In fact, when he describes those who will inherit eternal life and have their part in the world to come, it doesn’t fit our modern evangelical theo
The Apostolic Decree and the Noahide Commandments
Translated by Halvor RonningThe translator would like to thank Horst Krüger, Christina Krüger, and especially Dr. Guido Baltes, for their invaluable assistance in preparing this translation.
Which is the most accurate English translation of the Bible?
On the other hand, a dynamic translation needs to be well informed about the ancient world of the New Testament, its history, its cultures, its languages and its world views or the dynamic translation can easily lead readers astray.
A Goy’s Guide to Ritual Purity
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Understanding ritual purity requires an open mind and a willingness to accept that the ideas and categories we work with today are not the only valid ways of looking at the world.
The Didache and its Relevance for Understanding the Gospel of Matthew
How to cite this article: Huub van de Sandt, “The Didache and its Relevance for Understanding the Gospel of Matthew,” Jerusalem Perspective (2016) .
“Son of Man”: Jesus’ Most Important Title
Jesus was different from other men because he was divine, the Son of God, and that was the message the church was eager to communicate to the world.
John’s Targumic Allusions
מְתֻרְגְּמָן (me⋅tur⋅ge⋅MĀN) is Hebrew for “translator.” The articles in this series illustrate how a knowledge of the Gospels’ Semitic background can provide a deeper understanding of Jesus’ words and influence the translation process.
Three Keys to Personal Happiness
What are some of the things that make you happy? I mean truly happy. While different things make different people happy—different strokes for different folks—I believe there are some keys that can enable us to experience personal happiness. The Parable of the Prodigal Son Jesus addressed the issues that relate to personal happiness in a most powerful manner in his poignant parable of the Prodigal Son as recorded in Luke 15:11-32. There are beautiful lessons as expressed in the unconditional love of the father and the reconciliation of the father with his repentant younger son.
Darnel Among the Wheat Parable
namely, Darnel Among the Wheat and Bad Fish Among the Good, Mustard Seed and Starter Dough, and Hidden Treasure and Priceless Pearl.
“Treasure in Heaven”: Examining an Ancient Idiom for Charity
Notley has noted, “The definition is not, in fact, an external one, but a challenge for us to recognize that in each person we can find both good and bad—just like ourselves.
Corrections and Emendations to Flusser’s Judaism of the Second Temple Period
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The English translation by Azzan Yadin of David Flusser’s two-volume collection of essays, entitled Judaism of the Second Temple Period, and jointly published by Magnes, Eerdmans, and Jerusalem Perspective, presents to the English-speaking world important essays that had formerly been accessible only to speakers of Modern Hebrew.
The Theological Significance of the Parable in Rabbinic Literature and the New Testament
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Is it your desire to know Him by Whose word the world came into existence? Then study Haggadah, for, by so doing, you get to know Him by Whose word the world came into existence, and you attach yourself to His ways.
The Good Samaritan
This article is a sample chapter from Windows into the Bible: Cultural & Historical Insights into the Bible for Modern Readers by Marc Turnage, which is reproduced on JerusalemPerspective.com with the kind permission of the publisher.
The Good Samaritan (Luke 10:25-37) is perhaps one of the most well-known of Jesus’ parables.
Jesus’ Place in First-century Judaism and His Influence on Christian Doctrine
How to cite this article: David Flusser, “Jesus’ Place in First-century Judaism and His Influence on Christian Doctrine” Jerusalem Perspective (2014) .
Repentance: God Inhales
Preface In March of 1998 I participated in an annual conference sponsored by the Centre for the Study of Biblical Research. Several sessions had been designated for me to speak, and during one of them I presented “Repentance: God Inhales.” The response from the audience seemed favorable, so upon returning to Wichita Falls, Texas, (where Janet and I lived for 22 months), I began entertaining the idea of transcribing, revising, editing, and eventually publishing the material in printed form. To achieve this goal, I received considerable assistance from others. Diana and Ronnie Hicks volunteered as transcribers.