Day 4 This is a rough book to read. It jumps around from priestly codes, which are always very thorough and precise, to the woes of the Hebrew people in the wilderness, lists of lineages, expectations of lineages, God and Moses are always angry, and then a talking donkey. I felt myself connecting with the […]
Day 3 Now, I need to be honest here, I love things like Leviticus. It’s a priestly code and that just gets me all fired up. It’s almost like reading a zoning ordinance for religion. I realize that’s not for everyone. And then there’s also the baggage that comes with Leviticus. It’s a book that […]
Day 2 I have a rather tired joke (but I still enjoy it) that involves replacing “Moses” with “Charlton Heston” whenever I mention the story of the Exodus. Truth be told, it’s how a lot of people learn the story of the Hebrew people and their quest for freedom, identity, and home. Reading Exodus in […]
Day 1 So, here’s the plan. I’m going to read the entirety of the Hebrew Scriptures, Apocrypha, and Christian Scriptures in 45 days. I might allow for a mental health day in there somewhere, but we’ll see. I’m using the New Revised Standard Version of the Bible (Oxford Annotated Version). I appreciate the rigor of […]
Who has time to blog in a pandemic? I’m sure there’s plenty that do. Ever read one of those food blogs that wax poetic about arugula when all you want is the damn recipe? I wonder if that’s a lucrative thing. Bless those bloggers and their poetry. Anyway. The election happened. My candidate won. Ultra-nationalist […]