Why has the Bible survived centuries and crossed all the borders?

What makes this Book so powerful?

The word “Bible” says it already. Derived from the Greek word biblia, which means “books,” the word Bible suggests its essence and its role. This is the book, for it contains all the books. It is a witness par excellence.

Eating can be holier than fasting,”¹ writes Martin Buber. Because the God of Israel is the God of Creation, eating is indeed an important part of our response to Him. It is, therefore, our duty to eat and drink so that we remain alive and thus testify to the living God. It is also our duty to enjoy eating and drinking, because this act is the best expression of our thankfulness to the One who gave us all this food. This is just a matter of elementary politeness.

Can we be Jewish and believe in Jesus? Can we be Christians and reject the Jewish roots of Jesus?

Since the schism that split Judaism, producing the church and the synagogue, Jesus has become the Messiah, venerated by Christians and abhorred by Jews. Christians accuse the Jews of having rejected Him, while the Jews accuse Christians of having forged Him; the very name of Jesus would become synonymous with blasphemy and betrayal. Jesus could not be the Messiah simply because he was the Messiah of the Christians.

What can I learn about myself from the ancient Scriptures?

Shmah Israel Hashem Eloheynu Hashem""Ehad"—"Hear, O Israel, the Lord our God, the Lord is one” (Deuteronomy 6:4, NKJV). Such is the prayer uttered daily by the Jew his whole life until he dies. It reminds him of the existence of the unique and incomparable God, the only God whom he is to adore. But in this encounter with the “One,” referred to as the “Him,” the “Other” by Martin Buber, the Jew paradoxically discovers himself to be “one.”