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Podcast: Jewish Ideas to Change the World
Episode: Inside the Mind of God: Plato, Christians, and Jews
Description: A virtual event presentation by Rabbi Dr. Joshua Garroway The event was Co-Hosted by Temple Emanuel Denver About the Event: Ancient Jewish and Christian admirers of Plato struggled to reconcile the philosopher’s concept of creation with Genesis 1. This class explores how the Jewish philosopher, Philo, the Christian Gospel of John, and the midrash, Genesis Rabbah, understand creation in nearly identical ways. Guaranteed: You’ll never read Genesis 1:1 the same way again! About the Speaker: Rabbi Joshua Garroway is the Sol and Arlene Bronstein Professor of Judaeo-Christian Studies at the Hebrew Unio...