The Jewish Background Of Jesus’ Final Week (1)
We are still in the middle of that weeklong celebration that has come to be known as Pesach, or Passover. This is a good time to analyze the last days of Jesus…
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The Passover Meal: To Understand Or To Partake?
Why does a modern Christian reader need to understand the Jewish Passover? The connection between Jesus and Passover is evident: The New Testament accounts of Christ’s death refer or allude to the…
From Jerusalem To Rome: Jerusalem Council (2)
Last time, we saw that as chairman, James summed up the discussion at the Jerusalem Council. James concluded the gathering with takkanah, (may I remind you that takkanah is a regulation issued…
From Jerusalem To Rome: Jerusalem Council (1)
My dear friends, we are entering Acts 15 – one of the most crucial chapters of this book. I daresay that most modern readers while reading this chapter, don’t always understand what…
From Jerusalem To Rome: The Second Part And The First Journey
To the Jew first … My dear readers, for a few weeks we are back to our journey through the book of Acts. From the book itself, we know that it was…