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Scholars have long disagreed on the central message of the Book of Jonah.

Midrash allowed the rabbis to explain and expand on the Torah--and in doing so, they revealed much about themselves.

Israel's first king was a controversial ruler.

David was a warrior and an artist, a lover and an adulterer — and also Israel's greatest king.

Jewish tradition assumes that our actions are significant.

Is anything written by a Jew a Jewish text, and who decides?

An ambiguous divine speech is the subject of great scholarly debate.

The Hebrew Bible, or Tanakh, is divided into three sections: Torah, Prophets and Writings.

The Bible, also known as Tanakh, is the founding document of the Jews.

In Judaism, who or what is God?