intellectual, religious, and political leaders of the Jewish people and the Jewish state.
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The dangers of the politics of rage.
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When the kings of Judah were vassals of Assyria.
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It’s been an honor to read and think about the responses to my essay, “The Corruption of Biblical Studies.” Jon Levenson, David Carr, Craig Bartholomew, and Benjamin Sommer are fellow scholars from wh...
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Academic scrutiny of scripture, a discipline prey to intellectual fashion since its inception, is today pursued by many in the service of secular liberal positions.
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In “ Is the Torah a Work of Philosophy? ,” Jon Levenson reminds us of the wide but often invisible chasm that separates modern readers from the world of the biblical text. Conceptual categories that w...
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And does it raise doubts about the biblical account of his reign?
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Committed to developing and supporting the intellectual, religious, and political leaders of the Jewish people and the Jewish state.
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Committed to developing and supporting the intellectual, religious, and political leaders of the Jewish people and the Jewish state.
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Committed to developing and supporting the intellectual, religious, and political leaders of the Jewish people and the Jewish state.
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I thank Gil Student , Chaim Saiman , and David Golinkin for their contributions to this discussion about the history and process of Jewish law. Their deep knowledge of Jewish sources adds importa...
