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Written by Menachem Wecker When Richard McBee talks about Abraham and Sarah's marriage, he calls it "a deeply problematic human relationship," which leads him to ask, "Do we look at biblical figures as paradigms of behavior?" McBee is not a therapist who thinks he is living…
Written by Tom L. Freudenheim Confronting Richard McBee’s series of paintings, Sarah’s Trials, is as much about engaging with the concept of Midrashic narrative and its multi-layered plotlines as it is about appreciating the paintings themselves. The duality of the painter’s deeply-rooted impulses, both reimagining…
Each painting is inspired by the Biblical text in several chapters of the book of Genesis and by midrashim and other rabbinic interpretations of the texts. Most of these midrashim come from a collection called Midrash Rabbah, which dates to the early 5th century CE.
The Stolen Blessing (1) Genesis 27: 1 – 29 1And it came to pass, that when Isaac was old, and his eyes were dim, so that he could not see, he called Esau his eldest son, and said to him, My son; and he…
The Stolen Blessing: Esav's Blessing Genesis 27: 30 – 41, Genesis 27: 1 – 29 1 And it came to pass, that when Isaac was old, and his eyes were dim, so that he could not see, he called Esau his eldest son, and said…
The Binding of Isaac Genesis 22:1-24 1 And it came to pass after these things, that God tested Abraham, and said to him, Abraham; and he said, Behold, here I am. 2 And he said, Take now your son, your only son Isaac, whom you love, and go…

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