Yahweh – Earthly Covenant

“To be Done with Sodom” now available!

To be Done with SodomNovember 1, 2021155Views 0Likes 0Comments

Today is the day: the non-fiction comic “To be Done with Sodom” is now AVAILABLE on Amazon (paperback and Kindle editions.) This project was nearly two years in the making and I am super thrilled with the result. The goal behind the comic is to bring more people to “visualize” the secular story that (likely)…

Seeking a healthy dialog with biblical scholars…

MindsetAugust 29, 2021238Views 0Likes 0Comments

There is clear academic consensus around the idea that Abraham is a fictitious character. This myth, which would have been influenced by the covenantal traditions of Shechem, was passed down orally. Many scholars believe that the anthropomorphic and immaterial figures found in the narrative came from separate sources/authors (called J and E). Finally, many also…

Habiru – The Rise of Earliest Israel, by Gary Arthur Thomson (book review)

Book ReviewAugust 22, 2021267Views 0Likes 0Comments

Do you believe in coincidences? I was about to start writing a review of the latest book I read, when I looked up the name of the author on the internet one more time, in hope I could send him a quick note. Instead, I found his obituary that was published… the day before yesterday:…

Yahweh before Israel, by Daniel E. Fleming (book review)

Book ReviewAugust 1, 2021282Views 0Likes 0Comments

Daniel E. Fleeming is Edelman Professor of Hebrew and Judaic Studies, Skirball Department of Hebrew and Judaic Studies at New York University. His latest book is a must read for anyone interested in the origin of Yahweh. He does a great job at challenging the Medianite/Kenite hypothesis. That’s the prevalent idea that Yahweh originated from…

Hebrew Scriptures from the Bronze Age?

An Everlasting Quid Pro QuoJuly 25, 2021158Views 0Likes 0Comments

Executive Summary The Jewish tradition claims that the Torah recounts historical events dating back to the Middle Bronze Age and Late Bronze Age (20th - 13th century BCE). However, there is wide consensus among modern biblical scholars that the earliest texts of the Hebrew Scriptures could not have been written before the 10th century BCE (with many scholars suggesting…

Tag: Yahweh

“To be Done with Sodom” now available!

Seeking a healthy dialog with biblical scholars…

Habiru – The Rise of Earliest Israel, by Gary Arthur Thomson (book review)

Yahweh before Israel, by Daniel E. Fleming (book review)

Hebrew Scriptures from the Bronze Age?

The Exodus, by Richard Elliot Friedman (book review)

Missing the obvious

The Invention of God, by Thomas Römer

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