Parable of the Month November: The ashamed bridegroom
“The God of my father, and I will exalt Him” (Exod 15:2). I am a queen, daughter of kings, beloved, the daughter of beloved ones, holy, the daughter of holy ones, pure, the daughter...
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Parabel van de maand september: De hond met de naam van de vader
In de Mechilta vinden we een discussie tussen een rabban Gamliël en een Romeinse filosoof. Dergelijke dialogen komen wel vaker voor in rabbijnse teksten, en zoals ook uit dit voorbeeld zal blijken, zijn ze...
‘The Meshalim in the Mekhiltot’
In mei 2019 is de kritische teksteditie The Meshalim in the Mekhiltot. An Annotated Edition and Translation of the Parables in Mekhilta de Rabbi Yishmael and Mekhilta de Rabbi Shimon bar Yochai verschenen, van...
Parable of the Month September (Rosh haShana): Working Wonders
Text of the parable (for commentary see below): “Who is like You, O Lord, among the celestials/gods; Who is like You, majestic in holiness, Awesome in splendor, working wonders!” (Exod 15:11) “Working wonders” (Exod...
Parable of the month January: if one kills a human being, one kills the image of God
For the Dutch discussion of this parable, see here. In this midrash, the physical presentation of the Ten Words on the two tablets, is the focus of attention. They are ordered in such a...
Origines en de rabbijnen: twee werelden, één parabel?
Onlangs was ik op bezoek als gastdocent bij de Oekraïense Katholieke Universiteit in Lviv. Er was me gevraagd om een college te geven over “Wijsheid” (Chochma in het Hebreeuws, Sofia in het Grieks) in...
Lecture ‘Rabbinic Parables and the Parables of Jesus’
Dr. Lieve Teugels recently gave a number of guest lectures at the Ukrainian Catholic University in Lviv. One of her lectures, titled ‘Rabbinic Parables and the Parables of Jesus’, was recorded by faculty staff and...
Book presentation The Meshalim in the Mekhiltot
Voor de Nederlandse versie van dit bericht, klik hier In 2014 the NWO-project Parables and the Parting of the Ways started, supervised by Eric Ottenheijm (Utrecht University), Marcel Poorthuis (Tilburg University) and Annette Merz (PThU)....
Boekpresentatie The Meshalim in the Mekhiltot
For English, click here In 2014 is het NWO-project Parables and the Partings of the Ways van start gegaan, onder leiding van Eric Ottenheijm (Universiteit Utrecht), Marcel Poorthuis (Tilburg University) en Annette Merz (PThU)....
Parable of the month April: Pharaoh was not lazy
Pesach, the Jewish holiday that celebrates the liberation from the Egyptian slavery, starts this Friday. For eight days, Jews will refrain from eating leavened dough, in memory of the hasty flight of their ancestors...
