Tag Archives: Bible

(Rashi) Translation At Sefaria (FYI)

Posted on January 4, 2021 by zjb

In case anyone did not know and wanted to know, the Rashi commentary to the entire Hebrew Bible (Pentateuch + Prophets + Writings) is up translated at Sefaria. You can find it here. I’ve poked around a little here and … Continue reading →

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Judean Pillar Figurines (Probably not a Goddess)

Posted on December 1, 2020 by zjb

Excellent article here at Haaretz about Judean Pillar Figurines, thousands of which have been dug up in Jerusalem and its surroundings from the First Temple Period. The author makes reference to scholarship and speculation by Carol Meyers and Erin Darby … Continue reading →

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Persian Fallow Deer (Biblical)

Posted on November 23, 2020 by zjb

This from an article in the Jerusalem Post, “Persian fallow deer once thrived in Israel and were mentioned in the Bible. Known as Dama dama mesopotamica in Latin or Yahmor Parsi in Hebrew, it is believed to be the roebuck mentioned in the … Continue reading →

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(Theo-Political Aesthetics) Buber (Event Object Vision)

Posted on November 20, 2020 by zjb

Having reading Schmitt about representation and visibleness in the political theology of the Catholic Church, the question was raised by C. about “representation” in the theopolitics of the Hebrew Bible. We were reading in Prophetic Faith. I could have said … Continue reading →

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New Jersey Turnpike (Wet)

Posted on November 17, 2020 by zjb
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(Moses & Israel & Monuments) The Political Theology of Deuteronomy (Hertz Commentary)

Posted on August 21, 2020 by zjb

  The introduction to the last book of the Pentateuch in the iconic Hertz Pentateuch commentary (1936) comes as something of a surprise, maybe. Of course, there are those banner lines from this biblical book, its anthem, the Shema Yisroel, … Continue reading →

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(Against Submission) Alan Brill reviews/interviews Aaron Koller- Unbinding Isaac

Posted on July 20, 2020 by zjb

Originally posted on The Book of Doctrines and Opinions::
I repeatedly hear from a generation of Modern (or Centrist) Orthodox youth, who grew up at the end of the twentieth century, that they were told that Torah Judaism is about…

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Trump + Bible + Sarah Cooper + Tic Toc

Posted on June 3, 2020 by zjb

Watch here and God bless Sarah Cooper How to bible pic.twitter.com/Kib5lTdlRt — Sarah Cooper (@sarahcpr) June 3, 2020   But this might be just as good if not better parody: Trump’s Press Secretary trying to quote “I Have a Dream” … Continue reading →

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(Trump) How Not To Hold A Bible (Habitus & Hexis)

Posted on June 2, 2020 by zjb

(h/t Jim Watts and Iconic Books and to @drnelk at Twitter) Arguably, in these United States, a good president needs to know how to handle a Bible. President Trump is not a good president. With him, the Bible has no … Continue reading →

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(An Evil Report) A Land That Eats Its Own People (El Paso)

Posted on August 4, 2019 by zjb

What kind of country is this? Something like from Numbers, chapter 13: 13:26 And they went and came to Moses, and to Aaron, and to all the congregation of the children of Israel, unto the wilderness of Paran, to Kadesh; … Continue reading →

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