We have already seen that in Luke’s Gospel Jesus continuously forbids his countrymen to speak of his messianic status and his miracles. On the other hand, in the book of Acts, right from the beginning, Peter loudly proclaims the messiahship of Jesus to the house of Israel. Nothing is hidden anymore in Acts: the […]
We are back to the “hidden Messiah” theme. So far, we have been dealing with the Second Temple extra biblical sources. We have seen that, by the turn of the era, the pattern was already set: a transcendent messiah was to be hidden in heaven till the appointed time came – “For the Son […]
Shalom friends, I know that some of you have been waiting for the next episode of the Hidden Messiah series – and I will return to that subject very soon. In just a couple of weeks, we will begin studying the “hidden Messiah” concept in the New Testament. But for now, as promised, we […]
This is the third and last installment of our study of the Jewish background of the Messianic secret. We will then take a break from this topic, and will come back to it later, to examine the theme of hidden/revealed Messiah in the New Testament. In our last post, we spoke about the Hidden […]
The Messianic Secret against its Jewish background (Part 2): “Before these things Enoch was hidden, And no one of the children of men knew where he was hidden” (I Enoch 12.1) In the next two posts, we will show that referring to the coming of the Messiah as hidden and revealed may be taken […]
Shalom friends, My name is Julia Blum. Thanks to the kind and generous words of Dr. Eli in the previous post, I don’t really need to introduce myself, as he has introduced me already. I am privileged and honored to take over the administration of the Jewish Studies blog: From my classes, I already know […]
Shalom, friends! I wanted to take this opportunity and thank everyone for following Jewish Studies Blog! I trust you have found it to be wonderful addition to your ongoing exploration of the Holy Scriptures. Today I have a bitter/sweet news to pass on to you today. Due to several important factors I have decided to […]
Shalom! Dr. Eli Lizorkin-Eyzenberg is here. I am writing to recommend a FREE resource for serious students and scholars of Early Jewish Christian origins. It is called the “Journal of the Jesus Movement in its Jewish Setting” (JJMJS). This a scholarly peer-reviewed journal that I was a part of starting about 5-6 years ago. It’s […]
When we look at visual representations by many medieval artists we cannot help but notice that in their rendition Moses appears with horns! How did great Christian artists such as Michelangelo, among hundreds of others, conceive of the idea that Moses had horns? What gave them this idea? To put it simply – something got […]
We know that “negotiation” is about two parties reaching a compromise that benefits both sides. In these difficult times of conflict, negotiation plays an even more important part. When negotiations seize, wars begin. It is true of personal relationships as much as the relationships between people groups and states. When it comes to thinking about […]
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