Offsetting Evil
Genesis chapter 18 spells out the dilemma of having to confront societies that not only violate the human rights of their citizens but, endanger civilization in its totality. Sodom and Gomorrah serve as the biblical paradigm of those societies. The evils of these societies, as the late Nahum Sarna, Bible Studies professor at Brandeis […]
Origins, History, Destiny, Cultural Individuality, and Unique Collective Solidarity.
“Those whose identities are rarely questioned and who have never known exile or subjugation of land and culture,” wrote Anthony D. Smith, Professor Emeritus of Nationalism and Ethnicity at the London School of Economics, “have little need to trace their ‘roots’ to establish a unique and recognizable identity.” Which should help to explain the Jewish […]
Abrahamic Religions?
The saga of Abraham, Israel’s first ancestor, occupies about fourteen chapters, or roughly twenty pages, in the biblical book of Bereshit (Genesis) “More than any other patriarchal figure,” writes author Amy Dockser Marcus- “Abraham remains a vivid, living presence, a familiar part of daily life—and daily politics—of the Middle East.” An estimated 54% […]