Chanukah (hebrew Insight)
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…
The Jewish Studies Blog
There are tools that are needed to mine the depths of the biblical texts. There are also many perspectives that enrich our study, like the perspective of first century Judaism. This site is one of those rare resources that provides both tools and perspective for the serious student of Scripture.
– Dr. Allen Mawhinney, A Retired Academic Dean, Reformed Theological Seminary
Spitting On The Ground And Man Born Blind (john 9.1-5)
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…
The Gospel Of The Memra: Jewish Binitarianism And The Prologue To...
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…
News: “the Jewish Background Of New Testament” Course...
Course Description: Jewish (or Judaic) studies is an academic discipline centered on the study of Jews and Judaism. Jewish studies is…
El Shadai (hebrew Insight)
El ShaDai (אֵל שָׁדַּי)is just one of the many names of God in Hebrew. El means “God.” The rest, however, is slightly more complicated. In our Bibles, אֵל שָׁדַּי “El Shadai” is…
