The Recent Terrorist Attack in Be’er Sheva Didn’t Happen in a Vacuum
Not an angry young man, but a married adult with a steady income.
March 25, 2022
Are Christian Readers of the Hebrew Bible Guilty of Opening Someone Else’s Mail?
Two religions, divided by a common scripture.
To Jews, the Tanakh—with its constant exhortations of “the people Israel” and the “house of Jacob”—is a book addressed to themselves as a nation. But does it follow that believing Christians are simply voyeurs when they seek inspiration and instruction in the same text? Jon D. Levenson explores this question in conversation with Kathryn Schifferdecker and Katie Langston. In the process, he explains why the term “election” is a poor rendering of the Jewish concept of chosenness, the significance of the style of rabbinic exegesis known as midrash, and much else.
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Academic Middle East Scholars Spent Two Decades Making Themselves Irrelevant
They got things wrong, and failed to learn from their mistakes.
Adam Kinzinger’s Spurious Attack on the Jewish State
“Israel needs to pick a side.” But does anyone else?
The Death of Aaron’s Sons and Judaism’s Divided View of Martyrdom
It is praiseworthy to die for God, but even better to live for Him.
Are Christian Readers of the Hebrew Bible Guilty of Opening Someone Else’s Mail?
Two religions, divided by a common scripture.