A Midrash on Time

"Before the Birth of Time" by Sanford Drob, Oil on Linen

 "The Flight Into Time" by Sanford Drob, Oil on linen

A Midrash on Time illustrates an apocryphal story, written by the artist. In this story a hitherto eternal Adam and Eve (Before the Birth of Time) are granted the smallest measure of time in order to participate in a hearing before the divine council on the wisdom of introducing temporarily into an originally timeless world. Intoxicated with the possibilities of having even the smallest measure of time, Adam and Eve flee into a world of “olive trees, trees, cliffs and stones” (The Flight Into Time) only to be confronted with their own mortality (The Death of Adam). Further images and discussion of A Midrash on Time can be accessed at midrashontime.blogspot.com.

"The Death of Adam" by Sanford Drob, Oil on linen