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

Anointing Of Jesus: The End Is Near (john 12:1-19)

1Six days before the Passover, Jesus therefore came to Bethany, where Lazarus was, whom Jesus had raised from the dead. 2 So they gave a dinner for him there. Martha served, and Lazarus…

Rainbow (hebrew Insight)

The Hebrew word for Rainbow is קֶשֶׁת – Qeshet .  Interestingly enough Keshet, other than Rainbow, also means a war bow. We can easily see the connection between Rainbow and a bow in…

Holy (hebrew Insight)

Various people in the Bible encountered manifestations of God’s Holiness. One key text that always comes to mind is the experience of Isaiah the prophet when he saw the vision of Israel…

Yahad (hebrew Insight)

In Ps.133:1 we read (and often times sing!) – הנה מה טוב ומה נעים שבת אחים גם יחד – (Pronounced: hiney ma tov u’ma-nayim Shevet ach-im gam ya-chad), which translated means “How…

Judah (hebrew Insight)

The word יְהוּדָה  Yehudah   is usually translated as “Judah” in English Bibles. This name has such rich meaning for both Jewish and Christian traditions. For example, in the Hebrew Bible, God called…

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