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A Response to John Piper’s Article Part 1 (of 2) by Rabbi Baruch
“Israel, Palestine and the Middle East”
Part 1 (of 2)
The issue that Mr. Piper speaks to in the aforementioned article is indeed important and dear to my heart. I agree with him that both Biblical and historical concerns must be taken into c…
A Response to John Piper’s Article Part 2 (of 2) by Rabbi Baruch
“Israel, Palestine and the Middle East”
Part 2 (of 2)
Under his third point, Mr. Piper has no trouble quoting Scripture that speaks to terrible curses that will (have been) placed upon Israel. For example he writes,
“…in the terrible list o…
An Exciting First for the Fourth Gospel by E.A. Knapp
A few months ago there was a very interesting development in Israeli scholarship. For the first time – to the best of my knowledge – an Israeli press published an academic book about the Gospel of John in Hebrew. This may not sound …
Biblical Slavery – How Bad Was It Really? by Joanna M. Saidel
As originally published in the Times of Israel, with permission of the author.
“Slaves, in reverent fear of God submit yourselves to your masters, not only to those who are good and considerate, but also to those who are harsh.” (1 Peter 2:1…
Can A Rational Person Take the Bible Seriously Today? by John Knapp II
In the spring semester of 2003, Derrick McCarson enrolled in “Introduction to the New Testament” at the University of North Carolina. On the first day of this 500-student class the professor, Bart Ehrman walked in and started abruptly,…
Comments from the dead: Zionist philosophy, Israeli politics and a double assassination By Joanna M. Saidel
As a doctoral candidate, researching Revisionist Zionism in America during the 1940s and the campaign there to win public support for Israeli statehood, I conducted a series of interviews, at first by phone and later in person, with a number of hi…
Daniel and the Messiah Part 1 (Daniel 9:24-27) by Rabbi Baruch
One of the most important prophecies in the Bible appears in Daniel 9:24-27. In order to understand this prophecy, one must be very familiar with its context. Chapter nine opens up with Daniel trying to understand the prophecy of Jerem…
Daniel and the Messiah Part 2 by Rabbi Baruch
We learned in the previous article that the Messiah must come prior to the destruction of the Second Temple 68 AD; that He would offer His life in atonement for sin and thereby establish a covenant through His blood. In this article we will see th…
Daniel and the Messiah Part 2 continued by Rabbi Baruch
We have learned already that when Messiah returns to earth to establish His Kingdom, He will arrive from the clouds at the Mount of Olives. He will descend the mountain, much like when He entered Jerusalem (Forty years before the destruction of th…
Did the Messiah Speak Aramaic or Hebrew? (Part 1) by E.A.Knapp
What language(s) did the Messiah and other Jews speak during the late Second Temple Period? Most students of the Bible will be quick to volunteer Greek and Aramaic, but is this the whole story? Mel Gibson apparently thought so when he had the scri…
Did the Messiah Speak Aramaic or Hebrew? (Part 2) by E.A.Knapp
In the first installment of this study we looked at instances where the “Aramaic” (Συριστι) or “Hebrew” (Εβραιστι ) language was specifically referred to by name in the New Testament. As it turns out there are eight explicit citations of Hebrew an…
Did the Messiah Speak Aramaic or Hebrew? (Part 3) by E.A.Knapp
Aramaic Words and Names in the New Testament
In the first two studies we took a brief look at Aramaic and the role it is said to have played in the events and composition of the New Testament. Coupled with this we took a look at several passages …
Did the Messiah Speak Aramaic or Hebrew? (Part 4) by E.A.Knapp
In our quest to determine the language(s) of Yeshua we have examined the explicit mentions of “Aramaic” or ”Hebrew” in the New Testament, as well as several instances where Matthew and Mark transliterated words or phrases i…
Do Christians Have to Keep the Torah? The Cases of Matthew and Luke-Acts by Isaac W. Oliver
If in the past many supposed that any substantial attachment by Christians to the observance of Jewish customs essentially vanished after the first generation of Jewish followers of Jesus passed away, it is now conceivable that many Christians rem…
Does Biblical Archaeology Help The Case For Biblical Reliability? Page 1 by Walter C. Kaiser, Jr.
In many academic circles today, “Biblical Archaeology” is a disappearing discipline that has often been replaced by “Syro-Palestinian Archaeology” or “Ancient Near Eastern Archaeology.” While the reasons f…
Does Biblical Archaeology Help The Case For Biblical Reliability? Page 2 by Walter C.Kaiser, Jr
II. MISSING PEOPLES MENTIONED IN THE BIBLE
Genesis 10:15 mentioned the ”Hittites” as descendants of Canaan, but up until 1906, this was also regarded as another error by post Enlightenment scholars. But in 1906, Hugo Winckler began exc…
Evangelicals and Israel by Robert W. Nicholson
At a time when the state of Israel lies under existential threat from jihadist Islam, and under ideological and diplomatic assault in foreign ministries, international organizations, churches, universities, editorial offices, and other circles of …
Fire in the hole: Blasting the Altalena by Joanna Saidel
As originally published in the Times of Israel, with permission of the author.
Sixty-five years after the Irgun ship was shelled by order of Ben-Gurion, with the loss of 16 lives, previously unpublished interviews with several interested parties u…
Good Doctrine Makes Good Talmidim (Disciples) by Rabbi Baruch
There is no question that over the past several decades the believing community has placed less significance on proper doctrine for those who identify themselves as followers of Messiah Yeshua. Within the evangelical world there has bee…
Hanukkah: Cleansing and Dedication by Jennifer Ross
“For the victory of battle stands not in the multitude of a host; but strength comes from heaven.” 1 Maccabees 3:19
The Festival of Hanukkah fast approaches. Although it is not one of the seven Feasts G-d commands His people to observe…
How It Came About: From Saturday to Sunday by Samuele Bacchiocchi
Roman repressive measures following the first and second Jewish revolts spurred Christian change to Sunday worship.
Scholars have long debated how the first day of the week—Sunday—came to be adopted by a majority of Christian…
I Sold My Soul on EBay and other Christmas gift ideas for readers… by John Knapp II
For caring Bible-believers who wish to grow, and don’t mind stepping a bit beyond the church lawn, out of sight of the worship hall, these words are for you. It’s risky to read, of course, but for most who seriously ponder God an…
I’m Dead, Now What? Part 1 by Rabbi Baruch
What happens to a person when he or she dies is a very important question. The Bible speaks in a most clear manner to this issue. In this article we will take a brief, but comprehensive look at what Scripture declares on this subject. Death was me…
I’m Dead, Now What? Part 2 by Rabbi Baurch
The Firstborn From the Dead
The Bible states in several places that Messiah Yeshua is the Firstborn from the dead. Just what does this phrase mean? There are some who say that although others were raised from the dead that they all eventually died…
In the Wilderness, B’Midbar by Jennifer Ross
Have you ever found yourself wandering in a place in your life that is dark, foreign and foreboding? Maybe it’s troubles with finances. Maybe its family or health issues. And considering current economic times it could be everything rolled i…
Isaiah’s Messianic Picture by Rabbi Baruch
We have already seen in a previous article that the character of Messiah is expressed in the commandments of the Torah. In other words, Messiah will perfectly observe the Torah and be a living example of righteousness. We shall see (in the second …
Jesus and Elijah in Luke 4:15-30 by Jack Poirier
If our goal is to understand the Bible on its own terms, there is an evident danger in creating new typological associations between the Gospel narrative and Old Testament events. At the same time, however, we cannot turn our back on typology alto…
Jesus’ View of Pacifism by David Bivin
The idea that Jesus taught pacifism arose primarily due to the misunderstanding of a number of his sayings. When viewed from a Jewish perspective, the gospel passages on which pacifism is based point to a quite different conclusion.
Many people ov…
Jewish Identity and the Torah Part 1 by Rabbi Baruch
Jewish Identity and the Torah
Being Jewish is a blessing that comes with a responsibility. In order to understand both the blessing and the responsibility one needs to study G-d’s call to Abraham in Genesis chapter 12. Abraham was born a gentile w…
Jewish Identity and the Torah Part 2 by Rabbi Baruch
Jewish Identity and the Torah – Part 2
Part one finished with the idea that the Torah is not in force today. Therefore it is incorrect to speak about Torah observance in the sense that an individual can keep Torah law. I am not speaking about the …
Jewish Identity and the Torah Part 3 by Rabbi Baruch
Jewish Identity and the Torah – Part 3
In this third and final article, dealing with the relationship between the Torah and Jewish Identity, I will respond to a growing perspective within Messianic Judaism that Gentiles are not under the same mand…
Jewish Laws of Purity in Jesus’ Day by Marvin R. Wilson
JEWISH LAWS OF PURITY IN JESUS’ DAY
The sages were required to interpret the biblical commandments, including those dealing with ritual uncleanness of menstruants. Rabbinic regulations about impurity caused by menstruation form the backgroun…
Messiah and the Spirit of God by Rabbi Baruch
The story of the Exodus from Egypt makes it clear that man is unable to redeem himself; only G-d can be the redeemer. This is why the children of Israel cried out to HaShem (Ex. 2:23-24) during their oppression. G-d heard their cries and raised up…
Messiah In the Promise Plan of God Part 1 by Walter C. Kaiser, Jr.
Although it may not seem to make much of a difference whether we think of the Tanak’s (old Testament/ OT) words about Messiah’s person and work as being either scattered “predictions” found throughout the Old Testament or …
Messiah In the Promise Plan of God Part 2 by Walter C. Kaiser, Jr.
IV. The Messiah Predicted in the Latter Prophets
One would have thought that the promise-plan of Messiah would have ended when the predictions made to Eve, Shem, Abraham, Isaac, Jacob and David were over. Surprisingly enough, this wa…
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