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Isaac is the second son of Abraham and the first son of Abraham's wife, Sarah. In Gen 22, he is the victim of attempted sacrifice, an event that perhaps prompts Sarah's death. Isaac subsequently ...
In the Bible Hezekiah is held up as a great example of faithful service of God. In history, however, he seems to have been a king who followed disastrous policies for his country. How can there be ...
'Gentile' is an English word (derived from the Latin gens, meaning family or nation), that is used to refer historically or at the present day to non-Jews in a context concerned with Jews or Judaism. ...
Josephus, a Jewish writer and historian (37 – ca. 100 CE), claimed both royal and priestly ancestry, and to have been taught by Pharisees, Sadducees, Essenes, and a hermit called Bannus.LifeAged 26, h ...
The Pilgrimage FeastsThe three principal ancient feasts recorded in the Hebrew Bible, which may originally have been associated with the agricultural seasons of spring, summer, and autumn, were in ...
‘Genre’ means ‘kind’. The genre of a piece of literature is the kind of literature it is. For example, genres of fiction in English include science fiction, thrillers, and detective stories. Genres ...
A genizah is a store-room in a synagogue where old worn-out or disused manuscripts are consigned if there is any chance that they might contain the holy name of God, YHWH, which would be exposed to ...
The ‘form’ of a text allows you to recognise its purpose and social setting. Form criticism involves observing the conventions – content and structure - used by particular forms of story and poetr ...