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

Was The Gospel Of John “simply” Written Or Carefully...

If you have never heard of such a thing called chaism do not be alarmed, most people living in the modern times and reading modern literature have not. Yet a simple google search will uncover a huge literary and interpretive field that makes use of interpreting the Bible with the help of finding all kinds chiastic structures throughout the Bible seemingly omnipresent.

Jewish Exiles’ Ministry In Babylon And Christians In The...

Timothy J. Keller is an American Christian apologist, author, speaker, and the founding pastor of Redeemer Presbyterian Church in New York City, New York. He is the author of several books, including…

Why Would “the Jews” Want To Kill Jesus? (john 5.18)

It is not that his claims to be the Son of Man/Logos of God did not have a place in Judaisms of the time, but simply that Jesus was not allowed to take that place. The Jerusalem leaders did the math. If things continue “as is,” Jesus would surely have put them out of a job with his prophetic speeches that were validated by his great miracles.

What Do Israeli Soldiers And The Woman Of Proverbs 31 Have In...

Today I would like to raise an interesting question: What do Israeli soldiers and the woman of Proverbs 31 have in common? In Modern Hebrew, a male soldier is Hayal (חייל) and…

Learn Biblical Greek As Well As Biblical Hebrew (video...

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