I’m not asking you to take requests as if this substack is a concert, though I’ll admit I would love a post one day on the use and abuse of Kabbalah. Is it a useful resource for serious Christian reflection and prayer? Submitted without expectation.
Thanks for sharing this. I very recently procured Man is Not Alone: A Philosophy of Religion. I've so far only read The Sabbath by Heschel, but it's splendid. Last year I started learning Biblical Hebrew and exploring more intensively the Zohar (in a study group with Daniel C Matt, translator of the Pritzker ed.). But there's a "third way" in reconciling various apparently contradictory commentaries on the Torah: finding a Bible verse that speaks to both themes, usually using a specific key word from both, and allowing both opinions to be true, albeit in a limited way. This is a rich tradition, and one that merits much more of my attention.
I’m not asking you to take requests as if this substack is a concert, though I’ll admit I would love a post one day on the use and abuse of Kabbalah. Is it a useful resource for serious Christian reflection and prayer? Submitted without expectation.
Thanks for sharing this. I very recently procured Man is Not Alone: A Philosophy of Religion. I've so far only read The Sabbath by Heschel, but it's splendid. Last year I started learning Biblical Hebrew and exploring more intensively the Zohar (in a study group with Daniel C Matt, translator of the Pritzker ed.). But there's a "third way" in reconciling various apparently contradictory commentaries on the Torah: finding a Bible verse that speaks to both themes, usually using a specific key word from both, and allowing both opinions to be true, albeit in a limited way. This is a rich tradition, and one that merits much more of my attention.
What an inspiration. I’m reading the Prophets asap…. Thank you, again.
Thank you. I would appreciate further recommendations of books to better understand the Hebrew Scriptures.