“The document that was associated with the divine name Yahweh/Jehovah was called J. The document that was identified as referring to the… — Richard Elliott Friedman Different ways Copy Share Image
“missîm. The term missîm in Hebrew refers to a sort of tax, not of money but of physical labor. Citizens owed a… — Richard Elliott Friedman Judaism Copy Share Image
“Gen 22:11–16a The story of the near-sacrifice of Isaac is traced to E. It refers to the deity as Elohim in vv.… — Richard Elliott Friedman Poetry Copy Share Image
“The chief pagan god in the region that was to become Israel was El. El was male, patriarchal, a ruler.” — Richard Elliott Friedman Copy Share Image
“There are two different stories of the creation of the world. There are two stories of the covenant between God and the… — Richard Elliott Friedman Copy Share Image
“understand better the world in which it was born and how inextricably connected it was to that world; to appreciate the wonder… — Richard Elliott Friedman Bible Copy Share Image
“no word in the Hebrew language of that period for “religion.” Religion was not a separate, identifiable category of beliefs and activities.… — Richard Elliott Friedman Art of life Copy Share Image
“of the story would refer to the deity simply as “God.” That is, the doublets lined up into two groups of parallel… — Richard Elliott Friedman Copy Share Image