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NEW · SOURCED SHABBAT STUDY

The Amen, the Amīn,
and the Faithful Witness.

Explore trust, prophecy, hospitality, and the responsibility of generations through Revelation, Isaiah, Arabic amīn, and Egyptian Ameny. Sources, Assembly commentary, and discussion questions remain clearly distinguished.

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YOUR ADVANCE INVITATION

Explore before you join.

See who each planned program welcomes, what the experience will involve, what you can read today and which questions to bring. Take time to consider your place in The Assembly.

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Primary text, translation, tradition, historical evidence and Assembly commentary remain distinct. You do not need an account to read.

    SERIAL EDITION

    1 Enoch

    Historical translations, attribution and original Assembly commentary.

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    COMPARATIVE READING

    Sacred-text study center

    Torah, Tanakh, Christian Bible, Qur’an and other ancient writings.

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    Eight founding essays

    Reconciliation and Peacemaking

    Relationship Before Argument

    Why hospitality must precede theological confrontation

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    The Abrahamic Foundations

    The Children of Abraham

    Shared ancestry, different covenants, and the limits of easy agreement

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    Faith, Ethics and Responsibility

    Retribution Is Not Reconciliation

    Justice, mercy, restoration and the obligations of conscience

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    The Torah and Its Interpreters

    The Table of Abraham

    Hospitality in Genesis 18 and its wider Abrahamic significance

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    The Assembly Research Forum

    Ancient Texts, Living Questions

    How The Assembly approaches scripture, commentary and evidence

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    Civic Life and Public Responsibility

    From Conversation to Concerted Action

    How a community turns mutual understanding into service

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    Twelve research collections

    The 48 topics below are the approved research program, not 48 completed articles. Founding essays above are available separately.

    The Abrahamic Foundations
    1. Abraham before Judaism, Christianity and Islam Research planned
    2. The covenant with Abraham: Genesis 12, 15 and 17 Research planned
    3. Ishmael and Isaac: ancestry, scripture and interpretation Research planned
    4. What do Jews, Christians and Muslims actually share? Research planned
    The Nature of the Almighty
    1. Monotheism: shared word, different theological claims Research planned
    2. Divine names and the discipline of translation Research planned
    3. Revelation, prophecy and religious authority Research planned
    4. Divine unity and the limits of comparative language Research planned
    The Torah and Its Interpreters
    1. How the Torah came to its present textual form Research planned
    2. Rashi: historical setting and methods of interpretation Research planned
    3. Rambam: reason, law and the Thirteen Principles Research planned
    4. The Talmud: Mishnah, Gemara and disciplined disagreement Research planned
    The Bible and Early Christianity
    1. Different biblical canons and how to compare them Research planned
    2. Reading the Gospels in their historical settings Research planned
    3. Paul, covenant and the reception of Abraham Research planned
    4. Translation choices and the history of biblical interpretation Research planned
    Enoch and Ancient Literature
    1. 1 Enoch: structure, provenance and manuscript traditions Research planned
    2. The Book of the Watchers and its interpretation Research planned
    3. The Book of Parables: the Son of Man question Research planned
    4. Enoch, the Dead Sea Scrolls and Ethiopian tradition Research planned
    Mysticism and Sacred Interpretation
    1. What Kabbalah means within Jewish traditions Research planned
    2. The Zohar: text, attribution and reception Research planned
    3. Esoteric reading and the responsibilities of a teacher Research planned
    4. Mysticism, metaphor and unsupported scientific claims Research planned
    Ancient History and Archaeology
    1. What a manuscript can and cannot establish Research planned
    2. Amarna and monotheism: evidence versus proposed connections Research planned
    3. The Dead Sea Scrolls: dating, provenance and preservation Research planned
    4. Archaeology, absence of evidence and theological conclusions Research planned
    Faith, Ethics and Responsibility
    1. Justice, mercy and the limits of retaliation Research planned
    2. Stewardship as accountable care Research planned
    3. Truthful speech, correction and public responsibility Research planned
    4. Charity, dignity and the consent of those receiving help Research planned
    The Family and The Tent
    1. Fatherhood beyond financial provision Research planned
    2. Marriage, mutual duties and shared household care Research planned
    3. Elders, mentorship and intergenerational responsibility Research planned
    4. Hospitality without unsafe or unlimited promises Research planned
    Reconciliation and Peacemaking
    1. Relationship before argument Research planned
    2. Forgiveness, restitution and restored access Research planned
    3. Listening without compulsory agreement Research planned
    4. When dialogue should pause: boundaries and safety Research planned
    Civic Life and Public Responsibility
    1. Freedom of conscience in a plural community Research planned
    2. Cooperation without political uniformity Research planned
    3. Public service and the duties of citizenship Research planned
    4. From a shared concern to a verified service outcome Research planned
    The Assembly Research Forum
    1. How to frame a researchable question Research planned
    2. How to evaluate conflicting interpretations Research planned
    3. Source criticism without contempt for believers Research planned
    4. How to publish corrections and preserve uncertainty Research planned