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.

Moses Receives the Torah and Greek

Josephus Against Apion 39:1

The writer Josephus, in his work Against Apion, makes a pretty bold claim. He argues that Jewish laws and customs have not only been admired but actively imitated by people across ...

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Josephus Against Apion 41:1

The ancient writer Josephus, in his powerful work Against Apion, gives us a glimpse into the heart of Jewish values, and it's a vision that still resonates today. He’s essentially ...

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Philo on Scripture

Philo The Midrash of Philo 6:2

This is precisely the puzzle posed in The Midrash of Philo. It's a beautiful, thought-provoking exploration of the early chapters of Genesis, attributed to Philo of Alexandria, a J...

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Philo The Midrash of Philo 22:5

Why wasn't she just... there? Well, according to a fascinating interpretation found in the Midrash of Philo 22, it's not just a random detail. It speaks to something much deeper ab...

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Philo on the Torah

Philo The Midrash of Philo 6:2

a passage that offers a rather… pointed perspective. The Midrash of Philo, a collection of interpretations attributed to Philo of Alexandria, a Jewish philosopher from the 1st cent...

Sparks of the Soul and Midrashim

Philo The Midrash of Philo 4:2

It’s a question that’s haunted philosophers and theologians for millennia, and it surfaces in some truly fascinating ways in ancient Jewish thought. to a snippet from The Midrash o...

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Windows of Heaven

Philo The Midrash of Philo 7:2

Philo, in his writings, believed that understanding “right division” – what we might call proper order – is key to understanding… well, everything. He argued that right division an...

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Neshamah from Above

Philo The Midrash of Philo 15:2

Ancient Jewish wisdom grapples with this very struggle, this internal conflict that defines the human experience. And sometimes, it gets Philo of Alexandria, a Jewish philosopher w...

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Staff of Moses

Philo The Midrash of Philo 4:2

One such answer comes from a text attributed to Philo of Alexandria, a Jewish philosopher who lived in Egypt during the first century. While scholars debate whether he actually pen...

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