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Philo, the great Jewish philosopher of Alexandria, who lived around the time of Jesus, offers some mind-bending insights. In his Midrash of Philo, he suggests that those things cre...
After all, this is God we're talking about! Surely, the Almighty doesn't need Adam's help with a little taxonomy, right? Genesis 2:19 tells us "He brought the animals to Adam, that...
What does it mean to name something? The book of Genesis gives us a glimpse into this very idea. In Genesis 2:19, it says, "And whatever Adam called each living thing, that was the...
Even Adam, the first human, apparently felt that way. The Torah tells us that God paraded all the animals before Adam (Genesis 2:19-20). Adam named them, categorizing them, underst...
It’s a question that’s haunted humanity for ages, and our tradition, with its rich tapestry of stories, offers some pretty fascinating answers. Today, we're diving into one of thos...
It’s a question that’s nagged at theologians and storytellers for centuries. Why does Moses, in the book of Genesis, specifically call out the serpent as being the craftiest of the...
It's easy to see him as just a sneaky snake, but Jewish tradition, especially in the writings we call midrash, often sees things on a deeper, symbolic level. Philo, the 1st-century...
Did you ever stop to wonder… did that serpent in the Garden of Eden actually talk? I mean, really talk? It's a question that’s been wrestled with for millennia. Genesis 3:2 simply ...
The story in Genesis, as we all know, tells of a serpent who tempts the woman, leading to the eating of the forbidden fruit and the expulsion from paradise. But the ancient sages w...
