by hadassah | Jul 20, 2008 | Visions of the End
The Hebrew Bible So Haman took the garb and the horse and arrayed Mordechai and paraded him through the city square; and he proclaimed before him- ‘This is what is done for the man whom the king desires to honor!’ (Esther 6-11) Rembrandt’s etching of...
by hadassah | Jul 20, 2008 | Visions of the End
The Hebrew Bible When the turn came for Esther daughter of Abihail the uncle of Mordechai… to go to the king she did not ask for anything but what Hegai, the king’s eunuch, guardian of the women, advised. Yet Esther won the admiration of all who saw her....
by hadassah | Jul 20, 2008 | Visions of the End
Overview Daniel and Apocalyptic Literature, Christine Hayes, Open Yale Courses (Transcription), 2006. Primary sources Ruth 1-4 Isaiah 56-66 Joel 1-4 Daniel 1-12 Haggai 1- Rebuilding the House of the Lord Haggai 2- Recalling the Splendor of the First Temple Zechariah...
by hadassah | Jul 14, 2008 | Visions of the End
The Hebrew Bible
by hadassah | Jul 14, 2008 | Visions of the End
The Hebrew Bible 1The word of the Lord came to Jonah son of Amittai- 2Go at once to Nineveh, that great city, and proclaim judgment upon it; for their wickedness has come before Me. 3Jonah, however, started out to flee to Tarshish from the Lord’s service. He went down...
