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Our starting point here is a fascinating text referred to as "The Midrash of Philo." Now, when we say "Midrash," we're talking about a particular way of interpreting scripture. It'...
Take this one little verse from Genesis, 2:25: "And the man and his wife were both naked, and were not ashamed." Simple enough, right? But wait a minute. Why does it even need to t...
Have you ever wondered what it was really like in the Garden of Eden before... well, you know? Before the snake, the apple, the expulsion, the whole shebang? We tend to picture it ...
It’s a question that’s nagged at theologians and storytellers for centuries. Why does Moses, in the book of Genesis, specifically call out the serpent as being the craftiest of the...
It's easy to see him as just a sneaky snake, but Jewish tradition, especially in the writings we call midrash, often sees things on a deeper, symbolic level. Philo, the 1st-century...
Did you ever stop to wonder… did that serpent in the Garden of Eden actually talk? I mean, really talk? It's a question that’s been wrestled with for millennia. Genesis 3:2 simply ...
The story in Genesis, as we all know, tells of a serpent who tempts the woman, leading to the eating of the forbidden fruit and the expulsion from paradise. But the ancient sages w...
Why on earth did the serpent twist God's words to Eve, claiming, "God has said, 'You shall not eat of every tree in the Garden'" (Genesis 3:1)? Think about it. God actually said, "...
There's a fascinating little puzzle tucked away in the Book of Genesis, specifically Genesis 3:3. It's a tiny addition to God's command, seemingly insignificant, but it opens up a ...