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Genesis 28:1 — Then Isaac called Jacob and blessed him, and charged him, “You shall not marry one of the Canaanite women. 2 Go at once to Paddan-aram to the house of Bethuel, your mother’s father; and take as wife from there one of the daughters of Laban, your mother’s brother. 3 May God Almighty [Traditional rendering […]
Continue ReadingFrom ChatGPT – 10/19/2024 Q: What are the first-person verses in Deuteronomy? In the Book of Deuteronomy, the first-person verses are typically presented as Moses speaking directly to the Israelites. He recounts their journey, relays God’s commandments, and gives instructions for how they are to live in the Promised Land. Here are some examples of […]
Continue ReadingFrom the Case for Authenticity by IDAN DERSHOWITZ AND JAMES D. TABOR For this coauthored article at BAR, James Tabor wrote the introductory section “Dead Sea Scroll Similarities,” and Idan Dershowitz contributed the section “Genuine Manuscripts.” See pdf copy in DropBox. The following italicized paragraphs are extracts from that excellent article. I (Idan) will first […]
Continue ReadingWhat Really Happened at Mount Sinai? Four biblical answers to one question by Baruch J. Schwartz at BAS *** This is a very extensive response to the question with scripture links to many statements, contradictions and other difficulties. The three following paragraphs are excerpts from his text. The Bible presents the lawgiving not as a single dramatic […]
Continue ReadingWho Wrote the Flood Story? by Richard Elliott Friedman Explores the Documentary Hypothesis through the story of Noah and the flood. Thoughts about the Documentary Hypothesis (From the Introduction to Empirical Models for Biblical Criticism, Jeffrey Tigay, Editor) The Exodus Is Not Fiction *** A text interview with Richard Elliott Friedman. He discusses Levites at length, saying […]
Continue ReadingAdditional Reading: Essay provided by John Collins as part of his course “Judaism before Jesus” is titled A LIFE-STYLE FOR DIASPORA: A STUDY OF THE TALES OF ESTHER AND DANIEL by W. LEE HUMPHREYS, UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE, KNOXVILLE, TENN. The PDF is in the Collins directory in Dropbox. The following is the intro paragraph. THE […]
Continue ReadingFor insights and more about the Jacob/Joseph story and the transition to Exodus see the post at this site titled Genesis 46-47: Transition to Exodus and J-E-P Components John J. Collins – Regarding Genesis saying that husbands “will rule over you.” In his interview by Darrel Lambert, Collins said in relation to Genesis 3:1-19 — […]
Continue ReadingRelated Posts on this site: The text and slide contents below are from Lesson 7, Wandering in the Wilderness of Bart Ehrman’s Finding Moses series at BSA. Bart Ehrman’s Intro paragraphs After spending eleven months receiving the law at Mount Sinai, the children of Israel are instructed to move on to the Promised Land. But it will […]
Continue ReadingIn Lecture 6 of Bart’s Finding Moses course, he presented slides related to law codes believed to have been in circulation prior to writing the Pentateuch, notable kinds of laws, and other information. The audible file and the PowerPoint file of slides from that lecture are in the “Bart Ehrman Lg Files” directory of the […]
Continue ReadingFrom Bart Ehrman’s Lecture Series “Finding Moses” Note in the Exodus 20 version that God saves them from slavery (grace) then provides commandments (obedience). He did not save them because they obeyed. https://biblical-studies-academy.circle.so/c/finding-moses/sections/349876/lessons/1296674 Exodus 20 This presentation of the commandments begins with God’s grace; i.e. saving them from slavery. Then the commandments of obedience follow. […]
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