Purim: The Story And The Prophecy
My readers would know that one of the most important words in my writings is “hidden”. Today, as we enter Purim’s celebrations (especially joyful this year as it is the year of…
The Jewish Studies Blog
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The Global Reversal (the Transitional Chapter – 4)
We already know that the last chapter of Luke’s Gospel serves not only as a wonderful literary transition to his second volume, Acts, but also as the spiritual key to the whole…
The Transitional Chapter (3) : The Message Of The Broken Bread
NOT A REGULAR GUEST After the two disciples constrained Jesus, “He went in to stay with them”. Then we read: Now it came to pass, as He sat at the table with them, that He took…
The Transitional Chapter (2) : Retelling The Story
We are continuing our journey through the transitional chapter of Luke’s Gospel – the journey on the Emmaus road, along with two sad disciples and the mysterious stranger who joined them on…
The Transitional Chapter (1): Their Eyes Were Restrained
On the Same Day As we all know, Luke is the only author in the New Testament who felt it necessary to complete the story of the “hidden” life of Jesus in…
