How to cite this article: David N. Bivin, “The New International Jesus,” Jerusalem Perspective 56 (1999): 20-24 .
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The second link matches the word “Luke” in “Luke 1:8” and several paragraphs later matches the “13:19” with “Exod 13:19.”
Call No Man “Father”
This custom was especially common in the time of Jesus, and we find many examples of “our father so-and-so” in the New Testament, just as in other Jewish sources from the period: “Abraham our father” (Luke 1:73; Rom. 4:1; James 2:21); “Isaac our father” (Rom. 9:10)“; our father Abraham” (Luke 16:24, 30; John 8:53; Acts 7:2; Rom. 4:12); “our father Jacob” (John 4:12); and “our father David” (Mark 11:10; Acts 4:25).
Haste Is of the Devil
Tomorrow will worry about itself” (Matt. 6:34).
Gentiles Demand All These Things
Matthew 6:25-33Adapted with minor alterations from the Revised Standard Version.
Pilgrimage in the Time of Jesus
(Luke 2:41-43)
In Luke 2:43 it is stated that Jesus’ parents returned home when they had “fulfilled the days.”
Return of the Twelve
Mark 6:30; Luke 9:10a; 10:17-20 (Huck 140; Aland 180; Crook 204)For abbreviations and bibliographical references, see “Introduction to ‘The Life of Yeshua: A Suggested Reconstruction.'” Updated: 24 November 2024
וַיָּשֻׁבוּ הַשְּׁלִיחִים אֶל יֵשׁוּעַ בְּשִׂמְחָה וַיְסַפְּרוּ לוֹ אֶת כֹּל אֲשֶׁר עָשׂוּ לֵאמֹר אֲדוֹנֵנוּ אַף הַשֵּׁדִים מִשְׁתַּעְבְּדִים לָנוּ בְּשִׁמְךָ וַיֹּאמֶר לָהֶם רָאִיתִי אֶת הַשָּׂטָן כְּבָרָק מִן הַשָּׁמַיִם נֹפֵל הֲרֵי נָתַתִּי לָכֶם רָשׁוּת לִדְרֹךְ עַל נְחָשִׁים וְעַקְרַבִּים וְעַל כֹּל גְּבוּרַת הָאֹיֵב וְלֹא יַזִּיק לָכֶם כְּלוּם אַף בְּזוֹ אַל תִּשְׂמְחוּ שֶׁהָרוּחוֹת מִשְׁתַּעְבְּדוֹת לָכֶם אֶלָּא שִׂמְחוּ שֶׁשְׁמוֹתֵיכֶם כְּתוּבִים בַּשָּׁמַיִם
The twelve emissaries returned to Yeshua full of excitement and they told him about everything they had done. “Lord!”
Ostracon from Qumran Throws Light on First Church
(Lk. 3:10), John replied: “He who has two coats, let him share with him who has none; and he who has food, let him do likewise.”
LOY Excursus: Criteria for Distinguishing Type 1 from Type 2 Double Tradition Pericopae
Updated: 23 February 2024
An important breakthrough in the formulation of Robert Lindsey’s solution to the Synoptic Problem was his recognition that there are really two sets of Lukan-Matthean Double Tradition (DT) pericopae. Lindsey noted that one set of pericopae is characterized by high levels of verbal identity, whereas the other set of pericopae is characterized by somewhat lower levels of verbal identity, despite the fact that the Lukan and Matthean pericopae are clearly parallels.
Remember Shiloh!
Note the way that Jesus handled the incident recorded in Luke 4:29-30, passing unharmed through the enraged residents of Nazareth.
The Appearance of Jesus: Hairstyles and Beards in Bible Times
Jewish people of Bible times frequently used hair oil, especially on joyous occasions (Matt. 6:17).
SERIES: Jesus And The Oral Torah
– The Gospels attest to the fact that Jesus had tassels on the four corners of his outer robe (Matt. 9:20; 14:36; Mark 6:56; Luke 8:44).
Jesus and the Oral Torah: The Hem of His Garment
(Matt. 9:20-21, KJV)
Jesus’ observance of this commandment is dramatically illustrated by the story, found in Matthew 9, Mark 5 and Luke 8, of the woman who suffered from a hemorrhage for twelve years. … For a discussion of Matt. 23:5 and Matt. 9:20, see David Bivin, “The New International Jesus,” Jerusalem Perspective 56 [Jul.
Jesus and the Oral Torah: Tithing
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In the same section of the Sermon on the Mount where Jesus criticizes the hypocrites who fast or pray “to be seen by men,” he also criticizes those who make a public display of giving to the poor (Matt. 6:2). … — wp:paragraph –>
Jesus must have been a generous giver himself, since he taught that one should “lay up treasures in Heaven” (Matt. 6:20) and that if one’s “eye is bad his whole body is full of darkness” (Matt. 6:23)…. — wp:paragraph –>
“When you give alms,” said Jesus, not “If you give alms” (Matt. 6:2).