TL;DR The story of Lazarus in John 11 is deeply rooted in Jewish tradition and context, with Hebrew names and locations carrying symbolic meaning tied to poverty, help, and Jewish communal life. 1Now a certain man was ill, Lazarus of Bethany, the village of Mary and her sister Martha. The story begins with introducing to […]
Way before we called the people of Israel “Jews” (which happened long after the Babylonian exile was over), the Bible called them “Hebrews”. The very first “Hebrew” was Abraham – the father of all monotheistic believers. But what does “Hebrew” actually mean in the Hebrew language? What characterized Abraham as such? The word Hebrew comes […]
For better viewing click HERE. (To read the Battle of Israel’s Shepherd’s Part 1 click HERE). 22 At that time the Feast of Dedication took place at Jerusalem. It was winter, 23 and Jesus was walking in the temple, in the colonnade of Solomon. It is clear that the feast of Hanukkah is in view here. Hanukkah […]
The Battle of Israel’s Shepherds 1 “Truly, truly, I say to you, he who does not enter the sheepfold by the door but climbs in by another way, that man is a thief and a robber. 2 But he who enters by the door is the shepherd of the sheep. 3 To him the gatekeeper opens. The […]
“Most students of Christianity are ignorant of Jewish Studies, while students of classical Judaism are generally clueless of their Christian counterpart. Yet neither can be properly understood when considered only apart. The Jewish Studies for Christians study group, therefore, is a rare find.” (Prof. Ishay Rosen-Zvi , Professor of Talmudic Literature, Tel Aviv University) To […]
For better viewing click HERE. BROKEN BODY The broken body not only limps, it stumbles upon itself, tangles in multiple fractures, shrouding the semblance of divine image gone spastic. The ruptured body walks wounded, configures out of control, its unaligned confusion becoming convulsive. Divine life […]
The English word “Hallelujah” is a Hebrew loanword, which means that it came to us from Biblical Hebrew and has been absorbed in the exact same form in modern speech. Hallelujah is not only a loanword; it is also a compound word, as it is made up of two Hebrew words: הַלְּלוּ Hallelu and יָהּ […]
For better viewing click HERE. 8 His neighbors and others who knew him as a blind beggar asked each other, “Isn’t this the man who used to sit and beg?” 9 Some said he was, and others said, “No, he just looks like him!” But the beggar kept saying, “Yes, I am the same one!” 10 They […]
All I know is that I can now see! (John 9:8-40) 8 His neighbors and others who knew him as a blind beggar asked each other, “Isn’t this the man who used to sit and beg?” 9 Some said he was, and others said, “No, he just looks like him!” But the beggar kept saying, “Yes, I […]
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