Have you ever wondered how Judaism got its start, or what makes it different today than in its infancy? As Christians, do we understand how to rightly relate to the Jewish people, with whom we share our roots? Over the past few days I have tried to provide helpful insight to that line of …
Continue reading A Brief Look at Jewish History: The Modern Period
Now in those days a decree went out from Caesar Augustus, that a census be taken of all the inhabited earth. This was the first census taken while Quirinius was governor of Syria. And everyone was on his way to register for the census, each to his own city. Joseph also went up from Galilee, …
I recently returned from Israel where I was blessed to enjoy the first few days of Hanukkah this year. According to popular opinion, Hanukkah has nothing to do with the Christian celebration of Christmas. Or does it? Today, I want to make the argument that it does! True...Christmas trees, tinsel, and gift-giving are totally unrelated …
Hi gang! We're attempting to get our arms around a question that Christians often have: Why don't Jews believe in Jesus? It is a legitimate question, but does not have an easy answer. Therefore, this is day 4 of my meager attempt to address reasons why the Jews believe differently than we do about Jesus. Here …
