Lesson Five of “Windows on Jesus,” a fifteen-part course on the Synoptic Gospels with Halvor Ronning of the Jerusalem School of Synoptic Research.
Windows on Jesus: Lesson 6: The Jerusalem Theory of Gospel Relationships
Lesson Six of “Windows on Jesus,” a fifteen-part course on the Synoptic Gospels with Halvor Ronning of the Jerusalem School of Synoptic Research.
Windows on Jesus: Lesson 7: Texts That Illustrate the Theory
Lesson Seven of “Windows on Jesus,” a fifteen-part course on the Synoptic Gospels with Halvor Ronning of the Jerusalem School of Synoptic Research.
Windows on Jesus: Lesson 8: Other Theories and Their Consequences
Lesson Eight of “Windows on Jesus,” a fifteen-part course on the Synoptic Gospels with Halvor Ronning of the Jerusalem School of Synoptic Research.
Windows on Jesus: Lesson 9: Benefits of the Jerusalem Theory of Synoptic Relationships
Lesson Nine of “Windows on Jesus,” a fifteen-part course on the Synoptic Gospels with Halvor Ronning of the Jerusalem School of Synoptic Research.
Windows on Jesus: Lesson 10: Importance of Hebrew
Lesson Ten of “Windows on Jesus,” a fifteen-part course on the Synoptic Gospels with Halvor Ronning of the Jerusalem School of Synoptic Research.
Windows on Jesus: Lesson 11: Jewish Backgrounds
Lesson Eleven of “Windows on Jesus,” a fifteen-part course on the Synoptic Gospels with Halvor Ronning of the Jerusalem School of Synoptic Research.
Windows on Jesus: Lesson 12: Sermon on the Mount
Lesson Twelve of “Windows on Jesus,” a fifteen-part course on the Synoptic Gospels with Halvor Ronning of the Jerusalem School of Synoptic Research.
Windows on Jesus: Lesson 13: Ethics of Jesus in Context of Jewish Sects
Lesson Thirteen of “Windows on Jesus,” a fifteen-part course on the Synoptic Gospels with Halvor Ronning of the Jerusalem School of Synoptic Research.
Windows on Jesus: Lesson 14: Study Methodology Summarized
Lesson Fourteen of “Windows on Jesus,” a fifteen-part course on the Synoptic Gospels with Halvor Ronning of the Jerusalem School of Synoptic Research.
Windows on Jesus: Lesson 15: Random Texts Suggested by Students
The final lesson of “Windows on Jesus,” a fifteen-part course on the Synoptic Gospels with Halvor Ronning of the Jerusalem School of Synoptic Research.
Sending the Twelve: Commissioning
Yeshua summoned his twelve emissaries to Israel and he gave them power to drive out dangerous spirits and to heal every disease and sickness those spirits had caused. Then he sent them on ahead in pairs to every city he intended to visit.
David Flusser on the Historical Jesus: An Interview with Roy Blizzard
On the occasion of what would have been Prof. David Flusser’s 98th birthday (Sept. 15), we are pleased to share footage of an interview with Flusser on the historical Jesus that has recently come to light. The interview was conducted by Dr. Roy Blizzard as part of a television series entitled The Quest: In Search of the Jewish Jesus. In the interview Flusser discusses the language of Jesus, the importance of studying ancient Judaism of the Second Temple period for the understanding of Jesus’ message, and Jesus’ high self-awareness.
Choosing the Twelve
One day Yeshua called his disciples together and chose twelve of them to be his emissaries to Israel. Their names were Shimon Petros and Andrai (his brother), Yaakov, Yohanan, Pelipah, Talmai’s son, Matai, Tomah, Yaakov Halfi’s son, zealous Shimon, Yehudah Yaakov’s son, and Yehudah from Keriyot, who was a traitor.
The Origin of the Gospels
The July issue of The Church Quarterly Review in 1922 contained an article by William Lockton in which the author challenged the scholarly consensus concerning the solution to the Synoptic Problem. This important study, which is now in the public domain, was later to be of great importance to Rev. Dr. Robert L. Lindsey as further confirmation of Lindsey’s growing conviction that the Gospel of Mark is a highly edited epitome of the Gospel of Luke.
The Recently Discovered Pool of Siloam
In this free sample lecture from the 2006 Jerusalem Perspective Conference, archaeologist and JP contributor Ronny Reich discusses the excavation of the first-century remains of the pool of Siloam discovered in Jerusalem. The complete collection of presentations delivered at the 2006 Jerusalem Perspective Conference is available through the En-Gedi Resource Center.
The Gospel of John’s Jewish-Christian Source
In an important study entitled The Gospel of Signs, Robert Fortna correctly identified a Jewish-Christian source embedded in the Fourth Gospel. This article is based upon the conclusions of Fortna’s research and explores their significance. I will also point out additional evidence Fortna overlooked that clarifies the origins and intentions of the Jewish-Christian source embedded in the text of the Fourth Gospel.
The Major Importance of the “Minor” Agreements
In this article, Dr. Robert Lindsey discusses the importance of the so-called “minor agreements” of Luke and Matthew against Mark for properly understanding the interrelationship of the Synoptic Gospels. David N. Bivin and Joshua N. Tilton collaborated with Lauren Asperschlager to bring this article, which previously existed only as an unfinished draft, to Jerusalem Perspective subscribers.