After many years in prison—twelve, the midrash will say–, Yosef becomes the Great Vizier of the Land of Egypt, something equivalent to...

We are all very used to thinking about Yosef’s brothers as jealous, mean men who would rather have their brother killed or, at least...

God tells Avram (later Avraham) to go to the land He had ordained... on his own! His father was already going to that place...

For many years, the account of the flood was considered to be simple legend, especially in view of its magnitude...

The whole biblical myth of creation echoes the literature of the Ancient Near East. Tehom might be a reminiscent of Tiamat...