Come study at the feet of Jesus with Jerusalem Perspective (JP). Together we’ll explore the historical, cultural, religious and linguistic contexts of the life and teachings of Jesus to better understand Jesus’ message and his place in first-century Jewish society.

JP’s Most Recent Articles:

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  Tangled up in T^echēlet: Tzitzit (Ritual Tassels) in the Time of Jesus2023Jul06
  Although the wearing of tzitzit is enjoined in Scripture, we do not find records of its actual observance until the Second Temple period.
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  The Names of Jerusalem in the Synoptic Gospels and Acts2023May01
  What can the Greek and Hebrew forms of Jerusalem’s name tell us either about the sources of the Synoptic Gospels and Acts or the audiences to whom these works were addressed?
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  What Is the Leaven of the Pharisees?2023Jan31
  The Gospels of Matthew, Mark and Luke give three different answers. Which, if any, is original?
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  Failures of the Aramaic Solution: Aramaic’s Inability to Explain Jesus’ Halachic Questions on the Sabbath (Luke 14:5; Matt. 12:11-12a)2022Nov20
  How well does Aramaic explain Jesus’ sayings on healing on the Sabbath?

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JP’s Most Recent Blog Posts:

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  Unearthed Treasures: English Versions of Previously Untranslated Flusser Articles
  by JP Staff Writer
  Check out these translations at WholeStones.org.
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  by Joshua N. Tilton
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  by JP Staff Writer
  A collection of thirty-five JP articles to celebrate JP’s first thirty-five years.
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  Jerusalem Seminary Offers Unique Hebraic Learning Experience
  by Baruch Brian Kvasnica
  Jerusalem Seminary was created to provide unique training in Israel for English speakers.

Most Recent LOY Posts:

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  “Showing Proper Humility” complex2023Aug17
  A lesson in derech eretz (“proper conduct”).
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  Return to the Galil2023Jul12
  How a bare statement about Jesus’ return to the Galilee was pressed into the service of the author of Luke’s apologetic goals, the author of Mark’s kerygmatic program, and the author of Matthew’s theological agenda.
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  Completion2023Jun28
  How a promise of safe harbor evolved into a prophecy of the end.
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  Heaven and Earth Pass Away2023May23
  Jesus claimed his interpretations would bring out the true intention of the Torah’s commandments without rendering a single verse, word, letter, or even pen stroke superfluous.

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