The Latest From Mark
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Non-Literal Biblical Interpretation
In Chapter 1 of my Come Now, Let Us Reason Together I propose a theological framework for interpreting the Torah (also known as the Five Books of Moses or Pentateuch) that rejects the idea that this foundational text is a factually accurate history of the Jewish people from the dawn of creation until their impending
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The Oral Law from Sinai
The doctrine of the Oral Law from Sinai is one of the essential theological principles of Orthodox Judaism. The basic idea is that in addition to the written Torah (Pentateuch) handed down by God to Moses at Mt. Sinai, God also conveyed the oral Torah, that explained in detail how the 613 laws of the
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Strong Recommendation for “Come Now, Let Us Reason Together”
I am very pleased to have received the enthusiastic endorsement of my book, quoted below, from Rabbi Scott A Hoffman Ph.D, the spiritual leader of Congregation Adath Jeshurun in Louisville, KY. Rabbi Hoffman received his doctorate in rabbinics from NYU. I am very grateful that he invested his valuable time to read this text carefully