Son Of Man On The Jewish Scene
A LESSON FROM SEMIOTICS We already know that “the Jesus folk were not alone on the Jewish scene”[1]. For the last several weeks, we’ve been trying to grasp the ideas and the…
The Jewish Studies Blog
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– Dr. Allen Mawhinney, A Retired Academic Dean, Reformed Theological Seminary
1 Enoch: The New Answers To The Old Questions
TIKKUN OLAM AND THE REVERSAL OF EVIL Following the wonderful study of Dr. Michael Heiser[1], we have seen that Second Temple Judaism understood Genesis 6:1-4 not only as the story of a…
1 Enoch: The Gospels And The Watchers
THE REVERSAL OF EVIL We finished our last post with the thesis, drawn largely from the work of Dr. Michael Heiser, that Second Temple Judaism saw in Genesis 6:1-4, not only the…
The Book Of Enoch (2): The Sin Of The Watchers
THE BOOK OF THE WATCHERS Last time we began by speaking about “the Jewish scene in the time of Jesus”[1] and the necessity to understand who else was on this scene besides…
The Book Of Enoch (1): Why Would We Want To Read It?
THE JEWISH SCENE IN THE TIME OF JESUS Those readers who have followed my blog for a while, know that I love series. There have been many series on this blog already:…