Daily Archives: August 23, 2010

Abusch on Biblical Pre-History; Daisy and the Imam; James Kilpatrick

Posted on August 23, 2010 by jamesbradfordpate

1.  I’m reading Bringing the Hidden to Light: Studies in Honor of Stephen A. Geller.  Stephen Geller teaches at Jewish Theological Seminary, which is one of my alma maters.  I heard some of these studies when I was there.  Others, … Continue reading →

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Veiled Rabbinic Attacks on Christian Doctrines

Posted on August 23, 2010 by jamesbradfordpate

This is my final post on Burton Visotzky’s Golden Bells and Pomegranates.    On pages 165-167, Visotzky (if I’m reading him correctly) interprets Leviticus Rabbah 14:5 as a veiled attack on the Christian doctrines of original sin, the virgin birth, the … Continue reading →

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