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Could Jesus have been married? No, and here’s why.

May 6, 2022 18 Comments

[Note – Premier Christianity magazine asked me if I wanted to share my opinion on a recent article called “Could Jesus Have been Married?” So I responded, and the text is below. Happy reading.] ~~~~~ Could Jesus have been married? Lee Wilson thinks so. In his article for Premier Christianity, Wilson points out that the […]

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How Studying Jesus’ Jewishness Saved My Faith

February 17, 2022 Leave a Comment

On Wednesday, February 9th, I gave a talk for for CMJ UK‘s semi-annual online Shofar Event. My talk was entitled, How Studying Jesus’ Jewishness Saved My Faith Did the historical Jesus actually claim to be the Messiah and Son of God, or did his later followers dream this up? This question truly worried me until […]

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CMJ UK Shofar Event with Lois Tverberg – 9th February 2022

February 4, 2022 Leave a Comment

I’m excited to share my most recent speaking engagement with CMJ UK for their Shofar event. In this talk, I discuss “How Studying Jesus’ Jewishness Saved My Faith.” Below is the YouTube link for your viewing.  

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Check Out the En-Gedi Resource Center Site

October 17, 2019 2 Comments

Shalom, all – I have some great news – we’ve finished moving hundreds of articles from my first ministry website, the En-Gedi Resource Center, to their new home at EnGediResourceCenter.com. They have also been updated and reorganized by topic to make them easier to find. This has been months of work, so I hope readers […]

Filed Under: Blog: Update Tagged With: Bible study, Biblical Thinking, Hebrew Words, Jewish Jesus, Lois Tverberg

“Insights on Jesus of Nazareth” – Great Video Series

May 17, 2015 2 Comments

I recently took over the ministry of the En-Gedi Resource Center, and wanted to show you one of our nicest resources. Along with books, we published audio and video. One of our best series was Insights into Jesus of Nazareth: His Words, His Wisdom, His World. A dozen of the finest scholars on the first-century […]

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Would Jesus have Recognized “Live Long and Prosper”?

February 27, 2015 1 Comment

Even if you didn’t watch Star Trek, you probably know what Mr. Spock’s Vulcan greeting, “Live Long and Prosper” looks like. If you were a die-hard fan (like me) you might have heard that Leonard Nimoy was Jewish and invented it based on his recollection of synagogue services as a child. It’s traditional for the […]

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Advent & Hanukkah – The Most Hebraic Time of Year

December 18, 2014 5 Comments

Many Christians right now are preparing for Christmas. Jews, on the other hand, are in the middle of the 8-day celebration of Hanukkah. For most, the two holidays seem to have little in common. But this is actually a wonderful time of year to consider Jesus in his Hebraic context. During Hanukkah, Jews celebrate their […]

Filed Under: Blog Tagged With: Advent, Christmas, Circumcision, Jewish Feasts, Jewish Jesus, Jewish Roots, Judaism, Old Testament

Wow, I met the Swedish Jesus Today…

October 19, 2013 4 Comments

If you’ve ever heard me speak, you know that I usually start with the famous painting by Warner Sallman of called “The Head of Christ” that has hung in my family’s home since the 1950’s. As much as I’ve loved this image of Jesus, I joke around about the fact that with his blue eyes […]

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The Reality of Disciples and Rabbis

September 16, 2013 10 Comments

I recently was asked about how disciples studied with rabbis. What age were disciples, and did they pay the rabbi a fee to study? How did they support themselves at the same time? Did the rabbis work at some craft to support themselves? (They were not like rabbis of today, which like pastors are to […]

Filed Under: Articles, Articles: Jesus' Jewish Reality Tagged With: Discipleship, Historical Jesus, Jewish Jesus, Judaism, Rabbis & Disciples, Talmidim

Discovering the Jewishness of Our Faith

April 19, 2012 3 Comments

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Below is an interview I did recently with Sam Hailes of Christian.co.uk about Walking in the Dust of Rabbi Jesus. See the original at this link. (I’ve tweaked a few lines of my own below, just for clarity.)   Discovering the Jewishness of Our Faith When Lois Tverberg first heard about a seminar at her […]

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