Why did the Israelites begin their story with the Exodus? Why did John write the Book of Revelation? Why are the Gnostic Gospels not in the Bible? Why is the New Testament called the New Testament? Why was the Book of Ruth written? Why were the Dead Sea Scrolls written? Why is the ...
1. The Israelites in the Desert “If only we had died by the Lord’s hand in Egypt! There we sat around pots of meat and ate all the food we wanted, but you have brought us out into this desert to starve this entire assembly to death.” (Exodus 16:3 NIV) God certainly chose to...
The myth of the ‘persecuted’ Jew has played itself out by now, especially when we observe Jews living the “good life” — even in times of economic downturns. What the Jews were really after in the so-called “return of the Jews to their homeland” — was to establish a center of...
The Jewish-Christian tradition in Hebrews keyed in on Abraham'sfaith(and, I might add, theological method!), as did the book of James. The confidence of Abraham that Isaac would be raised from the dead IMMEDIATELY was clear in his words to the servants in vs. 5:He said to his servants...
But now, O LORD, You are our Father; we are the clay, and You are the potter; we are all the work of Your hand. Jeremiah 9:4 "Let everyone guard against his neighbor; do not trust any brother, for every brother deals craftily, and every friend spreads slander. ...
9. The Israelites are earnest to bring the king back11. David sends to the priest to incite them of Judah18. Shimei is pardoned24. Mephibosheth excused32. Barzillai dismissed, and Chimham his son taken into the king's family41. The Israelites expostulate with Judah for bringing home the...
In the earliest days of the Israelites, before the building of the Temple by King Solomon (around 950 BC, give or take a few decades), sacrifices could be offered at various local altars. For instance, there was a famous altar at Shiloh, cited several times in the Hebrew Bible. Any pri...
There are types of water baptism. One type of water baptism and its necessity is found in the crossing of the Red Sea by Moses and the Israelites.Just as no one escaped physical death at the hands of the Egyptians without crossing through the waters of the Red Sea, no one escapes ...
Last week theAssociation of Hebrew Catholicsresumed its regular lecture series. The title of this Fall’s series of lecture is “Sacraments: From the Old Covenant to the New.” On September 19, Dr. Lawrence Feingold, Associate Professor of Philosophy & Theology at Kenrick-Glennon Seminary in ...
The first rock Moses struck, in Exodus 17, was the first time the Israelites were in a place without water; as you would expect, they complained. God instructed Moses, in this case, to strike the rock, and water flowed when he did. So how does this tie into Jesus? When you ...