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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 […]

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New Program on Ancient Judaism and Christian Origins

April 17, 2013 1 Comment

If you’re interested in academic study on the Jewish background of Christianity, I have some good news. A brand new program on Ancient Judaism and Christian Origins is beginning this fall at Nyack College in New York, New York. This is a two-year on-campus Masters (M.A.) program. The website says: The M.A. is a 36-credit […]

Filed Under: Blog Tagged With: Historical Jesus, Jewish Roots, New Testament, Others' Teaching

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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Covered in the Dust of Your Rabbi: An Urban Legend?

January 27, 2012 38 Comments

Some months ago, pastor-blogger Trevin Wax posted an article called “Urban Legends: The Preacher’s Edition.” There he lists several “urban legends” that he’s heard floating around lately in sermons. Like Internet rumors that people forward on ad infinitum, these preaching illustrations don’t have much grounding in fact. One potential fallacy on his list caught my […]

Filed Under: Articles: Jesus' Jewish Reality, Blog Tagged With: * Important Questions *, Dust of the Rabbi, Jewish Jesus, Jewish Roots, Pirke Avot, Rabbinic Thought, Rabbis & Disciples

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