…
Wer Ohren hat, der höre…
Die Gleichnisse in den Evangelien sind wahrscheinlich die am meisten erkennbare Unterrichtsform, die von Jesus gebraucht wurde. Leser erspüren jedoch selten die hochentwickelte Fähigkeit Jesu als jüdischer Gleichniserzähler des ersten Jahrhunderts. Es gibt in der Tat viele Christen, die sich der Tatsache nicht bewusst sind, dass der Gebrauch der Gleichnisse einer der stärksten Verknüpfungspunkte zwischen Jesus und der jüdischen Frömmigkeit seiner Zeit ist. Seine Gleichnisse zeigen auch, dass Jesus in hebräischer Sprache lehrte.
Landmark New Work by Professor David Flusser Explores Jesus’ Jewishness
In March 1995, Professor David Flusser shared with me his intent to re-publish the 1968 English translation of his biography of Jesus. Serious problems had occurred in the English translation of the book, which in German had sold almost 100,000 copies.
Divorce and Remarriage in Historical Perspective
This study is dedicated to those who have suffered the agony of divorce. Tragically their pain has been compounded by well-meaning Christians who have distorted both the letter and the spirit of Jesus’ teaching concerning divorce and remarriage. For them, may this article bring a measure of healing.
John’s Baptism of Repentance
All of the Gospels open with a description of John the Baptist’s proclamation of a “baptism of repentance for the forgiveness of sins” (Mark 1:4). In this brief study we want to consider both the form of John’s baptism and his distinctive call to accompanying repentance.
Jesus and the Essene Passover
Fifty years of scholarship concerning the Dead Sea Scrolls have brought clearer understanding concerning a fascinating stream of Jewish piety which existed during the final days of the Second Temple.
Let the One Who Has Ears to Hear, “Hear!”
Gospel parables are probably the most widely identifiable teaching form of Jesus. However, readers seldom recognize Jesus’ sophisticated skill as a first-century Jewish parabolist. Indeed, many Christians are unaware that his use of story parables is one of the strongest links between Jesus and contemporary Jewish piety. His parables also demonstrate that Jesus taught in Hebrew.
If Your Eye Be Single
In Matt. 6:22, where you would expect to find the idiom, “good eye,” the adjective used in our saying is not καλός (kalos, “good,” “pleasant”) but ἁπλοῦς (haplous, “single,” “simple”).