This should not discourage us from reading the Bible; rather, it should inspire us to excel in our knowledge of Scripture, its background, and the world of the Jewish people. The Church is growing from a Jewish root; the Church and the scriptures are Jewish. May the God of Abraham, and...
Let us be clear -Yeshua was a Jew. The whole "New Testament" or Apostolic Writings are written by Jews. Yes, even the book of Luke. It's all about practicing Jews. Jews that went to the Temple to pray and make sacrifices. You see nothing changed after Yeshua died and ascended into ...
Christian scripture expresses Jesus' care for his followers by describing him as a shepherd. In recent years, some theologians have begun to question traditional views of the Incarnation and the Virgin Birth. They point out that "son of God" was a title that the ancient Hebrews gave to ...
Is Christianity a Mix of Jewish Scripture and Myth? Whether or not there was a Jewish rabbi or itinerant preacher by the name of Joshua ben Joseph roaming around Bethlehem in the first century CE is immaterial. It is highly likely that he is not the man who came to be known as “Jesus...
He could not agree with these words of Job, which are among the most quoted of all Scripture: “Naked came I out of my mother’s womb, and naked shall I return thither. The Lord gave, and THE Lord has taken away. Blessed be the name of the Lord!” Job 1:21 Have you ever ...
In American spirituality, "god" is generic, man is basically good, and your problem isn't your sin but your unrealized goodness. In American spirituality, "salvation" doesn't require a savior, just a little self-help. The Jesus of Christianity won't do either. The Jesus whom Scripture rev...
8 & 10. My Testimonies of God and Christ as the holy apostle Paul also testified of according to scripture, "For God commanded the light to shine out of darkness hath shined in my heart to give the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ", according ...
For instance, the Hebrew calendar (still in use today) uses the term “Anno Mundi“ which means “in the year of the world." It counts the years from the beginning of the creation of the earth as calculated through scripture. In A.D. 525, a monk named Dionysius Exiguus of Scythia ...
In "Jesus the Bridegroom," Brant Pitre once again taps into the wells of Jewish Scripture and tradition, and unlocks the secrets of what is arguably the most well-known symbol of the Christian faith: the cross of Christ. In this thrilling exploration, Pitre shows how the suffering and death...
Not everyone wants a part of this debate. Some Christians roll their eyes whenever they encounter a question about Jesus’ appearance. They say the Easter story has nothing to do with color and Jesus’ message. They cite scripture likeGalatians 3: 28, 29: (“There is neither Jew nor Gentil...