Biblical Studies is an academic field that explores the Bible in its original context, using a range of methods and perspectives instead of relying on any single approach. Most modern readers assume they understand the Bible because they can recognize the words on the page. But reading an English translation is not the same as […]
GOD NEVER SAYS “OOPS” As we continue our journey through Genesis, we now arrive at the story of Abraham—the story of my people. Yet before Abraham appears, Scripture first takes us through something else entirely. Before the call of Abraham, before the covenant, before the promises and the blessing, we are invited to watch the […]
My dear readers, I believe we would all agree that Noah’s Ark stands at the very heart of Noah’s story. And precisely because of that, the Ark itself becomes God’s prophetic message to future generations. In earlier times, people would sometimes throw a bottle containing a message into the sea, not knowing when, where, or […]
After the long genealogies of chapters 4 and 5, which quietly trace the spread of humanity, we suddenly arrive at one of the most mysterious—and unsettling—passages in the entire Bible. It feels almost abrupt, almost disorienting, as if the text opens a window into something hidden, something we were not expecting to see. The text […]
Dear friends, We return once again to our journey through Genesis—and yet, as so often happens in Scripture, what we have just read during Passover does not simply remain behind us, contained within its own portion, but continues to echo, to resonate, to flow almost imperceptibly into what comes next, as though the text itself […]
Passover is a very special feast, not only because of the dramatic story it tells, but also because of the way it is structured, including these intermediate days—Chol HaMoed—when we find ourselves in a kind of “in-between” time: after redemption has already begun, and yet before its meaning has been fully revealed. These are not […]
When Did Jesus Enter Jerusalem? As Passover and Easter are approaching, we once again find ourselves drawn into the events of those momentous days in Jerusalem two thousand years ago. These are days we return to year after year—days so familiar, and yet so deep, that each time we revisit them, new layers are […]
This week — as we entered Chodesh Adar, the joyous month of Purim — Israel found itself at the beginning of a new and sobering chapter in its history. On Shabbat Zachor, the “Sabbath of Remembrance,” we read: “Remember what Amalek did to you on the way when you went out of Egypt…” (Deuteronomy […]
We continue our journey through the book of Genesis. Over the next few weeks, we will turn to the often-overlooked chapters of Genesis 4 and 5. While almost everyone knows Genesis 1–3 and the story of the Flood (beginning in Genesis 6), these chapters are rarely discussed — and yet they contain crucial details that […]
As the holidays — and the holiday-themed posts — come to an end, we return once again to the opening chapters of the book of Genesis. These chapters are familiar to almost everyone, yet they still hold layers of meaning that remain hidden when we read them only in translation. Hebrew does not merely tell […]
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