Why Was the Golden Calf So Bad?
The story of the Golden Calf is an odd one, in large part because it’s not clear it ever belonged…
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Browsing Tag: religion
Waiting for Moses
After the Revelation and the sacrifices for the reading of the Covenant, Moses heads up Mount Sinai. For some commentators,…
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The Female God
Before he dies, Jacob blesses each of his sons. In the blessing for Joseph, we have some unusual language. The…
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The Sacrifices Between Revelation and Ascension
So do you ever read the Bible and think to yourself, how much blood did Moses throw anyway? No? Maybe…
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When Moses Smashed the Tablets
Literally. When? On the third new moon after the Israelites had gone forth from the land of Egypt, on that…
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A Wedding in the Desert
Jewish weddings even today follow traditions thousands of years old. Still, a modern wedding, no matter how strictly observant, will…
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From Sin to Sinai
What is the timing of the Hebrews’ journey within the Wilderness of Sin and then to Mount Sinai? While Torah…
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The Timing of the Tablets
What is the timing of Moses’ ascents to the top of the mountain and his bringing of the two sets…
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Yavapai Dances
Among our time travelers is a sibling group (Zach, age 10, and twins, Helena and Yelena, age 9) who are…
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The Stations of the Exodus
As I sat down to write about my characters’ time in Elim, I realized I needed to decide how long…
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My Sources in Order
Where does my source material come from? With a novel adapted from history and known texts, the framework comes from…
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Honoring Your Parents
If the ten commandments are Torah distilled, then each of the ten is vitally important and reflects far more than…
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The Teachings of Marah
The once bitter, now sweet, waters of Marah aren’t just a place for the Hebrews to refresh their water barrels…
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Voices in My Head
Hearing voices in modern culture is almost always diagnosed as some sort of mental illness. Ditto seeing things that aren’t…
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How to Speak Like a Baptist
Two of my point of view characters are siblings Phoebe and Malcolm. Their dad, Irving, has (non-practicing) Jewish parents. Their…
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Baptist Church Life: Houston and Beyond
This post contains foundational research which I use in the followup, How to Speak Like a Baptist. The Baptist Faith…
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