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.
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Is Desiring Justice for Palestinians Anti-Semitic?
God’s love for Israel came with a blessing for all peoples. Followers of Jesus aren’t getting it right if their love for Israel isn’t doing the same.
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“Banquet in the Kingdom of Heaven” complex
How commitment to social justice in this world determines one’s place at the messianic banquet in the world to come.
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Innocent Blood
How well-read was Jesus? The LOY segment entitled Innocent Blood probes the possibility that Jesus read and quoted a no-longer-extant Second Temple-period Jewish literary work that warned against violent religious extremism.
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Calamities in Yerushalayim
Did ancient Judaism teach that personal misfortune was proof of sin?
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Persistent Widow Parable
In what way is God similar to a crooked judge? Do believers have to pester God into action? Explore questions such as these in the LOY commentary on the Persistent Widow Parable.
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Why Do the Wicked Prosper?
Why do the wicked prosper? No one knows, but ancient Jewish thinkers reminded the faithful that appearances are not always what they seem.
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Hebrew Nuggets, Lesson 32: Justice
In this lesson we will learn two new letters, the Hebrew “p” sound, including its “final” form, and the second of two Hebrew “t” sounds.
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Lord’s Prayer
David Bivin and Joshua Tilton envision how the Lord’s Prayer might have been formulated in its original language and explore the ancient Jewish context to which the Lord’s Prayer belongs.
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Jesus and the Son of Man
One of the most elusive titles Jesus used is “the Son of Man.”
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