Jesus’ teaching about the “narrow gate” is a familiar passage for many Christians. His message is that entering the kingdom of heaven is not easy. Unlike the comfort of “walking on the broad road”, “entering the narrow gate” requires discipline, strength and bravery. In Matthew’s Gospel Jesus says simply “enter through the narrow gate” (Mt. […]
The Blood Moon Theory has been officially popularized. “Oy Vey!” as we some times say in Yiddish. I’ve been hearing this non-sense (the theory itself) for a while now and thought that you should watch this video for some basic information since it is amazing how people can uncritically accept almost anything providing it has […]
Shalom, friends! I wanted to take some time to update you on what is going at Jewish Studies for Christians. NEWS 1) We have grown to almost 4000 study group members as we continue to study together all things in Jewish Studies that are relevant to Christians, bridging the gap between the university, the seminary […]
A film watched on a visit to friends in Sweden Warsaw 1939, peril charges the atmosphere; A pianist lives there amongst a people dwelling in fear. The very air is bristling with malevolence. Talented and young, this Jewish Pole, Along with millions of others, Is about to fall foul of invading Nazi devils, Determined to […]
The word Gentiles (plural of Gentile) comes from the Hebrew word Goyim, meaning the non-Jewish peoples of the world. However, there is more to the story. Please, allow me to explain. When God called Abram to go to the land that one day would be called the Land of Israel, He promised him that he […]
The Jewish Revolts against Rome (sometimes called the Jewish Wars) were a series of small and large-scale armed conflicts between the Jews and the Romans that spanned almost two centuries. These wars provide the overall historical background for the understanding of New Testament texts. (This text is an excerpt from an entry in Online Lexham […]
While there are several different words in Hebrew that communicate the idea of worship (especially when it comes to the aspect of “service before God”), the same word that is used for working the ground (עֲבודָה – ‘Avodah) is used for the service/worship of God. The commission to work, which we associate today with struggle […]
Among the most complex questions in Jewish life today are those that touch upon identity: what or who is a Jew? A Jew, according to religious, rabbinic law, is the child of a Jewish mother or someone who converts to Judaism and is recognized as a Jew by a religious court. Is the Jewish people […]
ΓΕΝΕΣΙΣ (Genesis) The Greek word for “creation” is the name given to the first book of the Hebrew Bible, whose first word is בראשית, (bereshit), meaning “In the beginning…”. In fact, the traditional Hebrew names for the books are simply the first full word of the text, not really a “title”, whereas the Septuagint gives […]
“I have said all these things to you to keep you from falling away. 2 They will put you out of the synagogues. Indeed, the hour is coming when whoever kills you will think he is offering service to God. 3 And they will do these things because they have not known the Father, nor me. 4 But […]
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