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Naomi Eve
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However, this is a handy book at bridging the gap between the biblical scholarship of Kugel, and the archaeological history of The Bible Unearthed, and probably will assist significantly by adding the biblical detail to Paul Johnson.
Plus, random comment to remind myself, the destruction of the Temple was the destruction of the literal home of the earthly presence of God. Quite a loss.
— Jul 14, 2026 04:00AM
Plus, random comment to remind myself, the destruction of the Temple was the destruction of the literal home of the earthly presence of God. Quite a loss.
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Naomi Eve
is 80% done
Spinoza, ibn ezra, Maimonides, Yavneh, Pharisees.. I have a lot to catch up on
— Jul 16, 2026 05:45AM
Naomi Eve
is 37% done
A decent dive in Midrash chapter, into Yavneh and the Pharisees. A lot of modern day Jewish observance is based on this approach to making sense of post Temple realities. Which handily also work for exilic or at least diasporic and dispersed life. Remind me to dig more into Yavneh and the Pharisees.
— Jul 15, 2026 02:50PM
Naomi Eve
is on page 32 of 229
I’ve finished the first chapter, about the Torah, and I agree with previous reviewers who point out a frustrating absence of providing evidence and sources for what read like purely factual statements but are in fact often as theoretical as any other bible studies position. I would actually love for the book to be twice as long, with references, so I could cross reference with other books I’m reading.
— Jul 14, 2026 03:42AM