GreenSight: ‘Qinnamon’ or cinnamon
ALVIN JOHNSON looks at Biblical mentions of the spice plant…
The Explainer: Why is a love poem full of sex in the Bible? Readers have been struggling with the Song of Songs for 2,000 years
As the world marks Valentine’s Day, JONATHAN KAPLAN, associate professor of Hebrew Bible and ancient Judaism at the The University of Texas at Austin, looks – in an article first published on The Conversation – at the Biblical book, Song of Songs…
GreenSight: The ‘kopher’ or henna
ALVIN JOHNSON looks at the two Biblical mentions of the ‘kopher’, generally thought to refer to the henna plant…
GreenSight: The ‘Chavatstselet Hasharon’ or the Sharon tulip
ALVIN JOHNSON looks at the flower referred to as the ‘rose of Sharon’ in Song of Solomon…
GreenSight: The ‘tappuach’ or apple
ALVIN JOHNSON looks at Biblical references to the ‘tappuach’ or apple…
GreenSight: The ‘kopher’ or henna
ALVIN JOHNSON looks at the Biblical plant known as the ‘kopher’, thought to refer to henna…