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You’re not alone. The Book of Jubilees, a fascinating Jewish text from around the 2nd century BCE, wrestles with this very feeling. It imagines a future time where people lament th...
The Book of Jubilees, an ancient Jewish text, speaks to this feeling with a stark warning. It paints a picture of a future where people have drifted far from their spiritual and et...
Isaac, son of Abraham, certainly knew that feeling. Our story picks up with him journeying towards Gerar, a Philistine territory, seeking refuge with King Abimelech. (Jubilees 24)....
We get glimpses in the Torah, of course, but sometimes other ancient texts offer fascinating expansions on those stories. Take the Book of Jubilees, for example. It's an ancient Je...
In it, we find a powerful blessing, overflowing with hope for the future. This blessing is delivered by a parent to their child, and it's rich with imagery of fertility, peace, and...
We find this pivotal moment described in the Book of Jubilees, a fascinating Jewish text from around the second century BCE that retells and expands upon stories from the Torah. In...
We all know the broad strokes – the decree, the basket, the river. But have you ever stopped to consider the details, the near-miraculous chain of events that had to unfold just so...
Judith, remember, is the brave and beautiful widow who's infiltrated the enemy camp of Holofernes, the Assyrian general laying siege to her city, Bethulia. She's pretending to be a...
It's the stuff of legends. And in the Book of Judith, we get a glimpse into the immediate aftermath of her incredible act, the moment when the people realize just what she's done. ...
