Fenced Out

but from the fruit of the tree which is in the middle of the garden, God has said, “You shall not eat from it or touch it, or you will die.” Genesis 3:3 NASB Or touch it – OK, so who told the woman that the fruit of the Tree could not be touched? God…

Contagious

But in vain I kept my heart pure and in innocence washed my palms.  For I was afflicted all day long, and my chastisement, each new morning.  Psalm 73:13-14  (translation – Robert Alter) Afflicted – There are two kinds of purity in Scripture: ritual and moral.  Some prescriptions address ritual impurity without any suggestion of…