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When Were the Gospels Written?

JP Staff Writer 2020Mar19 Blog 7 Comments

Determining the date of any particular Gospel is a difficult task.

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What did Jesus look like?

JP Staff Writer 2019Oct07 Articles Leave a Comment

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FAQs About JesusHelen TwenaReaders' Perspective

I’ve just discovered the Jewish roots of my Christian faith. What should I read to learn more?

JP Staff Writer 2012Apr06 Blog, FAQs, Other Questions 1 Comment

We have a number of book suggestions and online resources for you to get started!

BeginnerFrequently Asked Questions (FAQ)Readers' Perspective

The Numbers Game: Bible Codes (Numerology and Gematria)

Randall Buth 2010Oct27 Blog Leave a Comment

Biblical writers infrequently consciously used numerical patterns or codes in their compositions.

Fallacies in Christian TeachingHermeneuticsJP #55Randall ButhReaders' PerspectiveTextual Criticism

The “King James Only” Debate

Randall Buth 2010Oct27 Blog Leave a Comment

Have you read a book called New Age Bible Versions by Gail Riplinger? She claims that the only reliable translation of the Bible is the King James Version.

Bible TranslationChurch FathersFallacies in Christian TeachingFAQs About GospelsJP #55Phil CrossmanRandall ButhReaders' PerspectiveTextual Criticism

Is the Search for Literary Sources of the Synoptic Gospels Futile?

Randall Buth 2010Oct27 Blog Leave a Comment

Indeed, the search for literary sources that may be reflected in a piece of writing can be risky business. In the case of the Synoptic Gospels, however, we possess multiple accounts of the same events—events that originally occurred in a Hebrew-speaking environment, but were eventually recorded in Greek.

FAQs About GospelsRandall ButhReaders' PerspectiveSynoptic Problem

What is the meaning of “firstborn male” in Luke 2:23?

David N. Bivin 2006Oct15 Blog 1 Comment

Is the consecration of the boy only done if he is the firstborn? Or is it done if he is simply the oldest?

David BivinJP #55Readers' Perspective

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.

FAQs About JesusFrequently Asked Questions (FAQ)Readers' Perspective

Did women go through a mikveh (ritual immersion pool) after childbirth?

Shmuel Safrai [1919-2003] 2006Oct13 Blog Leave a Comment

Scripture seems to say nothing about a woman washing herself either after childbirth or after her monthly period.

FAQs About JudaismFrequently Asked Questions (FAQ)Infancy NarrativesJanet FrankovicJP #46-47Mary & JosephReaders' PerspectiveRitual PurityShmuel SafraiWomen and Feminine Issues

Are you suggesting that the canon of Scripture is incomplete?

JP Staff Writer 2006Oct12 Blog Leave a Comment

There is something scary in the suggestion that there may be an additional Gospel. The canon of Scripture is, after all, complete. And I hope you don’t suggest otherwise.

JP #36Readers' Perspective

Matthew 24:20: Why did Jesus advise people to pray that their flight not be on the Sabbath?

Shmuel Safrai [1919-2003] 2006Oct12 Blog Leave a Comment

If one had to flee on the Sabbath one would be forced to leave behind nearly all of one’s possessions.

JP #25Readers' PerspectiveSabbathShmuel Safrai

Shouldn’t the word “Christ” be translated “Messiah” in our English Bibles?

David N. Bivin 2006Oct11 Blog, Other Questions 1 Comment

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David BivinFrequently Asked Questions (FAQ)JP #31Messiah and MessianismReaders' Perspective

Did Jews in the first century know their tribal affiliation?

Shmuel Safrai [1919-2003] 2006Oct11 Blog Leave a Comment

The New Testament mentions individuals who belonged to this or that tribe. Did Jews in the first century know their tribal affiliation, and did it affect people’s daily life in any way?

FAQs About JudaismJP #24Readers' Perspective

What is your reaction to the Jesus Seminar’s work?

JP Staff Writer 2006Oct11 About JP, Blog, FAQs Leave a Comment

Scholars of the Jesus Seminar are strongly influenced by the theory of dissimilarity.

FAQs About JPFrequently Asked Questions (FAQ)JP #24Readers' Perspective

What is the significance of the two Greek words for “love” in John 21:15-17?

JP Staff Writer 2006Oct11 Blog Leave a Comment

Does Hebrew have two words that would differentiate between the love of Christ for Peter and Peter’s love for Christ?

Fallacies in Christian TeachingGospel of JohnGreek LanguageHebrew LanguageJP #51Readers' PerspectiveSayings of Jesus

I feel uneasy about the textual criticism your authors do. Can you give me some reassurance?

JP Staff Writer 2006Oct11 About JP, Blog, FAQs Leave a Comment

Both Jewish and Christian members of the School take very seriously the stories in the Gospels.

FAQs About JPFrequently Asked Questions (FAQ)JP #23Readers' Perspective

Has a Hebrew Gospel Been Found?

David N. Bivin 2006Oct09 Blog 2 Comments

Although the church fathers testify that Matthew wrote the words of Jesus in Hebrew, not a single fragment of an early Hebrew manuscript containing Jesus’ sayings has survived from the first centuries of the Christian era.

Even BohanFAQs About GospelsFrequently Asked Questions (FAQ)JP #27Readers' PerspectiveShem Tov

How can I acquire a New Testament in Hebrew?

JP Staff Writer 2006Oct09 Blog, Other Questions Leave a Comment

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