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

“jesus For Jews” By Dr. Faydra Shapiro (max Stern...

Messianic Judaism is a movement of people who identify as Jews and self-consciously embrace – although to degrees that can differ quite widely – Jewish culture and religious tradition, while at the…

Offering (hebrew Insight)

What does “Offering” mean in Hebrew? Offering to God has been a major part of Israel’s faith tradition. The laws governing these activities are carefully spelled out and elaborated. But what Hebrew…

Book Of Revelation In Jewish Context (rev 1:4-7) – Dr. Eli...

1:4 John to the seven churches that are in the province of Asia: While the book of Revelation is an apocalypse when it comes to its genre, it is not a pure…

Your Holiness, Netanyahu Was Right – Jesus Spoke Hebrew!

The recent tet-à-tet between Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Pope Francis has set the blogosphere atwitter. While their exchange was amicable, the prime minister’s correction of the holy father ushered into public…

Judaizing The Nations: The Ritual Demands Of Paul’s Gospel...

Judaizing the Nations: The Ritual Demands of Paul’s Gospel by Paula Fredriksen Much current NT scholarship holds that Paul conducted a ‘Law-free’ mission to Gentiles. In this view, Paul fundamentally repudiated the ethnic…

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