“My own interest is far more in the Hebrew Bible. My religion is more personally related to the Hebrew Bible than it is to the New Testament.” InterestMy OwnRelatedTestamentNew TestamentHebrewHebrew Bible Author:Frank Moore Cross
“I find myself a little uncomfortable in the New Testament environment. And this is also true of what I would call late Judaism, the Judaism of the Second Temple and later.” LittlesEnvironmentLateUncomfortableTemplesTestamentJudaismNew Testament Author:Frank Moore Cross
“With the Hebrew Bible, you're living in an austere world.” WorldHebrewHebrew Bible Author:Frank Moore Cross
“When you come to the New Testament you can't even swing a cat without hitting three demons and two spirits. And magic becomes something that is everywhere. In the Hebrew Bible this sort of thing doesn't go on.” TwoSpiritThreeMagicGoes OnCatDemonSwingsHittingTestamentNew TestamentHebrewHebrew Bible Author:Frank Moore Cross
“You have miracles [in the Hebrew Bible], yes, but they're not the work, normally, of demons.” MiracleDemonHebrewHebrew Bible Author:Frank Moore Cross
“In Talmudic literature, certainly in the beginning, he was like a human being - except he was a serpent. But he was talking and walking and probably dreaming.” HumansDreamLiteratureHuman BeingsTalkingWalkingSerpent Author:Elie Wiesel
“I believe in the story [ of Adam and Eve]. For me, it's a story.” BelieveStoriesI BelieveI Believe InAdamAdam And Eve Author:Elie Wiesel
“[The story of Adam and Eve] it's poetry. One must interpret it as poetry. The first 11 chapters of Genesis [the Primeval History] are absolutely remarkable.” FirstsStoriesRemarkableAdamChaptersGenesisAdam And EvePrimeval Author:Frank Moore Cross
“What is Scripture? The Hebrew word is torah. Torah means teaching, learning.” MeanTeachingScriptureHebrewTeaching LearningTorah Author:Elie Wiesel