03 – Judaism
I. Jewish Religious AuthorityA. The Tanach (Old Testament)1. Torah (Law), Nebi’im (Prophets), Ketubim (Writings)2. The Torah (Law) -the supreme authority of Judaism3. The Septuagint (LXX) -Greek translation of theOTIQHabB. Rabbinic LiteratureWritten collections of the Oraltraditions
A Story . . . Long Time Forgotten
The inscription was illegible. I could make out a few letters, but the weather-beaten lintel was damaged beyond my ability to put any words together. Lying unprotected in the highlands of Rough Cilicia where the erosive effects of the wind, rain, sno ...
The Uncle I Never Knew
My father Donald Gerald Fairchild grew up in Corry, a small town in northwest Pennsylvania. The family was poor, but my grandfather Arthur labored hard at a job with the railroads. At that time Corry was an important railroad junction in the area. Life w ...
Another Sweat Fest
Turkey and Europe are frying in record high temperatures. You have to think, is this climate change? The scientists say it is and we need to reduce carbon emissions. When I was hiking in the mountains of Turkey the temperatures reached as high as 38 de ...