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Pt2 Etymologies and Identifications of Biblical Figures in the Talmud: A Literary Analysis
This is the second and final part of a two-part series.
11 hrs ago
Pt1 Etymologies and Identifications of Biblical Figures in the Talmud: A Literary Analysis
Names as Narrative: How the Talmud Interprets the Names of Biblical Figures
Feb 1
January 2026
Interpreting the Aggada: Notes on a Talmud Blogging Project
Over the past two and a half years, I’ve been writing daily posts on the Babylonian Talmud.
Jan 30
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Pt2 The Evil Inclination (‘Yetzer HaRa’) and Human Moral Struggle (Sukkah 52a-b)
This the second and final part of a two-part series.
Jan 29
Pt1 The Evil Inclination (‘Yetzer HaRa’) and Human Moral Struggle (Sukkah 52a-b)
This the first part of a two-part series.
Jan 28
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Pt3 Solomon, Ashmedai, and the Shamir: Demonology, Temple-Building, and the Reversal of Royal Power (Gittin 68a-b)
This is the third and final part of a three-part series.
Jan 27
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Pt2 Solomon, Ashmedai, and the Shamir: Demonology, Temple-Building, and the Reversal of Royal Power (Gittin 68a-b)
This is the second part of a three-part series.
Jan 26
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Pt1 Solomon, Ashmedai, and the Shamir: Demonology, Temple-Building, and the Reversal of Royal Power (Gittin 68a-b)
This is the first part of a three-part series.
Jan 25
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Pt2 Elisha Narratives in II Kings 2-8, From Failure to Accompany to Failure to Reprove Gently: Jericho’s Youths, Bethel’s Bears, Gehazi, and…
This is the second and final part of a two-part series.
Jan 23
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Pt1 Elisha Narratives in II Kings 2-8, From Failure to Accompany to Failure to Reprove Gently: Jericho’s Youths, Bethel’s Bears, Gehazi, and…
Appendix: The story of R’ Yehoshua ben Peraḥya and his student Jesus
Jan 22
Public Bible Reading, Translation, and Decorum: Regulating Sensitive Scripture in the Synagogue (Mishnah Megillah 4:10; Megillah 25a-b)
This sugya sets out boundaries for what parts of Scripture are publicly read, what is publicly translated into the vernacular, and what is avoided…
Jan 21
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Policing Communal Worship: Form, Language, and the Boundaries of Legitimate Prayer (Mishnah Megillah 4:8-9; Megillah 24b-25a)
This sugya addresses the regulation of public prayer, Torah reading, and liturgical formulation, with a sustained concern for identifying and excluding…
Jan 20
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