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The story of Alexander and Ptolemy, as told in the First Book of Maccabees, is a stark reminder. We find King Alexander in Cilicia – that's in modern-day Turkey, by the way – not e...
That feeling resonates deeply within the story of the Maccabees. We find ourselves in a tense moment, a clash of wills, recorded in the Book of Maccabees I, chapter 15. Simon Macca...
It's easy to imagine them through our own lens, colored by sacred texts and centuries of tradition. But what did the rest of the world see? Well, let’s start with a rather unflatte...
Flavius Josephus, in his work Against Apion, gives us a glimpse into the ancient Jewish legal and moral framework, and it’s He's writing to defend Judaism against its detractors, a...
Philosophers have scratched their heads, trying to unravel the mystery of slumber. But you know, sometimes the answers are closer than we think. Our own tradition, through the wisd...
After Abram's bold declaration against idol worship (in the previous chapter), King Nimrod isn't too pleased. According to the Book of Jasher, Nimrod had Abram thrown into prison f...
Sefer haYashar, as it's known in Hebrew, is an ancient text referenced in the Bible itself (Joshua 10:13 and 2 Samuel 1:18), though the version we have today is likely a medieval w...
According to Jewish tradition, it might just be thirty-six ordinary people. These aren't kings or prophets. They're not wealthy philanthropists or celebrated scholars. They are the...
Oh no. Some faced a rather unpleasant form of divine justice, involving… drinking water. Yep, you heard that right. Drinking water! But not just any water. This water, according to...
