Soul

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Explore 2,040 Jewish texts related to the theme of Soul, drawn from Midrash, Kabbalah, Apocrypha, and classical Jewish literature.

Joseph the Ruler

Apocrypha Apocrypha & Pseudepigrapha

That tension, that agonizing silence in the face of wrong, that’s the heart of our story today, drawn from the Book of Jubilees. The Book of Jubilees, sometimes called Lesser Genes...

Abraham Before the Flood and Sarai

Apocrypha Apocrypha & Pseudepigrapha

And it's explored in fascinating detail in texts like the Book of Jubilees. Now, the Book of Jubilees, for those unfamiliar, is an ancient Jewish text that retells the stories from...

Ishmael and the Angels

Apocrypha Apocrypha & Pseudepigrapha

There’s this fascinating ancient text, the Book of Jubilees, a work that retells the stories of Genesis and Exodus but with a very particular slant. It’s not part of the Hebrew Bib...

Abraham at the Temple

Apocrypha Apocrypha & Pseudepigrapha

We often think of holidays as something ancient and unchanging, but every tradition has a beginning. Let’s peek into one possible origin story, found in the Book of Jubilees, a tex...

Faith of Abraham of Hagar

Apocrypha Apocrypha & Pseudepigrapha

Jubilees, considered scripture by some and an important historical text by others, paints a picture of Abraham's unwavering faith in the face of, let’s just say, a lot of challenge...

Trial of Abraham

Apocrypha Apocrypha & Pseudepigrapha

We often think of trials as grand, sweeping events, but sometimes the most profound tests come in the quiet moments of grief. Think about Abraham. We know him as a patriarch, a fig...

Abraham Among the Fathers

Apocrypha Apocrypha & Pseudepigrapha

The Book of Jubilees, sometimes called Lesser Genesis, is an ancient Jewish religious work that retells much of the Genesis story, often with added detail and a unique perspective ...

Isaac's Transgression and Adam

Apocrypha Apocrypha & Pseudepigrapha

We're going to peek into the Book of Jubilees, a text considered scripture by some, a fascinating piece of Jewish history by others. It’s a retelling of Genesis and Exodus with som...

Kingdom of Abraham and Jacob

Apocrypha Apocrypha & Pseudepigrapha

Talk about a seating chart nightmare! But let's back up a little, because the passage we're looking at from the Book of Jubilees 20 actually starts with a tender, if somewhat bitte...