The New Testament
…The ethos doesn't change; the language, the manuscripts, and one or two famous arguments do. This page is the…
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Genesis 7
…The clean/unclean distinction won't be legislated until Leviticus 11 (now on these pages), yet Noah is assumed to…
John — Introduction
…a named male insider, a ruler, who comes BY NIGHT; and an unnamed foreign woman met at NOON. He misunderstands…
Vietnam, Twice
…The list runs from a private of the First World War buried at Long Island to a sergeant of Vietnam…
Two Strangers Walk Across Staten Island
…They slept at his house on the Gowanus shore. At first light on Wednesday he put them in his skiff…
chatta't — Dictionary
…know that your chatta’t will FIND you’ — the identical hunting image, now aimed at a whole armed nation rather…
About
…A fresh translation of the Bible into modern English, made one chapter at a time, directly from the Masoretic Text…
chemlah — Dictionary
…the only reason Lot's lingering doesn't kill him; four people dragged out by the hand. → first discussed at…
Habakkuk 1
…how long, and why won’t you look? ⚠ The book opens with a word no other prophet dares aim at…
Leviticus 2
…And the ritual makes a small, precise distinction the English can flatten if it isn’t careful: the priest takes…
