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Author : David Bivin,Lois Tverberg
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 180 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 2005-11-01
Category : Dead Sea scrolls
ISBN : 0974948225
Author : David Bivin,Roy Blizzard
Publisher : Destiny Image Publishers
Page : 131 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 1994-10-01
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780768492088
Understanding the Difficult Words of Jesus“This book will stir the pot of biblical scholarship for years to come. It will force many to rethink the origin of the Gospels and the Jewishness of Jesus. Some may disagree with Bivin and Blizzard at certain points. No one, however, can ignore the soundness of their conclusion: Jesus is a Hebrew...
Author : Amy-Jill Levine
Publisher : Canterbury Press
Page : 97 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 2022-10-31
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781786224750
As well as telling parables and stories, giving teachings on how to discern questions of ethics and human nature, and offering beatitudes for comfort and encouragement, Jesus also spoke words and flung insults that followers then and now have found difficult, to say the least. He instructs disciples to hate members of their own families (Luke 14:26), warns that unending fire awaits some people, says body parts should be cut off if they offend. He calls a foreign woman a ‘dog’, the Jews ‘offspring of vipers’ and his closest disciple ‘Satan’. Preachers often gloss over these or avoid them altogether as they are still so shocking. In The Difficult Words of Jesus, Amy-Jill Levine sheds vital light on understanding these by exploring how these sayings sounded to those who first heard them. She reveals Jewish modes of expression, humour and the long tradition of Jewish insults and what they mean, and how we might interpret these sayings today within a gospel of love and reconciliation.
Author : Bernhard Ott
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 141 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 2005-02-01
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781680992380
The author sees God as a gracious parent, intent on a restored relationship with humans. It is that ongoing effort which Ott calls the Shalom Project. Ott believes that "God wants a Shalom people," a community of the faithful who together love God and each other, and then live in the world within that strength.
Author : Michael L. Brown
Publisher : Chosen Books
Page : 304 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 2007-10
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780800794262
Drawn from the inquiries his ministry receives every month, the author answers sixty common questions about Jewish people and culture, reflecting on the perennial Christian fascination with Jewish customs and beliefs, and addressing questions Christians have about their own relationship to the OId Testament Law. Original. 10,000 first printing.
Author : Ann Spangler,Lois Tverberg
Publisher : Zondervan
Page : 304 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 2018-02-06
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780310350415
A rare chance to know Jesus as his first disciples knew him. What would it be like to journey back to the first century and sit at the feet of Rabbi Jesus as one of his Jewish disciples? How would your understanding of the gospel have been shaped by the customs, beliefs, and traditions of the Jewish culture in which you lived? Sitting at the Feet of Rabbi Jesus will change the way you read Scripture and deepen your understanding of the life of Jesus. It will also help you to adapt the rich prayers and customs you learn about to your own life, in ways that both respect and enrich your Christian faith. Sitting at the Feet of Rabbi Jesus takes you on a fascinating tour of the Jewish world of Jesus, offering inspirational insights that can transform your faith. Ann Spangler and Lois Tverberg paint powerful scenes from Jesus' ministry, immersing you in the prayers, feasts, history, culture, and customs that shaped Jesus and those who followed him. In these pages, you will: Hear the parables as they must have sounded to first-century Jews, powerful and surprising. Join conversations among the rabbis of Jesus' day. Watch with new understanding as the events of Jesus' life unfold. Experience new excitement about the roots of your Christian faith. This expanded edition includes a discussion guide for both individuals and groups, and instructions for a simple home Passover Seder celebration.
Author : Robby Gallaty
Publisher : Zondervan
Page : 224 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 2017-04-04
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780310529248
Through the years, our understanding of Jesus has been shaped by different cultural influences, and many Christians have forgotten that Jesus was a Jewish man living in a Jewish land, observing Jewish customs, and investing his life into Jewish men and women. Trading the popular, but inaccurate Western perspective of the Bible for the context in which Jesus actually ministered in 2000 years ago, author Robby Gallaty reveals the fascinating Hebraic culture, customs, and nuances many Christians have never experienced or learned about. By uncovering the teaching of the first and second century rabbis and Christian theologians, and highlighting little-known Jewish idioms and traditions, Gallaty takes Christians on a biblical journey to rediscover a forgotten Jesus from a biblical perspective, deepening your relationship with God.
Author : Victor Kuligin
Publisher : Crossway
Page : 299 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 2006-04-17
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781433518973
Only when we have a healthy realization of our spiritual needs can we understand how surrender brings peace and freedom. With honesty and humility, Kuligin examines ten of Christ's difficult sayings and offers practical advice for following Christ. Blended into each chapter are personal anecdotes, a healthy quantity of biblical support, and reflections from historical figures.
Author : Michael L. Brown
Publisher : Baker Books
Page : 304 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 2011-10
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780800795047
Respected scholar and Messianic Jew answers sixty common questions Christians have about Jewish people, culture, practices, and the Jewish background to the New Testament.
Author : Tobias Ålöw
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 454 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 2024-04-04
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9789004686953
Contrary to the prevailing view that βασιλεία is a verbal noun signifying God’s rule, this study demonstrates how the term’s pragmatic range in Matthew’s Gospel covers both five distinct types of use and their integration into a coherent concept. The study, which is the first to examine all occurrences of βασιλεία in the First Gospel from the perspective of semantic monosemy, extends and enhances our appreciation of the Matthean Zentralbegriff, and engenders a more accurate apprehension of the nature and aims of the Matthean narrative and the theological views it conveys.
Author : Marilyn Green Faulkner
Publisher : Cedar Fort Publishing & Media
Page : 387 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 2023-04-17
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781462129362
Wake up your scripture study with this fresh and fun companion to the New Testament! With characteristic wit, Marilyn Faulkner discusses New Testament stories like you’ve never heard them before with topics such as• Sabbath-Keeping Self-Help Session• Luke: Jesus and the Hero’s Journey• Super Powers, Spiritual Gifts, and the Parable of the Talents• Seriously, What Would Jesus Really Do? Learn to draw connections between ancient lessons from the Savior’s ministry and modern and easy-to- understand applications with this unique guide to the New Testament. Use the parable of the sower to evaluate your use of social media, get directions as you scale the Sermon on the Mount, and learn how grace helps you be born again (and again and again).
Author : Wayne Talbot
Publisher : Xlibris Corporation
Page : 572 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 2017-07-11
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781543402179
You worship what you do not know; we know what we worship, for salvation is of the Jews. But the hour is coming, and now is, when the true worshippers will worship the Father in spirit and truth, for the Father is seeking such to worship Him. God is Spirit, and those who worship Him must worship in spirit and truth (John 4:2224). Jesus spoke these words to a Samaritan woman, but the author believes that they should be directed to Christians of all denominations. Jesus preceded these words by stating that the hour is coming when you will, neither on this mountain nor in Jerusalem, worship the Father. Central to the prophecies is a return to Jerusalem from where the Father will be worshipped forever. Why would Jesus contradict the Father? Contradictions such as these were largely responsible for the author doubting the authenticity of the texts, or if the texts are authentic, then one must doubt the claims of Jesus being the prophesied Messiah. There were two key issues that the author sought to resolve separately: (1) Does Christianity truly follow the footsteps of Jesus of Nazareth, or did Rome invent its own Jesus, a man who never was? and (2) Was Jesus the prophesied Jewish mashiach of the kingly line of David? Other contentious issues would resolve from those two. Resulting from wide-ranging research, the author concluded that neither Christian precept was true. Believing in God and walking away from Christianity was his only choice.
Author : Lois Tverberg
Publisher : Baker Books
Page : 288 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 2018-01-02
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781493412679
What would it be like for modern readers to sit down beside Jesus as he explained the Bible to them? What life-changing insights might emerge from such a transformative encounter? Lois Tverberg knows the treasures that await readers willing to learn how to read the Bible through Jewish eyes. By helping them understand the Bible as Jesus and his first-century listeners would have, she bridges the gaps of time and culture in order to open the Bible to readers today. Combining careful research with engaging prose, Tverberg leads us on a journey back in time to shed light on how this Middle Eastern people approached life, God, and each other. She explains age-old imagery that we often misinterpret, allowing us to approach God and the stories and teachings of Scripture with new eyes. By helping readers grasp the perspective of its original audience, she equips them to read the Bible in ways that will enrich their lives and deepen their understanding.
Author : Marvin R. Wilson
Publisher : Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing
Page : 362 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 2021-06-29
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781467462389
Although the roots of Christianity run deep into Hebrew soil, many Christians remain regrettably uninformed about the rich Jewish heritage of the church. Our Father Abraham delineates the vital link between Judaism and Christianity, exemplified by the common ancestry of the two faiths traceable back to Abraham. Marvin Wilson calls Christians to reexamine their Semitic heritage to regain a more authentically biblical understanding of what they believe and practice. Wilson, a trusted voice among both Jews and Christians, speaks to both past and present, first developing a historical perspective on the Jewish origins of the church and then discussing how the church can become more attuned to the Hebraic mindset of Scripture. Drawing from his own extensive experience, he also offers valuable practical guidance for salutary interaction between Christians and Jews. Discussion questions at the end of each chapter make this book especially suitable for use in groups—Christian, Jewish, or interfaith—as readers strive to make sense of their own faith in connection with the other. The second edition of Our Father Abraham features a new preface, an expanded bibliography of recent relevant works, and two new chapters: one that discusses Jewish-Christian relations after the Holocaust and another that reflects on Wilson’s own fifty-plus-year career as an evangelical Christian deeply committed to interfaith dialogue. As Christians and Jews feel a growing need for mutual support in an increasingly secular Western world, Wilson’s widely acclaimed book will offer encouragement and wise guidance toward this worthy end.
Author : Lois Tverberg
Publisher : Zondervan
Page : 202 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 2012-03-06
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780310412205
In this ebook download of Walking in the Dust of Rabbi Jesus, Lois Tverberg challenges readers to follow their Rabbi more closely by reexamining his words in the light of their Jewish context. Doing so will provide a richer, deeper understanding of his ministry, compelling us to live differently, to become more Christ-like. We'll begin to understand why his first Jewish disciples abandoned everything to follow him, to live out his commands. Our modern society, with its individualism and materialism, is very different than the tight-knit, family-oriented setting Jesus lived and taught in. What wisdom can we glean from his Eastern, biblical attitude toward life? How can knowing Jesus within this context shed light on his teachings for us today? In Walking in the Dust of Rabbi Jesus we'll journey back in time to eavesdrop on the conversations that arose among the rabbis of Jesus' day, and consider how hearing Rabbi Jesus with the ears of a first-century disciple can bring new meaning to our faith. And we'll listen to Jewish thinkers through the ages, discovering how ideas that germinated in Jesus' time have borne fruit. Doing so will yield fresh, practical insights for following our Rabbi's teachings from a Jewish point of view.