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The ones you read and think, "Okay, that happened... but why is it there?" Genesis 4:25 is one of those lines. "God has raised up for me another seed in the place of Abel whom Cain...
According to the Midrash of Philo, that very feeling, that inherent sense of hope, is woven into the very fabric of our being. Think about it. What truly sets us apart? Philo argue...
The ancient rabbis certainly did. They grappled with the nature of prophecy: who gets it, and why? Philo of Alexandria, a Jewish philosopher living in Egypt around the time of Jesu...
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; ...
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 around the time ...
Our tradition is rich with layers of meaning, isn't it? And sometimes, the smallest detail holds a hidden universe. Take the timing of the great flood. It wasn't just any time. The...
Philo, in his Midrash, dives headfirst into this question when talking about Noah and the flood. It's a fascinating exploration of time, virtue, and what it truly means to be "firs...
Today, we're diving into one of those fascinating, lesser-known works: the Book of Jasher. Now, it's important to understand that this isn't part of the Jewish or Christian biblica...
The Book of Jasher, an ancient text referenced in the Bible itself (Joshua 10:13 and 2 Samuel 1:18), offers some pretty fascinating, and sometimes unsettling, glimpses. Let's dive ...