Is the Sacrifice of Messiah Literal?
“Messiah, our Passover lamb has been sacrificed,” says Paul in 1 Corinthians 5:7. He “gave himself up for us, a fragrant offering and sacrifice to God” (Eph 5:2). He “once and for all at the end of the ages put…
Insights: Yeshua and Atonement
Emerging on the far side of a year-long study of atonement, Leviticus, Hebrews, the theology of atonement in the New Testament, and so on, I am thinking this morning of some of the larger insights I gained. Here, for your…
Atonement Matters . . .
Atonement is like gravity. It is true whether or not you or I, or any particular person, comprehend what it is or how it works. So why learn about it? What difference does an understanding of atonement make? It matters…
Understanding the Death of Messiah
My upcoming book, Yeshua Our Atonement (December 2012), begins: There are two basic ways to work on a theory of the meaning of Yeshua’s atoning death. One way is to start with the cross and work backwards, re-reading the Hebrew…
COMING: Sept 2012, Yeshua Our Atonement
… In time for the High Holidays (Rosh HaShanah starts the evening of Sept 16, 2012). I plan to ship pre-orders before September 1. I will let everyone know when I have a pre-order page set up on amazon. Leviticus…
Passover and Yeshua’s Last Week (Based on John)
What happened when in the week leading up to the crucifixion of Yeshua? What if we ask this question of the Gospel of John instead of the more common approach of following Mark-Matthew-Luke (the synoptic gospels, as they are called)?…
Why is Passover so Christian-ly Popular?
I’m not sure when the practice started, the practice of churches inviting in Jewish-Christian speakers to talk about Passover and the Last Supper of Jesus. I’m guessing that it sort of started with Jews for Jesus in the 70′s. I…
Passover, Last Supper, Crucifixion: 2011 Notes, Part 2
In Part 1, we talked about the discrepancy between Mark and John regarding the day on which Yeshua was crucified and whether the Last Supper was a Passover Seder or not. I will explain this again briefly below a different…
After Three Days? Third Day? Yeshua and Passover
In February, March, and early April I’ll have plenty of Passover goodness here at Messianic Jewish Musings. At this time of year we need good inspiration about Passover, insight into the haggadah, tips for better Seders, and also to explore…
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Vicarious Atonement in Numbers 19
Vicarious. Something done to aid another which penalizes the doer to benefit the recipient. In some science fiction or fantasy stories, a person can heal by absorbing the wounds of others. This could be called vicarious healing. The death of…