One More Look at Timing in Tanach

More about Starting Points of Time

Two “Editions” of One Book

This week, the special haftara is from the beginning of the Book of Yirmiyahu. In order to understand the sefer better, one should realize that which we suggested in the past – that the sefer was written twice, as we shall explain. Yirmiyahu was written in two periods of time, one after the other, following a traumatic event.

The Vision of Isaiah

The corruption that had infected Uzziyah’s government would lead to a terrible crisis. Officers took advantage of their power, and judges rendered unfair judgment - “They judge not the fatherless, neither does the cause of the widow come unto them.”

Between Prophet and Newspaper Reporter

Manasseh is not explicitly mentioned in the book of Isaiah. It would appear, however, that chapters forty to sixty-six of Isaiah represent the period of his reign. We shall try to understand why most of the comfort prophecies are in these chapters.

Not Gaining from the Disgrace of Another

Moshe, in our parasha, and Shmuel, in the haftara, set out important standards for the behavior of public leaders