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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:
- Failures of the Aramaic Solution: Aramaic’s Inability to Explain Jesus’ Halachic Questions on the Sabbath (Luke 14:5; Matt. 12:11-12a)
How well does Aramaic explain Jesus’ sayings on healing on the Sabbath? - Stephen’s Speech (Acts 7:1-53) and Early Jewish Scriptural Interpretation
Discover connections between Stephen’s Speech and ancient Jewish literature. - A Synoptic Approach to ‘Lord of the Sabbath’
Listen to Lindsey discuss his approach to the ‘Lord of the Sabbath’ pericope. - The Historical Jesus, a Tanna? Charity and Deeds of Loving-Kindness in the Gospels and Early Rabbinic Thought
When nearly precise rabbinic parallels to stories and sayings in the Gospels exist, it may indicate that the Gospels are preserving traditions of the early Jesus movement and, perhaps, the historical Jesus.
JP’s Most Recent Blog Posts:
- Audio JP: Chickens and the Cultural Context of the Gospels
Listen to “Chickens and the Cultural Context of the Gospels.” - New E-Book Available Now!
A collection of thirty-five JP articles to celebrate JP’s first thirty-five years. - Follow JP on Twitter
Follow us @JerusalemPersp1. - Jerusalem Seminary Offers Unique Hebraic Learning Experience
Enrollment for the Spring 2022 semester (March-May) is now open.
Most Recent LOY Posts:
- Faith Like a Mustard Seed
Trust in God and faithfulness to his Kingdom will surmount seemingly impossible obstacles. - Quieting a Storm
Is the quieting of the storm proof of Jesus’ divinity? - Withered Fig Tree
What was the cursing of the fig tree all about? - Fig Tree Parable
The Fig Tree parable offers assurance that despite the destruction of Jerusalem and the Temple, Israel will eventually be redeemed.
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In addition to exploring Jesus’ ancient contexts, JP promotes a new approach to the Synoptic Gospels. This approach, pioneered by Jewish and Christian scholars in Jerusalem, uses Hebrew as a tool for recovering the earliest forms of Jesus’ sayings.
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