Parshat Lech Lecha

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God calls Abraham to leave his homeland for Canaan. Covers Abraham and Sarah in Egypt, the separation from Lot, the war of the kings, and the covenant between the pieces. Genesis 12:1-17:27.

Gates of Repentance and Wisdom

Apocrypha The Wisdom of Solomon 1:6

Like your thoughts aren't just floating around in your head, but somehow... accountable? The Book of Wisdom, a powerful text found in the Septuagint and later Christian Bibles, div...

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Wisdom Personified

Apocrypha The Wisdom of Solomon 2:1

The Wisdom of Solomon, a book from the Apocrypha, speaks directly to this. It gives voice to those who whisper doubts in their hearts, those who let cynicism color their words. It'...

Wisdom of Joseph and Greeks

Josephus Against Apion 2:2

Flavius Josephus, in his Against Apion, grapples with precisely this when he contrasts the historical record of the Jews with that of the Greeks. He points out that the Greeks them...

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Account of Hellanicus

Josephus Against Apion 3:1

How can the Greeks be so proud, boasting that they alone possess knowledge of antiquity and have delivered accurate accounts of early times? It seems a bit... well, absurd, doesn't...

Moses in Jewish Tradition and Artaxerxes

Josephus Against Apion 8:1

The historian Josephus, writing in his work Against Apion, gives us a glimpse into the Jewish perspective on this very question. He contrasts the Jewish reverence for scripture wit...

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Story of Joseph

Josephus Against Apion 11:1

He tackles this head-on in his work, Against Apion, a passionate defense of Judaism against its detractors. And in this section, Josephus gets straight to the point: he's had enoug...

Marriage of Manetho

Josephus Against Apion 16:1

to one such instance, where the Egyptian historian Manetho gives us a glimpse into how the ancient world viewed the Israelites' exodus from Egypt. Josephus, in his work Against Api...

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Destruction of the Temple and Nebuchadnezzar

Josephus Against Apion 21:1

It's not just about finding one source and calling it a day. It's a puzzle, drawing together different accounts, comparing notes, and seeing where they align. And sometimes, the mo...

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Cheremon and the Dreamer

Josephus Against Apion 32:1

We often think of the classic texts – the Torah, the Midrash – but there's a whole other world of accounts out there, often written by those not so fond of the Jewish people. Let's...

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