Was Noah Good?

by Peter J. Leithart

Are the Bible story-books right to say that God found “one good man” in Noah? Continue Reading »

13 Aug 2014

Deluge

by Peter J. Leithart

Mesopotamian texts are full of references to a primordial flood. Continue Reading »

23 Jul 2014

Bread for the World

by Peter J. Leithart

Joseph gathers grain “like the sand of the sea.” That sounds vaguely familiar. Continue Reading »

21 Jul 2014

Sacrificial Enthronement

by Peter J. Leithart

Sacrifice soothes. Sacrifice enthrones. Continue Reading »

16 Jul 2014

Hagar as Israel

by Peter J. Leithart

Hagar is a type of Israel. Continue Reading »

15 Jul 2014

New Eve

by Peter J. Leithart

Sarai as new Eve. Continue Reading »

14 Jul 2014

Genesis 10 in Early Modernity

by Peter J. Leithart

In the seventeenth century, Genesis 10 loomed larger in the European imagination than Genesis 1. Continue Reading »

11 Jul 2014

Jew

by Peter J. Leithart

Balaam is the first to prophesy of “Jews.” Continue Reading »

9 Jul 2014

Abram’s Prophetic Call

by Peter J. Leithart

Abraham’s vision (Genesis 15) is the first prophetic call in the Bible. Continue Reading »

8 Jul 2014

Noahroma

by Peter J. Leithart

In Hebrew, the phrase “soothing aroma” contains a pun on Noah’s name. Continue Reading »

2 Jun 2014