jewish bible

What if there is no valley of the shadow of death?

Eicha, the Book of Lamentations, asks important questions that address the theological crisis following the Jewish exile.

In Isaiah 40-66, the prophet(s) built on the theological paradigms of Isaiah ben Amoz (Isaiah 1-39).

Hosea and Amos share prophetic concern for a nation in turmoil.

They struggled to reconcile the words of earlier prophets.

As commonly understood, this biblical narrative condemns the first violation of the prohibition against idolatry--but it's not that simple.

Two popular and enigmatic prophets

Despite the cynical tone of Ecclesiastes, it has been given a place of joy and honor in the Jewish cycle of readings.

Isaiah's greatness lies not only in his ethical teachings, but in his central involvement — and prophetic intervention — in the political events of his day.

The book of Esther is not a historical document in the usual sense--but that doesn't undermine its importance as a religious book in the Jewish canon.