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We’ve Found the Emmaus Road and It’s Crumbling

March 14, 2017 5 Comments

Have you ever wished you could have been nearby when Jesus explained the Scriptures to the disciples on the Emmaus Road in Luke 24? Wouldn’t it be great to just see where this road was? Believe it or not, scholars have known its location for decades now. The remains of the Roman road are visible […]

Filed Under: Blog, Blog: Update Tagged With: Bible, Christianity, David Bivin, Disciple, Emmaus, Gospel of Luke, Jerusalem, Jerusalem Perspective, Jesus, Luke 24, Religion, Road to Emmaus appearance, Walk to Emmaus

Come Help Excavate Bethsaida this Summer

March 9, 2017 1 Comment

Have you ever dreamed of being an archaeologist? You’ll be interested in the project at the likely site of Bethsaida. This is the village near where Jesus fed the five thousand (Luke 9:12-17), and where three disciples called home (John 1:43). If you’ve toured the land, you may have visited a site that is called […]

Filed Under: Blog: Update Tagged With: archaeologist, archaeology in Israel, Bethsaida, Biblical Archaeology, el araj, Jesus, John the Baptist, Life of Jesus in the New Testament, Luke 9, Miracles of Jesus, Mordechai Aviam, Sea of Galilee, Steve Notley

Considering the Context – A Talk I Gave

October 3, 2016 5 Comments

Below is a talk I gave at the morning service at Cornerstone Church in East Longmeadow, Massachusetts a few months ago. I introduced people to my interest in Jesus’ cultural context and then shared a Hebrew idiom that unlocks part of the Sermon on the Mount. Then I spoke about what it meant to be […]

Filed Under: Blog, Events, Invite Lois to Speak, Videos Tagged With: Bible, Christian theology, Cornerstone Church, Disciple, Followers of Jesus, Hebrew language, Jesus, Life of Jesus in the New Testament, Practical theology, Religion, Sayings of Jesus, Sermon, Sermon on the Mount

Narkis Conference, Jerusalem (Links Updated)

July 9, 2015 6 Comments

About a month ago I spoke at a conference at Narkis Church in Jerusalem. I posted a link to my talk called Jesus’ Bold Messianic Claims on an earlier blog, but many of the talks there will be of interest to those who like to learn about Christianity in its historical, Judaic context. The entire […]

Filed Under: Blog, Events Tagged With: Brad Young, Brian Kvasnica, David Pileggi, Hebrew University, Israel, Jerusalem, Jesus, Jews and Gentiles, Kingdom of God, Kingdom of Heaven, Loving God, New Testament, Religion_Belief, Robert Lindsey

Great Books for Learning to Walk Like Rabbi Jesus

September 27, 2012 15 Comments

Words That Hurt, Words That Heal

A few weeks ago I wrote a blog called “Good First Reads About Jesus’ Jewish Context” which shared what I’d give to people who are just beginning to learn about Hebraic studies. Many of you wonder what else I recommend. You’d think that the next books I’d suggest would be more history. But discipleship is […]

Filed Under: Blog, Blog: Book Reviews, Uncategorized Tagged With: * Important Questions *, Book reviews, Discipleship, Jesus, Joseph Telushkin, Messianism, Recommended Books, Religion_Belief, Talmidim

Many Ways to Repaint Jesus

March 14, 2012 13 Comments

Last Supper - Christ after

(As I was writing my latest book, Walking in the Dust of Rabbi Jesus, I found an endless amount of fascinating material that I just couldn’t include. This blog is the perfect place to share some of the extras. In coming months I’ll post more. See this link to read chapters 1-3 for free.) Walking […]

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Keys to Understanding Jesus

December 12, 2009 Leave a Comment

New video interview series on Jesus’ context with David Bivin

Filed Under: Blog Tagged With: Jesus, Others' Teaching

Getting to Know the Jewish Jesus

March 6, 2009 Leave a Comment

The official press release for Sitting at the Feet of Rabbi Jesus

Filed Under: Blog Tagged With: Excerpts from my Books, Jesus, Jewish Jesus, Rabbi Jesus, Sitting at the Feet of Rabbi Jesus

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