While the catastrophe Jesus desired to avert came upon first-century Jerusalem, we can take a lesson from history and pursue the ways of peace.
Character Profile: False Prophets in the Gospels
Who were the false prophets mentioned in the Gospels?
The Value of Jerusalem Perspective
These three “spiritual fruits”—standing in opposition to anti-Semitism and anti-Judaism, standing up for religious pluralism, and speaking out for Jesus’ vision—are the redemptive work Jerusalem Perspective is committed to carrying out.
Character Profile: Who Was ‘Bar-Abba’?
Why did the Jewish crowd in Jerusalem prefer to release an armed robber charged with murder over Jesus?
High Priests of the Roman Period in Rabbinic Sources
How and why are High Priests from the end of the Second Temple Period remembered in rabbinic sources?
The Arc Bends: The Purpose of Eschatology—An Easter Meditation
The Gospel of the Kingdom does not give us license to sit out the struggle knowing that it’s all going to turn out for the best.
The So-called ‘Privilegium Paschale’ in Light of Jewish Sources
Did the custom of releasing a prisoner at Passover attested in the Gospels originate in Roman or Jewish legal tradition?
Sidebar: The Temple Warning Inscriptions
A description of the inscriptions warning Gentiles not to enter the Temple in Jerusalem.
Review and Reflections Upon: The Aryan Jesus by Susannah Heschel
Heschel’s detailed examination of German Christian nationalism during the Nazi era can help us to think critically about Christian nationalisms of every flavor in the world today.