I didn't understand what he meant by the atheist's "leap of faith" for looking towards science/physics on explaining the origins of the universe, or how life arose from non-life.
I can appreciate his honesty and efforts to study diligently the difficult passages in the Torah, due to his belief it is a divine book and therefore, always right. He gave the example of the wayward son, and there being no record of a Jewish court actually carrying out an execution. I was not aware this practice was commonplace in the ancient world, so I would agree that would be a great moral leap forward. Contrasting that stance with Professor Dershowitz, a secular Jewish scholar, who would say the Torah is wrong in some places.
On his radio program the dysfunctional family is brought up often, so I thought it was a good point writing how Genesis is filled with human drama and issues, and, there is solace to be drawn from the following books that offer wisdom and moral instruction.
I can appreciate his honesty and efforts to study diligently the difficult passages in the Torah, due to his belief it is a divine book and therefore, always right. He gave the example of the wayward son, and there being no record of a Jewish court actually carrying out an execution. I was not aware this practice was commonplace in the ancient world, so I would agree that would be a great moral leap forward. Contrasting that stance with Professor Dershowitz, a secular Jewish scholar, who would say the Torah is wrong in some places.
On his radio program the dysfunctional family is brought up often, so I thought it was a good point writing how Genesis is filled with human drama and issues, and, there is solace to be drawn from the following books that offer wisdom and moral instruction.