Vol. 39:1

Reader responds to David Zucker's article 'Isaac Betrayed and Triumphant,' questioning whether the Genesis 27 narrative warrants a modern psychological reading that frames Isaac as a victim of child and elder abuse.

Examines the identities of the pharaohs in the Exodus narrative through biblical chronological data, using the 480-year figure of I Kings 6:1 and other textual clues to identify candidates for the Pharaoh of the Oppression and Pharaoh of the Exodus.

Analyzes the recurring theme of movement and immobility in Judges 4-5, showing how Deborah's Song fills in narrative gaps and draws deliberate parallels with the Exodus story to reveal the nature of Canaanite oppression and Israel's victory.

Traces Habakkuk's theological journey through his three-chapter dialogue with God, from anguished complaint about divine silence in the face of evil and the Chaldean threat, through the divine response, to the prophet's ultimate resolution in faith.

Examines how Ezekiel's priestly background shaped his distinctive prophetic style, explaining the passive character of his prophetic experiences, his prolonged silence, and his use of elaborate symbolic actions as substitutes for Temple service.

Proposes that Isaac was not deceived in the Genesis 27 blessing narrative; rather, Isaac and Rebekah conspired together, and it was Jacob himself who was deceived into believing he was stealing the patriarchal blessing.

Proposes that creation was instantaneous but operated through natural laws as its mechanism, offering a framework that reconciles the Torah's creation account with modern science and the concept of evolution.

Explores the apparent contradiction between Adam's punishment for heeding his wife's voice and God's command that Abraham listen to Sarah, arguing that true listening requires active conversation and engagement rather than passive compliance.