Few characters in the Bible loom as large or stand as central throughout the Bible as Moses. If it wasn’t for Moses stories, I don’t know that there would be Jews or Christians or Muslems. The Hebrew Moses is similar in many respects to another hero in the Greek tradition: Heracles. Stories wild and amazing [...]
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Moses supposes his toeses are roses
January 26th, 2006 · No Comments · history, ritual
Tags: egypt·exodus traditions·greeks·judaism·moses
Democracy and Culture
January 18th, 2006 · No Comments · culture
When I was very young and I was learning about government for the first time, my initial judgment was that our government was carefully contrived to make it as difficult as possible for one person or group to hold power for very long, while simultaneously preventing anything from ever getting done. I recall also making [...]
Tags: anthropology·concepts·faith·politics·sustainable living·utopia
Magic in the Bible
January 12th, 2006 · No Comments · ritual
A long time ago, before folks had popes or corporate arbiters of faith to consult on matters of the spirit, they were a little more cavalier about seeking personal gnosis. We do ourselves few favors today to assume that the patriarchs and heroes of the Bible would have suffered the same circumscription of their spiritual [...]