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Below you'll find a list of all posts that have been tagged as “FAQs About Jesus”

What did Jesus look like?

JP Staff Writer 2019Oct07 Articles Leave a Comment

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How should Jesus’ Hebrew name be transliterated to English?

JP Staff Writer 2006Oct15 Blog Leave a Comment

I was puzzled by David Bivin’s January/February column (“Understanding the Roots of the Bible”) [in Ministries Today (Strang Communications, Lake Mary, Florida)] inasmuch as Bivin makes a case against spelling the name Y’shua with an apostrophe.

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Doesn’t the Bible Call Jesus a Rabbi?

JP Staff Writer 2006Oct14 FAQs Leave a Comment

From the Gospel accounts, Jesus clearly appears as a typical first-century Jewish sage, and was famous enough to draw students to himself.

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What language did Jesus speak?

JP Staff Writer 2006Oct14 Blog Leave a Comment

The following two articles by Shmuel Safrai are the most essential reading on this question: “Spoken Languages in the Time of Jesus” and “Literary Languages in the Time of Jesus.”

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Did Jesus Wear a Kippah?

Shmuel Safrai [1919-2003] 1992Jan01 Blog Leave a Comment

Although priests wore a turban-like headdress, other Jews of the Second Temple period did not wear a headcovering.

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How Long Was Jesus in the Tomb?

David N. Bivin 1988May01 Articles

Jesus said he would remain in the grave until the third day after his death. If Jesus was buried on late Friday afternoon, how long would he have had to remain in the tomb to fulfill his prophecy about his resurrection?

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Was Jesus a Confirmed Bachelor?

David N. Bivin 1987Oct01 Articles

Jesus still relatively young when he was crucified. His death may have come before he had a chance to marry.

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