Starting October 2013, I will be working for two years on an Isaiah commentary, in-depth, and for readers and not for scholars. I will be looking for people who can support the project with a small amount of help. There…
I noticed my traffic was up at MJ Musings today. A quick check revealed why. The First Things website has a blog called First Thoughts and Matthew Cantirino posted a link today (see it here) to last week’s article, “Why…
A friend and I are co-teaching a group north of Atlanta that wants to learn the history and context behind the New Testament. My friend, Steve Purtell, said in the first session, “These are the things the New Testament assumes…
My copy just arrived!! I will give a brief taste of my partially informed enthusiasm for the book. For a more substantive review, see Rabbi Joshua Brumbach’s article here. The words of Jordan Gayle Levy, a young Messianic Jew in…
I have been asked by a congregant and a friend to answer an important question. My friend came out of the paradigm of faith that is familiar to many MJ Musings readers, the world of a simplistic gospel. Raise your…
Behold, I will lift up my hand to the Gentiles, and raise my signal to the peoples; and they shall bring your sons in their arms, and your daughters shall be carried on their shoulders. Kings shall be your foster…
From now on, Thursdays at Messianic Jewish Musings will be for Jewish-Christian relations — in a Messianic key. See the end of this post for an announcement about materials available to individuals, small groups, and churches to learn together the…
The evidence is indirect, but strong, that the earliest followers of Yeshua would gather to tell and hear stories about him. Eventually four collections of these stories were put to writing when it became clear he would not return before…
Theirs is the kingdom of heaven. They will be comforted. They will inherit the earth. They will be satisfied. They will receive mercy. They will see God. They will be called children of God. Theirs is the kingdom of heaven….
Since posting last Friday a little corrective information about who the Pharisees really were (see “The Pharisees” here) I’ve had some interesting interaction with Christians both in person and online about the topic. Most of that interaction has been positive,…
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