Only the Men May Go - Pharaoh's Counter-Offer

Targum Pseudo-Jonathan on ExodusPharaoh Tries to Keep the Flocks BehindAfter three days of darkness, Pharaoh calls Moses back. "Go, worship before the Lord; only your sheep and your oxen shall abide with me: your children also may

Targum Pseudo-Jonathan on ExodusNo Graves in Egypt So We Die in the DesertThe Targum Pseudo-Jonathan on (Exodus 14:11) does not soften Israel's complaint. It sharpens it, and it names the complainers. They are not "the people." They a

Targum Pseudo-Jonathan on ExodusBetter to Serve Egypt Than Die Free in the DesertThe Targum Pseudo-Jonathan on (Exodus 14:12) remembers an earlier argument. "Was not this the word that we spake to thee in Mizraim?" The Hebrews had told Moses

Book of JubileesAbraham and the Fires of Gehenna of OathIn Chapter 36, we get a glimpse into the stark consequences awaiting those who intentionally harm their brothers. It’s heavy stuff. The text minces no words. It

Book of TobitTobit's Righteousness in the Land of ExileOur story begins with Tobi. He’s in exile in Nineveh, in Assyria. And right away, he’s calling out to God: “Remember me, my God, for good.” He’s not just asking

The Book of SusannaRighteousness of HilkiahThat feeling, that unsettling awareness, is at the heart of the story Our story opens with Susanna, daughter of Hilkiah. Simply that she was beautiful and God-f

Only the Men May Go - Pharaoh's Counter-Offer

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