Dr. Jason Gaines is Senior Professor of Practice in Hebrew Bible, and Director of Undergraduate Studies for the Department of Jewish Studies, at Tulane University in New Orleans, LA. He received his Ph.D. in Near Eastern and Judaic Studies from Brandeis University, and is the author of The Poetic Priestly Source (Fortress Press).
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When God appoints Moses as his spokesman to take Israel out of Egypt, Moses protests that he is כבד פה וכבד לשׁון “heavy of mouth and tongue” (Exodus 4:10). Why, later, does Moses describe himself as ערל שׂפתים “uncircumcised of lips” (Exodus 6:12, 30)?
When God appoints Moses as his spokesman to take Israel out of Egypt, Moses protests that he is כבד פה וכבד לשׁון “heavy of mouth and tongue” (Exodus 4:10). Why, later, does Moses describe himself as ערל שׂפתים “uncircumcised of lips” (Exodus 6:12, 30)?
Personal agency and consent—granted or withheld—pervade the book of Esther, and are inextricably related to pre-existing power structures such as gender and social status.
Personal agency and consent—granted or withheld—pervade the book of Esther, and are inextricably related to pre-existing power structures such as gender and social status.
A fresh look at the legislation in Parashat Kedoshim: Are we reading the legal details wrong?
A fresh look at the legislation in Parashat Kedoshim: Are we reading the legal details wrong?
A new analysis of compositional layers suggests that God responds to Korah’s rebellion with patience and beauty—until someone changed the ending.
A new analysis of compositional layers suggests that God responds to Korah’s rebellion with patience and beauty—until someone changed the ending.
