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I’m Speaking Twice this Fall, B’ezrat HaShem

August 31, 2021 4 Comments

I’m excited to have two upcoming speaking engagements this fall. One will be a Saturday morning seminar at Grace Point Church in Topeka, Kansas on September 25, and the other will be a two-day retreat in Switzerland on October 22-23. (See links for info.) I was initially asked to come to Switzerland for a speaking […]

Filed Under: Lois' Calendar

Reading the Bible with Janet Parshall

March 17, 2021 1 Comment

My most recent book, Reading the Bible with Rabbi Jesus (Baker, 2018) is about cultural difficulties that separate us from the world of the Bible. It looks at big-picture ideas that we tend not to grasp that are critical for getting its message. I had a really good discussion about some of these ideas with Janet […]

Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: podcast, Press, Reading the Bible with Rabbi Jesus

Update from Lois and Check out “The Biblical Mind”

March 5, 2021 8 Comments

Friends of Lois, you may have heard that I’ve been dealing with some health challenges during the winter of 2021, so haven’t been writing regularly. I live in Michigan, but I’ve been staying with family in Minnesota so that I could get tests done at the Mayo Clinic, which have been amazingly helpful. In the […]

Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: biblical mind, health, hebraic thought, Lois Tverberg

Lois, Why don’t you write more from a “woman’s perspective”?

February 16, 2021 9 Comments

I am a woman and I write about the Bible. I’m often asked, “Lois, why don’t you write more about women’s perspective on the Bible?” You might be surprised, but over the years I’ve specifically avoided women’s issues. I’ve written several books now about Jesus’ Jewish context, Hebrew words and every sort of other contextual […]

Filed Under: Blog Tagged With: author's life, context of the bible, women and the bible, women's issues, writing

A Parable for Your New Year’s Resolutions

January 1, 2021 13 Comments

Today is the first day of 2021, and every one of us prays that by that we will  be done with Covid and back to normal. Some may even be so energized that they are making New Year’s resolutions. We’re full of fresh determination to be more thrifty organized, slim and buff and free of […]

Filed Under: Blog Tagged With: Judging Others, Parables, Rabbinic Thought

New opportunities to learn Hebrew or Greek

November 20, 2020 Leave a Comment

I’ve got some great news for those of you who are interested in learning Hebrew and Greek! As you may recall, last spring I posted a blog called “Hebrew? Greek? There’s a better way to learn.” It’s about a pioneering program that has developed methods to teach Hebrew and Greek more effectively using modern “communicative” […]

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How God Used the Torah to Save the World

September 23, 2020 2 Comments

For those of you who have followed me for awhile, you know that I write mostly about Jesus in his Jewish context. What if we took a closer at the Torah in its context?  In this five-day webinar from the Center for Judaic-Studies, October 5-9, I’ll be taking a deep dive into the Torah and […]

Filed Under: Events, Lois' Calendar Tagged With: God's laws, JC Studies, jesus and the law, speaking, Torah, Webinar

Two Upcoming Online Seminars!

September 18, 2020 Leave a Comment

I wanted to point you to my speaking page, where I have recently posted three new events which all will be available online. COVID has prevented me from speaking face to face, but this way many more people can join in. I’m going to highlight the first one here. This is a week-long, interactive webinar […]

Filed Under: Events, Lois' Calendar Tagged With: JC Studies, Jewish context, Lois Tverberg, speaking

Hebrew? Greek? There’s a Better Way to Learn

May 19, 2020 10 Comments

A lot of people ask me what I recommend for learning Biblical Hebrew or Greek. Some are just looking for ways to enhance their personal Bible study. Others are serious students of the Bible who are looking for a good program for long term study. This article is for the latter audience. I’ve got news […]

Filed Under: Blog Tagged With: Bible Translation, biblical hebrew, Biblical Language, Greek, Hebrew, original language

What the Ancient Words of the UK Blessing Mean

May 11, 2020 3 Comments

The video below is the combined effort of more than 65 churches and groups in the UK who sang together as an encouragement to their countrymen in the midst of the pandemic. In the week since it was published (5/3/20), it has gone viral with millions of listeners around the world. The song begins with […]

Filed Under: Blog Tagged With: Aaronic blessing, Premier Christianity, priestly blessing, UK blessing, UK Blessing Lyrics, UK blessing meaning

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