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Sometimes, it's not just about what happened, but when it happened. And that order can be brimming with meaning. Take the story of the Garden of Eden. We all know the tale: the ser...
The ancient Jewish philosopher Philo of Alexandria grappled with this very question. Philo, living in the 1st century CE, sought to reconcile Jewish scripture with Greek philosophy...
It’s a question that’s plagued philosophers and theologians for millennia. And sometimes, the most profound answers are hidden in plain sight, tucked away in ancient texts. Let's d...
According to the Midrash of Philo, that very feeling, that inherent sense of hope, is woven into the very fabric of our being. What truly sets us apart? Philo argues it’s that “cop...
We read about Adam and Eve having another son, Seth, and suddenly, he's the one carrying the torch, the one from whom humanity will descend. What gives? The Midrash of Philo, a fas...
One fascinating perspective comes to us from a text known as The Midrash of Philo. Now, when we say "midrash," we're talking about a particular style of Jewish storytelling – a way...
That’s the kind of divine regret we find hinted at in Genesis 6:7, when God says, "I am indignant that I made them." Now, hold on. Does that sound. God, feeling indignant? Isn't Go...
We see potential, and we want to help it blossom. But how do you actually do it? The Midrash of Philo, a collection of interpretations and homilies attributed to the philosopher Ph...
It's not just a children's tale about animals two-by-two. Ancient interpreters saw layers of meaning in every detail, even the order in which people entered and exited the ark. Phi...
