; Robert Alter, professor of Hebrew and comparative literature at the University of California, Berkeley, has produced a bold new English translation of the Bible's opening section, "The Five Books of ...

Although modern traditionalist Judaism uniformly affirms the divinity of the Torah, classical sources disagree on what role Moses had in its production. “VeZot haTorah — This is the Torah that Moses ...

THERE has been of late years a great increase of interest in the history and literature of ancient Israel. If the Old Testament is less studied than in former times as an authority in religious ...

Thanks for joining Part Four of our series “Moses in the New Testament.” Today, we conclude with the influence of Moses in the Scripture after Romans. If you missed the previous three studies, let’s ...

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