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But it opens up a whole universe of questions. What was so special about Enos? What does it even MEAN to "call upon the name of the Lord?" We find this verse in The Midrash of Phil...
It’s a question that’s plagued philosophers and theologians for millennia. And sometimes, the most profound answers are hidden in plain sight, tucked away in ancient texts. Let's d...
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...
Doors that can swing wide open into the most incredible stories. Take Enoch, for example. Genesis 5:22 tells us, "Enoch pleased God after he begat Methuselah, two hundred years.” O...
One fascinating perspective comes to us from a text known as The Midrash of Philo. Now, when we say "midrash," we're talking about a particular style of Jewish storytelling – a way...
The ones that make you stop and say, "Wait, what exactly does that mean?" I was pondering just such a detail the other day, specifically about Enoch. You know, the one who "walked ...
It’s easy to just chalk it up to ancient myths, but what if there's more to it? What if those numbers are telling us something deeper? That’s exactly what I was pondering when I st...
Day and night, up and down... Does it ever feel like there's a deeper meaning to it all? Well, let's dive into a fascinating little passage from The Midrash of Philo (specifically,...
Let's delve into a fascinating interpretation from the writings attributed to Philo of Alexandria, a Jewish philosopher from the first century. Our focus today is on a seemingly si...
