{"id":116,"date":"2021-02-23T00:03:18","date_gmt":"2021-02-23T00:03:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pinchaspolonsky.org\/en\/?p=116"},"modified":"2021-06-29T21:42:39","modified_gmt":"2021-06-29T21:42:39","slug":"bible-dynamics-why-is-it-important-and-interesting","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pinchaspolonsky.org\/en\/news\/bible-dynamics-why-is-it-important-and-interesting\/","title":{"rendered":"Why they are important"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Bible Dynamics commentary is a unique interpretation of the Torah, with an emphasis on demonstrating how personalities and ideas constantly evolve.<\/p>\n<p>Biblical personalities are traditionally perceived as larger-than-life, heroic figures, who surmount incredible obstacles to advance the world. And yet, little emphasis is placed on their own personal development. But according to the centuries-old Kabbalistic tradition revealed in our times by Rabbi Y. L. Ashkenazi (Manitou), the heroes of the Torah are evolving personalities who undergo profound change over the course of their lives, while acquiring new ideas and personal qualities through their ongoing dialogue with God.<\/p>\n<p>Three volumes have been published in English today<\/p>\n<h3>Vol. 1-a (Genesis part A) \u2013\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/dp\/1949900207\">https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/dp\/1949900207<\/a><br \/>\nVol. 1-b (Genesis part B) \u2013\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/dp\/1949900223\">https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/dp\/1949900223<\/a><br \/>\nVol. 2 (Exodus) \u2013\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/dp\/1949900231\">https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/dp\/1949900231<\/a><\/h3>\n<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.pinchaspolonsky.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/BD-en-1.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-117 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.pinchaspolonsky.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/BD-en-1.jpg?resize=448%2C207&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"448\" height=\"207\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.pinchaspolonsky.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/BD-en-1.jpg?w=448&amp;ssl=1 448w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.pinchaspolonsky.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/BD-en-1.jpg?resize=300%2C139&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 448px) 100vw, 448px\" \/><\/a><\/h3>\n<p>You can also download them from website <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pinchaspolonsky.org\/en\/\">https:\/\/www.pinchaspolonsky.org\/en\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Some new ideas we present in this volumes are:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Abel, who is murdered by Cain, is not simply the victim of his brother\u2019s enmity. Rather, he bears joint responsibility with Cain for the conflict that has arisen between them.<\/li>\n<li>We highlight the ongoing development of Noah\u2019s personality in the course of the flood. Why did God regret having created man? How did God\u2019s relationship to mankind change during the flood? What is the significance of the fact that the flood lasted an entire year, given that the evildoers it was brought to annihilate drowned almost immediately. How did human nature change during the flood?<\/li>\n<li>The tower of Babel: The dynamics of mutual understanding among the nations; the two types of language, and the development of diverse human languages, which occurred even before the flood. Divine revelation as a source of conflict across different cultures.<\/li>\n<li>The dynamics of Abraham\u2019s development and his worldview. The discrepancy between God\u2019s plan and Abraham\u2019s plan of \u201cchosenness.\u201d Why Abraham was not alone sufficient as the progenitor of the new nation; the conflict over the destruction of Sodom; Abraham\u2019s difficulty in finding a meeting of the minds with his son Isaac; Abraham\u2019s aversion to accepting a position of national leadership; the conflict of Hebron and Beer-sheba, and Sarah\u2019s role and influence in resolving that question.<\/li>\n<li>Isaac\u2019s life as a process of \u201cfaceting\u201d the attribute of <em>Gevurah <\/em>(power, might). The role of Isaac\u2019s laughter in the process of giving the blessing to his \u201cmysterious\u201d son.<\/li>\n<li>The evolution of Jacob\u2019s personality: His integration of elements of his brother\u2019s \u201cEsau-ness\u201d on his path to becoming Israel.<\/li>\n<li>The role of Joseph\u2019s and Judah\u2019s development in the emergence of <em>Mashiach ben Yosef <\/em>and<em> Mashiach ben David<\/em>. Joseph\u2019s plan for correcting his brothers, and why he had to interrupt that plan without seeing it through to completion.<\/li>\n<li>Moses\u2019s dual identity as both Jew and Egyptian, and his internal conflict in reconciling those two personalities.<\/li>\n<li>Why Moses\u2019s exile to Midian was essential for his personal development and growth.<\/li>\n<li>The evolution of Moses\u2019s personality in the course of the Exodus, from his refusal to be a leader to the people, and his unwillingness to circumcise his son, to his insistence after the incident of the golden calf that God must not replace Israel with another nation.<\/li>\n<li>Two Temples under one roof: \u201cMoses\u2019s Temple\u201d and \u201cAaron\u2019s Temple,\u201d and the conceptual differences between them. A new approach to the relationship between Judaism and Christianity, and the universal mission of the Jewish people with respect to mankind.<\/li>\n<li>The two accounts of the giving of the Torah at Sinai, and an itemized comparison of their similarities and differences.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Bible Dynamics commentary is a unique interpretation of the Torah, with an emphasis on demonstrating how personalities and ideas constantly evolve. Biblical personalities are traditionally perceived as larger-than-life, heroic figures, who surmount incredible obstacles to advance the world. And yet, little emphasis is placed on their own personal development. 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