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Faith overcomes physical strength

shirly_Natan Scholar said on 5/3/2010

Already at the beginning of 1Sam, chap. 17 the narrator supplies detailed description of Goliath: He is tall, well equipped with armor and w...

contrast David

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Contrast as a prominent poetic technique

shirly_Natan Scholar said on 5/3/2010

In Ps. 30 we encounter poetic-literal contrasts. One of the main contrastive elements is the use of two opposite directions: going down to t...

contrast death Underworld

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Eyes and ears

shirly_Natan Scholar said on 3/2/2010

The very same idea is found in the wisdom literature: "The ear that hears, the eye that sees— / The Lord made them both" (Proverbs 20:12). I...

Plain sense

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Stories of hospitality

shirly_Natan Scholar said on 3/9/2010

The story of the birth of Orion (Ovid's Fasti, V, lines 493-536) is a close parallel. The theme of hospitality is common to Greek, Canaanite...

Reward and punishment Narrative analysis Ancient Near Eastern background Ugaritic-Biblical parallels

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Baal is absent

shirly_Natan Scholar said on 2/25/2010

An Ugaritic passage in CAT 1.19 I: 42-46 is close to David's curse: "Seven years Baal is absent, / Eight, the Rider of clouds: / No dew, no ...

Ugaritic-Biblical parallels curse

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Remark

shirly_Natan Scholar said on 3/3/2010

This is a staircase parallelism. Compare the Ugaritic passage "Now your enemy, Baal, / Now Smash your enemy, / Now vanquish your foe" (CAT 1...

Ugaritic-Biblical parallels

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Long life reward

shirly_Natan Scholar said on 2/22/2010

The opposite idea is expressed in Proverbs 20:20 "One who reviles his father or mother, / Light will fail him when darkness comes." The lit...

Plain sense Reward and punishment commandment

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God as a warrior

shirly_Natan Scholar said on 2/22/2010

God is called "warrior" since he fights the Egyptians - his enemies. Israel's enemies are his enemies. This divine epithet is one of severa...

divine epithet god as a warrior

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The spirituality of eating

efrankel Scholar said on 2/15/2010

Although Judaism has had an ascetic strain in its history, for the most part, Judaism has celebrated the human body, and has made food an in...

mountain food Shabbat Passover seder eating holidays body mitzvah Sukkah

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Waiting for God

efrankel Scholar said on 2/15/2010

God instructs Moses to "come up to Me on the mountain and wait there," ve-he-yeh sham." The English translation is not precise here; God te...

encounter Ishmael Hagar there wait Burning Bush name of God cry

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Climbing Mount Sinai

efrankel Scholar said on 2/15/2010

In this chapter, a number of people "ascend" the mountain. God first tells Moses to come up. He comes up with Aaron, Nadav and Avihu, and ...

Joshua Sinai mountain Presence of God Nadav and Avihu Nadab and Abihu encounter

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The Tables Turned

efrankel Scholar said on 1/26/2010

The last act performed by the Israelites as they leave Egypt is to strip the Egyptians of their silver, gold, and clothing. There is a cert...

clothing Egypt Joseph coat_of_many_colors Israelites slavery

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God clothes Adam and Eve

efrankel Scholar said on 1/26/2010

After cursing Adam and Eve for disobedience, God dresses them in garments of skin, katnot or. This is the same term used to describe Joseph...

clothing Joseph Adam_and_Eve ketonet skin garment

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Motif of clothing

efrankel Scholar said on 1/26/2010

One of the motifs that runs through this parasha, operating on several levels, is the theme of clothing—Joseph’s famous coat of many colors,...

clothing Joseph Jacob shame ketonet_passim Tamar Zuleika Potiphar harlot veil coat_of_many_colors beasts betrayal

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Clothing as symbol

efrankel Scholar said on 1/26/2010

When Joseph finally reveals himself to his brothers and sends them home to bring Jacob and the rest of the family back to Egypt, what he giv...

clothing change Egypt slave Joseph Adam_and_Eve Jacob shame reveal

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Egyptian background

Elaine Adler Goodfriend Scholar said on 5/25/2009

Name of extra-biblical primary source The Admonitions of Ipuwer Lemma the water that you take from the Nile—will turn to blood Analysis Drin...

Egyptian background

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Gender in NJPS

David E. S. Stein Scholar said on 6/22/2008

Lemma in Hebrew transliteration va-’ani `aral sefatayim Lemma a man of impeded speech Critique of social-gender ascription An appropriately ...

Gender in NJPS

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NJPS version history

David E. S. Stein Scholar said on 6/20/2008

Time Period Since 1985 Lemma Raamses Prior Version Rameses Aspect changed Spelling of proper noun History Altered in 2002, in some editions,...

NJPS version history

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Ancient Near Eastern background

Elaine Adler Goodfriend Scholar said on 6/17/2008

Name of extra-biblical primary source The Vassal-Treaties of Esarhaddon; The Treaties between Hatti and Amurru Lemma visiting the guilt of t...

Ancient Near Eastern background

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Midrash: Classical Rabbinic

Daniel Deutsch Scholar said on 6/15/2008

Lemma wondrous power which the Lord had wielded Theme Theology Subtheme Understanding miracles Original Source B{Abbrev}{Glossary: Talmud}. ...

Midrash- Classical Rabbinic Theology Understanding miracles

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