The Jewish holiday of Chanukah (the winter Feast of Dedication, also known as the Festival of Lights) is rooted in history. Zerubbavel, the Persian governor of occupied Judea, had laid the foundation and rebuilt the Temple of God in Jerusalem. Herod the Great, in his quest for personal aggrandizement, razed the Temple constructed by Zerubbavel […]
For better viewing click HERE. 1As Jesus was walking along, he saw a man who had been blind from birth. 2 “Rabbi,” his disciples asked him, “why was this man born blind? Was it because of his own sins or his parents’ sins?” It was common for disciples of Jewish rabbis to ask their trusted teachers […]
By Prof. Daniel Boyarin Most Christian and Jewish scholars have been heavily invested in asserting the radical difference and total separation of Christianity from Judaism at a very early period… One of the clearest symbols of this separation at the theological level has been the centrality of Logos theology in Christianity from a very early […]
Course Description: Jewish (or Judaic) studies is an academic discipline centered on the study of Jews and Judaism. Jewish studies is interdisciplinary and combines aspects of history (especially Jewish history), Middle Eastern studies, theological studies, archeology, literature, sociology and linguistics. This course will cover […]
TL;DR: The Hebrew name ‘El Shaddai’ is commonly mistranslated as ‘God Almighty,’ but a closer look at the root word suggests it better means ‘God All-sufficient,’ evoking imagery of nurturing parental love rather than raw power. El ShaDai (אֵל שָׁדַּי)is just one of the many names of God in Hebrew. El means “God.” The rest, […]
It is our privilege to present you with this gift from eTeacher Biblical Online Language Academy. (For better viwing click HERE). It is designed to be used by communities of faith in their reflection on the Book of Psalms. It fits the three month study cycle that many Bible Study groups follow (12 psalms for […]
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 […]
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