Episode 15 Life and Death and Life in Egypt: The End of Genesis and the Genesis of Jewish Eternity
What can Jacob’s death tell us about life? We compare the biblical patriarch to the philosopher Socrates in order to discover the secret of Jewish endurance.
Text: Genesis 46-50
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