TL;DR: The Nicolaitans were a group condemned in Revelation whose teachings encouraged Christians to eat food sacrificed to idols and commit immorality, practices likened to the biblical sin of Balaam. The stern warning to Ephesus is followed by an encouragement that is notoriously difficult to understand. It is this encouragement that provides us with a […]
The Gospel of John is clearly one of the most favorite books of the Bible. But for its careful readers one question remained illusive for almost two millennia: How can this beloved Gospel read so anti-Jewish and pro-Jewish all at the same time? For example, only in this Gospel Jesus’ enemies are called “the Jews”, […]
Last week I traveled to Shanghai, China for a wonderful vacation with purpose. A part from being able to see how China has grown and experience beautiful hospitality from my friends in Shanghai, I led a mini conference on the Jewish Background of the New Testament for a network of leaders of house church movement. […]
This article argues that the New Testament was written by Christ-following Jews not in Hebrew, but in Koine Judeo-Greek.
It is commonplace in New Testament studies to point out that ancient writings need to be understood within their contemporary context if a historical reading is what we aim for. Most often, however, the framework within which to understand a text’s thought patterns is sought in the world of ideas that can be found in […]
Thus says (τάδε λέγει) the one who has a firm grasp on the seven stars in his right hand—the one who walks among the seven golden lampstands: (Rev 2:1b) The phrase τάδε λέγει (tade legei) “thus says” occurs eight times in the NT collection, seven of which are in Rev. 2–3, containing the letters to […]
To purchase “The Jewish Gospels” click here The Jewish Gospels by Daniel Boyarin is a book that should be on most required-reading lists for Christian seminaries. It is an excellent explanation of the background of Jesus and the New Testament writers that most pastors and other ministers are never taught, and this omission subsequently leads […]
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1 “To the angel of the church in Ephesus, write the following: (Rev 2:1) The city of Ephesus was one of the most remarkable jewels of the ancient world, in fact possibly number three in population in the Asia Minor (around 150,000 people), which is located in the Modern day Turkey. When Emperor Augustus in […]
19 Therefore write the things which you have seen, and the things which are, and the things which will take place after these things. 20 As for the mystery of the seven stars which you saw in My right hand, and the seven golden lampstands: the seven stars are the angels of the seven assemblies, and the […]
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