In Milton’s view of Moses, the law he receives is a temporary measure, ultimately to be superseded by divine grace.
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Milton on the Ten Commandments
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The Bloody Flesh Our Only Food
I share a Good Friday poem by T. S. Eliot and a Passover poem by Norman Finkelstein.
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A Positive Spin on the Golden Calf
Rabbi Jacob Staub’s account of the golden calf is much different, and a lot more fun, than the Exodus version.
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A Cradle Yet Shall Save the Earth
Mark Twain has fun in “Huckleberry Finn” with today’s New Testament reading, which is about Moses being discovered in “the bushrushers.” Victor Hugo also has a charming poem about the incident.
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What in Me Is Dark Illumine
An epiphany is the moment when something divine enters the human realm. During the Epiphany season, Christians celebrate such moments. In the famous opening of “Paradise Lost,” Milton notes that the Holy Spirit is his muse and connects his own inspiration with a number of famous visitations of the Holy Spirit throughout Biblical history.
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The Bush of Faith Resists the Flames
Yakov Azriel’s poem on Moses and the burning bush contrasts scorching fire with nourishing faith.
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Religion and Self Love
In “Gospel Song,” Scott Bates sees self-interest entering into the motivations of even the holiest of men—King David, Daniel, Jesus and Moses.
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