Zion (hebrew Insight)
We are all familiar with the Biblical word “Zion” (in Hebrew צִיּון “Tziyon”). When we delve further into the original Hebrew we are able to see something about this word that just…
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
Beyond Judaisms: Metatron And The Divine Polymorphy Of Ancient...
By Prof. Daniel Boyarin My specific project in this paper is to combine several related and notorious questions in the history of Judaism into one: What is the nexus among the semidivine…
Losing Control, Unorthodox Communities And Egyptian Jewish Temples...
32 The Pharisees heard the crowd muttering these things about him, and the chief priests and Pharisees sent officers to arrest him. The author of John makes a very interesting point in this…
We Heard Of Jesus For A While! He Cannot Be The Christ! (john...
27 But we know where this man comes from, and when the Christ appears, no one will know where he comes from.” If we read the Gospels with an absolute commitment to always…
The Christian Invention Of “judaism” (prof. Daniel...
Listen to this lecture by Prof. Daniel Boyarin, University of California at Berkley [tab] [tab_item title=”Part 2″][youtube height=”298″ width=”530″]http://youtu.be/_qO4hwoq0gs[/youtube] [/tab_item] [tab_item title=”Part 3″][youtube height=”298″ width=”530″]http://youtu.be/6xV3CXFSYxo[/youtube] [/tab_item] [tab_item title=”Part 4″][youtube height=”298″ width=”530″]http://youtu.be/g9lKIJJaKPk[/youtube] [/tab_item]…
