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We get a glimpse into the story of the very first murder in the Torah, but the text leaves so much unsaid. What drove Cain to such a horrific act? Was it simply jealousy over God f...
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...
God’s not just upset with humanity. He says, "I will blot out man whom I have created from the face of the ground, man and beast and creeping things and birds of the heavens, for I...
It's like we're trying to soften the blow, to create a little distance between the person and the negative action. Well, it turns out this isn't just a quirk of human interaction; ...
And in the Midrash of Philo, we find a fascinating take on fate, divine justice, and the reasons behind catastrophic events like, say, the Flood. Philo addresses those who argue ag...
It's not about bloodlines or earthly possessions, according to Philo. It's something far more profound. Philo, in his Midrash, tackles this very question, and his answer might surp...
Today, let's dive into some fascinating ideas about numbers – specifically seven and two – from the writings of Philo of Alexandria, a Jewish philosopher who lived in first-century...
We often skim past the stark pronouncements in the Torah, like "And all flesh capable of motion perished" (Genesis 7:21), without truly grasping the implications. But what exactly ...
But what does it really mean? We find ourselves asking, what are we to make of the devastating phrase, "And everything which was on the dry land died?" (Genesis 7:22). Philo, the 1...
