Some of the most vivid details in Christmas carols that describe Jesus’ birth cannot be found in the canonical texts.
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Like Every Sparrow Falling: The Symbolism of Sparrows in a Saying of Jesus
The multivalent image of the sparrow in ancient Jewish thought made it a useful vehicle for conveying messages about human and divine relationships.
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Better Than the Day of Birth: Reflecting on David Flusser’s Interpretation of the Love Commandment on the 25th Anniversary of His Passing
I regard the twenty-fifth anniversary of David Flusser’s passing not solely as a day of loss, but also as the day that gave him to the world.
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25 Years Since David Flusser’s Passing
Professor Serge Ruzer shares his recollections of Israeli scholar David Flusser on the twenty-fifth anniversary of his death.
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Reading the Gospels Hebraically
Audio of a workshop lecture series by David Bivin recorded in 1981.
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The Discomposure of Jesus’ Biography (Reboot): A Modification to Lindsey’s Conjectured Stages of Synoptic Transmission
How did the Hebrew biography of Jesus disintegrate into the isolated pericopae that make up the Synoptic Gospels?
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Was the Hemorrhaging Woman Jesus Healed Named Rebekah?
Is it possible to retrieve the name of the woman who touched Jesus’ tzitzit?
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Did Jesus Raise Jairus’ Daughter from the Dead?
Should readers give more weight to the bystanders’ impressions or to the words Jesus said?
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Character Profile: Prostitutes in the Gospels
Was first-century Jerusalem really crawling with prostitutes, as Jesus’ saying about tax collectors and harlots entering the Kingdom of God seems to suggest?
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Purity Halakha in the Story of the Hemorrhaging Woman
Does concern for ritual purity explain why the hemorrhaging woman touched Jesus’ tzitzit?
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