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Jesus’ View of Pacifism

November 18, 2015 26 Comments

The idea that Jesus taught pacifism arose primarily due to the misunderstanding of a number of his sayings. When viewed from a Jewish perspective, the passages on which pacifism is based point to a quite different conclusion.

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Sukkot – Feast of Abundance and Insecurity

September 27, 2015 3 Comments

Five days after the Day of Atonement comes the most joyous feast of the year—the Feast of Tabernacles, or Sukkot. Sukkot is the plural of the Hebrew word sukkah, meaning “booth” or “hut.” During Jesus’ day, huge celebrations were held in the temple, lasting for seven days. The Feast of Sukkot is also called the […]

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What is Living Water?

September 6, 2015 34 Comments

One prominent image that recurs from Genesis to Revelation is that of living water. In the Middle East, water is scarce and precious, and very much needed for survival.

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Irony in the Extreme

September 1, 2015 2 Comments

(This article is one that I’ve recently posted on the brand new En-Gedi Resource Center website. Under “Jesus’ Jewishness” go to “His Sayings in Context” to read others on this topic.) ~~~~~ One key to unlocking many difficult Bible passages is to know that Middle Eastern teachers loved to use irony to make a point. […]

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Jesus’ Messianic Claims: The King of Isaiah 53

July 21, 2015 16 Comments

What we find confusing about Jesus’ claims to be the Messiah is that he often combines them with another prediction: that he must suffer and be rejected and killed. How could Jesus connect the Suffering Servant with these prophecies of a glorious king?

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Jesus’ Messianic Claims: Very Subtle, Very Jewish

July 20, 2015 18 Comments

Jesus doesn’t seem to describe himself as the exalted Messiah that we find in the rest New Testament, until you read his words in their Jewish context.

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Deeper Magic: The Illogical Logic of Mercy

February 16, 2015 8 Comments

The “deeper magic” of Narnia—the idea that the sins of one person can be forgiven because of another person’s sacrifice—is a fundamental precept of Christianity. You might think this was something that the New Testament invented. But Jewish scholars find this idea in subtle nuances of the Torah that Christians rarely read.

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I was a Cheater at Bible Reading

January 9, 2015 4 Comments

When I was a kid I used to do crossword puzzles by putting one finger in the answer key and fill the letters in backwards, cheating the whole way through. I used to read the Bible the exact same way.

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Israel’s Undefinable God

December 16, 2014 6 Comments

The Bible doesn’t try very hard to answer our philosophical questions. In Genesis, where is the proof for God’s existence? What are his origins? Why isn’t God explained theologically? Knowledge of God in the Scriptures comes from personal encounter, not through human reasoning.

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Why Does Your Creed have Cows in It?

December 10, 2014

When I first read the Shema, the Jewish profession of faith, I assumed it was their Apostle’s Creed. I was shocked because I was looking for doctrines like the “communion of saints” and “forgiveness of sins,” not mundane realities like grass, fields and cows.

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