25 min
Episode 6: Speaking of the Psalms: Psalm 145 - Rabbi Raachel Jurovics To Differ is Divine
-
- Christianity
In this episode, Rabbi Raachel and Bishop Sam return to the psalms and discuss Rabbi Raachel's choice: Psalm 145. Starting from the question of does God need to be praised, and, if so, why, they explore the ideas of humility, awe, abundance, praise, divine creativity throughout creation and our role in all of it.
Episode 6 Notes
We've aggregated helpful resources and additional information about the religious writings, practices, symbols and thinkers discussed in this episode.
Theodicy
Translated literally as "justifying God," theodicy is a philosophical or theological attempt to answer the question of why a benevolent God allows evil, thus vindicating God for allowing evil to exist. Thinkers across time, cultures and religions have come to different conclusions.
Exodus
Described in the eponymous second book of both the Torah (Judaism) and the Old Testament (Christianity), the Exodus is the story of the Israelites escaping enslavement in Egypt through Divine redemption. It is a foundational story in Judaism, recounted daily in prayer, because it underpins the covenantal relationship between the Jewish people and God.
Perek Shirah
This ancient Jewish text, written by an anonymous author, is composed of 85 sections, in each of which a different element of creation, beginning with the celestial and ending with dogs, uses biblical and rabbinic verses to sing God's praises.
Presiding Bishop Michael Curry
Presiding Bishop the Most Reverend Michael Curry is the leader of The Episcopal Church, the branch of the global Anglican Communion located primarily in the United States and Central America. He is a renowned preacher and Bishop Sam Rodman's predecessor as bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of North Carolina.
Holiness Code
You shall be holy, for I the Eternal your God am Holy.
(Leviticus 19:2, Tanakh, tr. R. Jurovics)
Midrash
A rabbinical mode of interpreting Tanakh (Hebrew Scripture).
In this episode, Rabbi Raachel and Bishop Sam return to the psalms and discuss Rabbi Raachel's choice: Psalm 145. Starting from the question of does God need to be praised, and, if so, why, they explore the ideas of humility, awe, abundance, praise, divine creativity throughout creation and our role in all of it.
Episode 6 Notes
We've aggregated helpful resources and additional information about the religious writings, practices, symbols and thinkers discussed in this episode.
Theodicy
Translated literally as "justifying God," theodicy is a philosophical or theological attempt to answer the question of why a benevolent God allows evil, thus vindicating God for allowing evil to exist. Thinkers across time, cultures and religions have come to different conclusions.
Exodus
Described in the eponymous second book of both the Torah (Judaism) and the Old Testament (Christianity), the Exodus is the story of the Israelites escaping enslavement in Egypt through Divine redemption. It is a foundational story in Judaism, recounted daily in prayer, because it underpins the covenantal relationship between the Jewish people and God.
Perek Shirah
This ancient Jewish text, written by an anonymous author, is composed of 85 sections, in each of which a different element of creation, beginning with the celestial and ending with dogs, uses biblical and rabbinic verses to sing God's praises.
Presiding Bishop Michael Curry
Presiding Bishop the Most Reverend Michael Curry is the leader of The Episcopal Church, the branch of the global Anglican Communion located primarily in the United States and Central America. He is a renowned preacher and Bishop Sam Rodman's predecessor as bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of North Carolina.
Holiness Code
You shall be holy, for I the Eternal your God am Holy.
(Leviticus 19:2, Tanakh, tr. R. Jurovics)
Midrash
A rabbinical mode of interpreting Tanakh (Hebrew Scripture).
25 min