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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TL;DR: The Hebrew word for ‘image’ (tzelem) comes from the root word for ‘shadow’ (tzel), suggesting that humans reflect or shadow God’s perfection much like a shadow is cast by light.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 […]
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 […]
They went each to his own house, but Jesus went to the Mount of Olives. 2 Early in the morning he came again to the temple. All the people came to him, and he sat down and taught them. 3 The scribes and the Pharisees brought a woman who had been caught in adultery, and placing […]
For better viewing, please, click HERE. 40 On hearing his words, some of the people said, “Surely this man is the Prophet.” 41 Others said, “He is the Messiah.” Still others asked, “How can the Messiah come from Galilee? 42 Does not Scripture say that the Messiah will come from David’s descendants and from Bethlehem, the town where […]
Mark S. Kinzer (Ph.D., University of Michigan) is Senior Scholar and President Emeritus of Messianic Jewish Theological Institute, and Rabbi of Congregation Zera Avraham in Ann Arbor, Michigan. He is the author of Postmissionary Messianic Judaism: Redefining Christian Engagement with the Jewish People (Brazos, 2005) and Israel’s Messiah and the People of God: A Vision for […]
37 On the last day of the feast, the great day Sadducees and Pharisees were two Israelite Judean parties that were very often at odds with each other. Sadducees were the staunch conservatives who saw Pharisees as dangerous innovators and revisionists. They fought over many issues. One of them concerned a water ceremony that was held […]
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