This paper explores the Hebrew-language treasure-text known as Massekhet Kelim and argues for the existence and situation of two versions of the text within different networks of ancient and medieval Jewish texts. It separates the two versions that have previously been published eclectically, describing the character of each and their emergent…[Read more]

This article suggests that the Codex Panopolitanus Book of the Watchers attests a new arrangement of the work, one organized around a Genesis-style biography of Enoch. I argue that the two scribes of the Book of the Watchers in Codex Panopolitanus are pursuing radically different literary goals and produce different narrative progressions. The…[Read more]

An overview of rabbinic traditions about Moses, with attention to the absence of the hagiographic traditions typical of earlier and later Jewish literature.

This essay is an invitation to examine the powers of death, particularly the modes by which such powers are manifested in the world, modes that relate to but are irreducible to an individual’s life. It considers contributions to the subject from Karl Barth, Walter Wink, and William Stringfellow, among others, to argue that while death and its a…[Read more]

This short reflection argues that, in the face of natural crises that occur in the world, responsible Christian speech requires a much fuller and more thickly textured understanding of creation than is often presented. Reading the Bible leads us to avoid speculating on the origins or purposes of such crises. Rather, it bears witness to the divine…[Read more]

A chapter on Karl Barth’s doctrine of sanctification.