Sitemap - 2019 - Harry Freedman's Jewish Histories
When A Single Word Changes An Entire Story
Rachel and Leah- Rivalry Between Tribes
Angels Buzzing Round Like Flies
Jacob and Esau’s Struggle in the 2nd Century
Would You Fall Asleep in Rabbi Akiva’s Sermon?
An Ancient Justification of the Akedah
Noah, Abraham and the Future of the World
Belief in an Age of Uncertainty
Korach’s Rebellion: A Case Study
To Look and To Remember: When Strings Act as an Aide-Memoir
How The Talmud Downgraded the Pillar of Cloud
The Sin of the Nazirite- Why the Torah Frowns on Excessive Piety
Excommunication- the biblical origins of a medieval punishment
The Bible’s Property Laws- Aspiration not Legislation
When Biblical Names Tell a Story
Atonement- A Made Up Word with an Impossible Meaning
Noah, a priest and an outcast walk into the Bible
Aaron’s Sons- Evidence of an Ancient Folk Tradition?
Ideas That Lie Beneath the Surface
What Shall We Do With The Recalcitrant Witness?
Evidence of Deliberate Literary Structure in the Book of Exodus
Sparkling Fringes- How Language Helps Us Make Connections We Might Otherwise Miss
God Doesn’t Need a Granny Flat
Jethro’s profound, mundane message