Parshat Miketz

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Pharaoh's dreams, Joseph's rise to power in Egypt, the famine, and the brothers' first journey to Egypt. Genesis 41:1-44:17.

Kingdom of Joseph and Apollonius

Josephus Against Apion 14:1

That's the situation the Jewish people faced in antiquity, and it's what prompted Flavius Josephus to write his powerful work, Against Apion. You see, back in the day, not everyone...

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Joseph Receives the Torah and Moses

Josephus Against Apion 15:1

It’s a question worth asking, because the answer might surprise you. : those who create systems of order, who value living under laws, they're often seen as better, more virtuous p...

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Moses: Joseph and the Origins of the World

Josephus Against Apion 17:1

The historian Flavius Josephus, writing in his treatise Against Apion, thought he had the answer, at least when it came to the Jewish people. And it all came down to a specific app...

CreationHell/GehennaTorahRepentance

Wisdom of Joseph and Justice

Josephus Against Apion 27:1

Maybe we should look back, way back, to some ancient wisdom. Flavius Josephus, a first-century Romano-Jewish scholar, in his work Against Apion, gives us a glimpse into the values ...

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Joseph Beyond the Firmament

Josephus Against Apion 33:1

And in the ancient world, it was no different. Flavius Josephus, the first-century Romano-Jewish scholar and historian, knew this all too well. In his work, Against Apion, he passi...

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Joseph's Transgression

Josephus Against Apion 35:1

Flavius Josephus, the first-century Romano-Jewish historian, grappled with this very question in his work, Against Apion. And his answer is surprisingly relevant, even today. Josep...

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Saga of Joseph and Apollonius

Josephus Against Apion 36:1

Flavius Josephus, a 1st-century Romano-Jewish historian, knew that feeling all too well. In his work, Against Apion, he defends Judaism against its detractors, and in this section,...

Repair of the Soul and Dreams

Philo The Midrash of Philo 12:2

Philo, the great Jewish philosopher of Alexandria, writing millennia ago, gives us a fascinating glimpse into this concept of divine ecstasis, or trance. He describes it as "a depa...

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Acts of Creation and Egyptians

Philo The Midrash of Philo 10:5

It’s a question that’s been pondered for millennia, and the answers, well, they’re as layered and fascinating as the tradition itself. The Torah tells us in Genesis 17:11 that God ...

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