Books Archives - Our Rabbi Jesus https://ourrabbijesus.com/category/books/ His Jewish Life and Teaching Tue, 14 Oct 2025 22:26:33 +0000 en-US hourly 1 31550207 Israel Matters: Why Christians Must Think Differently about the People and the Land https://ourrabbijesus.com/israel-matters-a-book-i-highly-recommend/ https://ourrabbijesus.com/israel-matters-a-book-i-highly-recommend/#comments Mon, 06 Oct 2025 21:15:33 +0000 https://ourrabbijesus.com/?p=14122 Friends – It’s not often that I read a book that I feel so strongly about that I decide to offer it from my own website store. I just did this for Israel Matters: Why Christians Must Think Differently about the People and the Land by Gerald McDermott (Brazos Press, 2017) List ($22.00) ($14.99) Why? […]

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]]> https://ourrabbijesus.com/israel-matters-a-book-i-highly-recommend/feed/ 3 14122 Lois, What’s the difference between your “Rabbi Jesus” books? https://ourrabbijesus.com/lois-whats-the-difference-between-your-rabbi-jesus-books/ https://ourrabbijesus.com/lois-whats-the-difference-between-your-rabbi-jesus-books/#comments Wed, 22 Jun 2022 19:42:51 +0000 https://ourrabbijesus.com/?p=12066 Finally, answers to the questions that everyone asks about my “Rabbi Jesus” books! 1. Are they all the same information, only repackaged to sell more books? NOOOO, most definitely not. 2. Am I supposed to read them in a certain order? No, they are written to be read independently, assuming that readers have no knowledge […]

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]]> https://ourrabbijesus.com/lois-whats-the-difference-between-your-rabbi-jesus-books/feed/ 8 12066 Free Download: First Chapter of Reading the Bible with Rabbi Jesus https://ourrabbijesus.com/free-download-sample-from-reading-the-bible-with-rabbi-jesus/ https://ourrabbijesus.com/free-download-sample-from-reading-the-bible-with-rabbi-jesus/#respond Wed, 06 Dec 2017 01:06:24 +0000 http://ourrabbijesus.com/?p=6489 Great news! As of December 1, my new book Reading the Bible with Rabbi Jesus is available and shipping from the OurRabbiJesus bookstore. (More info on the book description page.) To celebrate, I’m sharing a really nice sample preview of the book. Download a free pdf of the covers, contents and first chapter at this […]

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]]> https://ourrabbijesus.com/free-download-sample-from-reading-the-bible-with-rabbi-jesus/feed/ 0 6489 Author Equips Readers with Tools to Read the Bible as a First-Century Disciple https://ourrabbijesus.com/author-equips-readers-tools-read-bible-first-century-disciple/ https://ourrabbijesus.com/author-equips-readers-tools-read-bible-first-century-disciple/#comments Fri, 10 Nov 2017 01:18:02 +0000 http://ourrabbijesus.com/?p=6439 (This is the official press release for my book, Reading the Bible with Rabbi Jesus) Wrinkles and gray hair in the mirror. Rain in the forecast. Gaining a clothing size. Modern Bible readers view all of these as negatives, but in the biblical world, just the opposite would have been true. Old age was an […]

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]]> https://ourrabbijesus.com/author-equips-readers-tools-read-bible-first-century-disciple/feed/ 1 6439 Review: The NIV Cultural Backgrounds Study Bible (Note: Updated ’19) https://ourrabbijesus.com/review-the-cultural-backgrounds-study-bible/ https://ourrabbijesus.com/review-the-cultural-backgrounds-study-bible/#comments Sat, 01 Oct 2016 03:36:51 +0000 http://ourrabbijesus.com/?p=5676 People often ask me where they can find a Bible that includes the cultural background that I write about, so I wanted to mention a brand new resource that is excellent: the NIV Cultural Backgrounds Study Bible (Zondervan, 2016). The commentary was edited by two evangelical scholars who are well-known for their expertise on historical […]

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]]> https://ourrabbijesus.com/review-the-cultural-backgrounds-study-bible/feed/ 11 5676 A Seriously Great New Book https://ourrabbijesus.com/a-seriously-great-new-book/ https://ourrabbijesus.com/a-seriously-great-new-book/#comments Thu, 15 Jan 2015 03:12:30 +0000 http://ourrabbijesus.com/?p=4815 I don’t write many book reviews, but I wanted to share a new book that I’m really enjoying. It’s Seriously Dangerous Religion, (Baylor, 2014) by Iain Provan, Old Testament professor at Regent College. The subtitle is “What the Old Testament Really Says and Why it Matters.” In it he traces out the biblical story as […]

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]]> https://ourrabbijesus.com/a-seriously-great-new-book/feed/ 1 4815 5 Hebrew Words Bible Study: Reviews & Kindle version https://ourrabbijesus.com/5-hebrew-words-bible-study-reviews-kindle-version/ https://ourrabbijesus.com/5-hebrew-words-bible-study-reviews-kindle-version/#respond Mon, 15 Dec 2014 23:40:58 +0000 http://ourrabbijesus.com/?p=4645 A few months ago I shared my latest project, 5 Hebrew Words that Every Christian Should Know. It’s a bite-sized Bible study of five flavorful Hebrew words. It’s a little different than any study you’ve likely done before. Readers explore the breadth of each Hebrew word by examining it in various passages and by comparing […]

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]]> https://ourrabbijesus.com/5-hebrew-words-bible-study-reviews-kindle-version/feed/ 0 4645 Free Books on Greek & Hebraic Thought https://ourrabbijesus.com/free-books-on-greek-hebraic-thought/ https://ourrabbijesus.com/free-books-on-greek-hebraic-thought/#comments Mon, 01 Dec 2014 05:32:51 +0000 http://ourrabbijesus.com/?p=4591 As I research my next book, I’ve been reading up on Jesus’ Hebraic, Jewish culture and how it contrasts with the Western culture in which we live. I keep bumping into great books I haven’t seen before. I thought I’d share a couple that are free to read or download because they are out of […]

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]]> https://ourrabbijesus.com/free-books-on-greek-hebraic-thought/feed/ 8 4591 Share Your Study Guides! https://ourrabbijesus.com/share-your-study-guides/ https://ourrabbijesus.com/share-your-study-guides/#comments Mon, 01 Sep 2014 15:59:27 +0000 http://ourrabbijesus.com/?p=4439 Some of my readers have written some amazing discussion questions for groups they are leading. Do you mind sharing? You’re welcome to send me a copy or a link (tverberg *at* ourrabbijesus.com) if you’ve put them online. (Just to remind you, Sitting at the Feet of Rabbi Jesus has a study guide that is free […]

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]]> https://ourrabbijesus.com/share-your-study-guides/feed/ 3 4439 New Ebook: 5 Hebrew Words that Every Christian Should Know https://ourrabbijesus.com/its-out-5-hebrew-words-that-every-christian-ought-to-know/ https://ourrabbijesus.com/its-out-5-hebrew-words-that-every-christian-ought-to-know/#comments Mon, 09 Jun 2014 19:23:06 +0000 http://ourrabbijesus.com/?p=4268 * Extra * Extra * Extra * Hot off the presses! Announcing my new ebook:   5 Hebrew Words that Every Christian Should Know A friendly, bite-sized Bible study of five flavorful Hebrew words. In this introductory word study, readers get a taste of the ancient wisdom of Hebrew, the Bible’s heart-language, and see how […]

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]]> https://ourrabbijesus.com/its-out-5-hebrew-words-that-every-christian-ought-to-know/feed/ 5 4268 Sneak Preview of My Upcoming Ebook https://ourrabbijesus.com/sneak-preview-of-my-upcoming-ebook/ https://ourrabbijesus.com/sneak-preview-of-my-upcoming-ebook/#comments Wed, 28 May 2014 03:35:10 +0000 http://ourrabbijesus.com/?p=4091 You haven’t heard much from me lately, and it’s because I’ve been putting the finishing touches on something new. It’s an ebook! This is my first venture in this new medium. It’s called… drumroll…   5 Hebrew Words that Every Christian Should Know A Bite-Sized Bible Study This is an introductory word study of five […]

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]]> https://ourrabbijesus.com/sneak-preview-of-my-upcoming-ebook/feed/ 10 4091 The Chinese “Sitting at the Feet of Rabbi Jesus” has been Published https://ourrabbijesus.com/chinese-sitting-at-the-feet-of-rabbi-jesus-has-been-published/ https://ourrabbijesus.com/chinese-sitting-at-the-feet-of-rabbi-jesus-has-been-published/#respond Mon, 06 Jan 2014 00:08:47 +0000 http://ourrabbijesus.com/?p=3794 I received news a couple days ago that Sitting at the Feet of Rabbi Jesus has been released in Traditional Chinese. (Click on the front cover to see the full dust jacket.) You might think that publishers automatically translate their books into other major languages, but that’s not generally true. Zondervan published a Spanish version […]

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