Parshat Bereshit

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Covers the creation of the world in six days, Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden, the first sin, Cain and Abel, and the generations from Adam to Noah. Genesis 1:1-6:8.

Torah from Heaven and Greek

Apocrypha Letter of Aristeas 1:150

It's easy to dismiss them as arbitrary, ancient dietary restrictions. But what if there's something much deeper going on? Something about character, about virtue, about becoming th...

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Moses Studies Torah

Apocrypha Letter of Aristeas 1:155

It's not just about taste, folks. It's a whole symbolic system, pointing to deeper truths about ourselves and our relationship with the Divine. The Letter of Aristeas, an ancient t...

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Kingdom of Septuagint of Ptolemy

Apocrypha Letter of Aristeas 1:179

This ancient text, purporting to be a letter from Aristeas, an official in Ptolemy's court, describes the remarkable story of how the Septuagint – the Greek translation of the Hebr...

Soul

Septuagint Cries Out to God

Apocrypha Letter of Aristeas 1:184

Our guide for this little journey is the Letter of Aristeas, a fascinating text that purports to describe how the Septuagint, the Greek translation of the Hebrew Bible, came to be....

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Wisdom of Septuagint

Apocrypha Letter of Aristeas 1:200

Not as a dry, academic exercise, but as a genuine inquiry into the human spirit. The scene comes to us from the Letter of Aristeas, an ancient text that purports to describe how th...

Wisdom

Ptolemy and the Rabbis

Apocrypha Letter of Aristeas 1:205

The Letter of Aristeas, a fascinating text from the Hellenistic period, gives us a peek into the minds of Jewish sages grappling with questions of wealth, power, and virtue. It's f...

Acquiring Wisdom

Apocrypha Letter of Aristeas 1:239

The ancient world wrestled with these questions too, and sometimes, we find their wisdom tucked away in unexpected places. Take the Letter of Aristeas, for example. It’s not exactl...

Wisdom

Heart of Prayer

Apocrypha Letter of Aristeas 1:249

The Letter of Aristeas, a fascinating ancient text, gives us a glimpse into that very question. Imagine being a king, surrounded by advisors, each vying for your attention. But ins...

Prayer

Knowledge and Insight

Apocrypha Letter of Aristeas 1:253

The Letter of Aristeas, a fascinating ancient text, gives us some clues. It recounts the story of how the Hebrew Bible was translated into Greek – the Septuagint – but tucked away ...

Wisdom