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In Christian art of the Middle Ages, the synagogue and the church were often portrayed as opposites. The latter was frequently depicted as a victorious queen and the former as a defeated woman, sometimes being stabbed by one of the arms of the “living cross” on which Jesus hangs crucified.
37 I know that you are offspring of Abraham; yet you seek to kill me because my word finds no place in you. (For better viewing click HERE) When Jews (John means by “the Jews” something different that we mean today. Read about is of hoi Ioudaioi in John’s Gospel) heard Jesus speaking to those who […]
30 As he was saying these things, many believed in him, 31 so Jesus said to the Jews who had believed him, “If you abide in my word, you are truly my disciples, 32 and you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free.” (For better viewing, click HERE). We have already made the […]
24 I told you that you would die in your sins, for unless you believe that I am he you will die in your sins.” (For better viewing click HERE.) Normally this verse is applied to the Jewish people in particular present with Jesus, and by extension to mankind in general. But I think it is […]
Followers of Jesus in Corinth, the people to whom Paul is writing, were divided among themselves, and we know that this was the case with other congregations too, both within congregations and between congregations, from earliest times. Sometimes, people seem to have a picture of Christian history, in which the first period was more like […]
When we look at the names of Biblical characters in Hebrew we see the things that cannot be seen in translation. Take for example, the story of Jacob being transformed into Israel. Jacob’s name in Hebrew (יַעֲקב YAKoV) was connected with the word for “heel” (עָקֵב AKeV) . You remember that when baby Esau first […]
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At the beginning of the Bible we are told that human beings are an honored part of God’s creation. In fact, we are told that God created man in His own image! The Hebrew word for image is “tselem” which is derived from a shorter Hebrew word, “tzel”, meaning “shadow.” Do you see the connection? […]
For better viewing click HERE. 12 Again Jesus spoke to them, saying, “I am the light of the world. Whoever follows me will not walk in darkness, but will have the light of life.” 13 So the Pharisees said to him, “You are bearing witness about yourself; your testimony is not true.” 14 Jesus answered, “Even if I […]
The word שָׁלום Shalom, as well as the word Alleluiais, probably, the best known word in Biblical Hebrew! Shalom is usually translated as the word “peace”, but this translation alone may be misleading. What happens when we look deeper into the Biblical Hebrew itself and peel back a few layers of translation? Once again, we can […]
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