Papers by Zev-Hayyim Feyer
PINOCCHIA BAT YIFTACH. or, I WANT TO BE A REAL GIRL
Jephthah's daughter, whose story is told far too briefly in Judges 11, is more a narrative constr... more Jephthah's daughter, whose story is told far too briefly in Judges 11, is more a narrative construct than a real person. Pseudo-Philo, a first-century alternate version of the Biblical story from Genesis to the death of King Saul, tells her story in far greater detail, even giving her the name that she is denied in Judges. This paper proposes that the story of Jephthah's daughter actually predates the story of the Binding of Isaac and, indeed, that it is the course for Isaac's story.
Du wolltest wie ein Sturmwind niedergehen Und wie der Föhn im Tun gewaltig sein, Du wolltest Wese... more Du wolltest wie ein Sturmwind niedergehen Und wie der Föhn im Tun gewaltig sein, Du wolltest Wesen hin zu Wesen wehen Und Menschenseelen geisselnd benedein, In heissem Wirbel müde Herzen mahnen Und Starres rühren zu bewegtem Licht, -Du suchtest mich auf deinen Sturmesbahnen Und fandst mich nicht. Du wolltest wie ein Feuer aufwärts drängen Und alles tilgen, was dir nicht bestand, Du wolltest sonnenmächtig Welten sengen Und Welten läutern in geweihtem Brand, Mit jäher Wucht ein junges Nichts entzünden Zu neuen Werdens seligem Gedicht, -Du suchtest mich in deinen Flammengründen Und fandst mich nicht. Da kam mein Bote über dich und legte Dein Ohr an stille Leben meiner Erde, Da fühltest du, wie Keim an Keim sich regte, Und dich umfing des Wachsens Allgebärde, Blut schlug an Blut, und dich bezwang das Schweigen, Das ewig volle, weich und mütterlich, -Da musstest du dich zu dir selber neigen, Da fandst du mich. With fury like a hurricane to earth did you descend, And strong in deed were you just like the storm. Being unto being then your storm-wind's breath did bend, And men's souls did you bless but scourge their form. You stirred the stiff-necked people into agitated light And castigated them with whirlpools hot. -You sought Me on your stormy heights throughout the day and night And found Me not. On wings of storm-fed fire did you soar into the sky, Consuming all who failed to reach their best. Sun-strong, you made whole worlds burnt-off'rings to the One on High And flame-refined them 'til they passed your test. The soul of holy poetry your flame enkindled then, Brought into being from a youthful nought. -You sought Me in the searing heat of your abyssal den And found Me not. My messenger did come to you and gently bent your ear; He placed it by the still life of My earth. Growing things moved 'round you, and at last you came to hear As seedling after seedling had its birth. In silence hammered blood on blood, quite overcoming you, So whole, so soft, so motherly and warm. -When you were forced to search within, to see yourself anew, You found My Form.
Bind him hands and feet! Matthew's Parable of the wedding guest may be derivative of the Enochic... more Bind him hands and feet! Matthew's Parable of the wedding guest may be derivative of the Enochic traditions. It also bears striking resemblance to Talmudic sources, as well as the Prometheus legend and some Hassidic tales.
The primary example of incarnational theology in the pre-Christian eastern Mediterranean area was... more The primary example of incarnational theology in the pre-Christian eastern Mediterranean area was in Egypt. This paper examines Christian incarnational theology in the light of the Osiris/Horus cycle.
Chilmad
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Encyclopedia of the Bible Online
In this paper, I shall begin by presenting a necessarily brief account of the historical backgrou... more In this paper, I shall begin by presenting a necessarily brief account of the historical background, the events preceding the years of the Second World War. I shall then recount-again, briefly-the Shoah-related events of the war years in Bulgaria and, in a separate section, the story of how the proposed deportation of the Bulgarian Jews was stopped. Finally, I shall offer my assessment of the significance of the various contributors to the rescue of the Bulgarian Jews and the significance of their rescue in the peace process. "G*d was very weak at that time, because he [sic] had no friends in Germany. 1 2 According to the tradition, G*d has no other hands than ours, and during the Shoah, G*d was very alone." As we shall see, however, G*d did have friends in Bulgaria.
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