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Future things that might interest you. How much would you like to improve in understanding what you read in Torah, prophets, and writings (or Law, History, Wisdom, and Prophets)? Can the Hebrew Bible (Old Testament) really be learned in simple…
My Isaiah 53 Quest #4
I have been wrestling for several days with a proposal made in the article Isaiah’s Exalted Servant in the Great Isaiah Scroll (Messiah Journal Supplement, Spring 2011, Issue 107), by Steven Lancaster and James Monson. They suggest that Isaiah 52:14…
My Isaiah 53 Quest #3
As I continue journaling my way through Isaiah 53, it occurred to me while driving home from synagogue last night that perhaps the best commentary on Isaiah 53 exists in the fragments of it revealed in the writings of the…
Partner Study (Chevruta)
A few months ago I blogged about disciple circles: a loosely organized movement of teachers, learners, and facilitators spread out over the landscape serving those who yearn for information. Many people, knowingly or unknowingly, purposefully or not, are in disciple…
Supersessionism, Jews for Jesus, Piper, Michelle Van Loon …
Michelle Van Loon is a Messianic Jew. I have met her (online) and think she is a wonderful person and thinker. Scot McKnight posted a big excerpt from her blog yesterday. Michelle’s words are beautiful. Notice what she says about…
My Isaiah 53 Quest #2
I am looking at Isaiah 53 from many angles. Today, my launching point was the commentary of Franz Delitzsch. I find at this point that he and I agree in part. But rather than seeing the individual Servant arise in…
My Isaiah 53 Quest #1
I’m nowhere near ready to say, “I’ve got the solutions.” I’m not even ready to say, “I have great things to say about this.” Isaiah 53 is a puzzle. Yes, I know that once you’ve accepted the “foretelling of Yeshua”…
Increasing Clarity, Atonement Mysteries
Can a hike in a Georgia forest give a person clarity on complicated ideas? I don’t know. It’s one of the ways I think. I entered the woods with a jumble of priestly mysteries in one hand and theories about…
Now a Non-Jewish Messianic Female Rabbi/Pastor
I am a fan of Rachel Held Evans and 1,000 times as many people read her blog as read mine. She has had a series going for a year now with blog readers asking questions of people of varying religious…
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My Isaiah 53 Quest #5
In the beginning of reading Isaiah closely, back on October 2011, I both dreaded and looked forward to arriving at Isaiah 53. I have been finding over the past five years, as my biblical studies have increased in depth with…