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Ancient Jewish wisdom has something profound to say about that very human struggle. Philo of Alexandria, a Jewish philosopher living in Egypt around the time of Jesus, offered a un...
It’s such a simple act, naming, but in that moment, Adam isn't just labeling. He’s making a profound statement. Why that name? Why "Life"? Genesis 3:20 tells us, "Adam called his w...
Take the very first name ever given to a woman: Chava, or as we know her, Eve. Philo, the great Jewish philosopher from Alexandria, Egypt, writing around the first century CE, give...
But the Torah actually tells us something much more… intimate. It says, “And the Lord God made garments of skin for Adam and his wife, and clothed them" (Genesis 3:21). Garments of...
We often skim over details, assuming we understand them, but sometimes, a closer look reveals incredible insights. Take, for example, the story of Adam and Eve after they eat from ...
In Genesis 3:22, we read, "Behold, Adam has become as one of us, to know good and evil." One of us? Who is the "us" here? It's one of those little lines that can send you spiraling...
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. What truly sets us apart? Philo argues it’s that “cop...
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...
