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JP’s Most Recent Articles:
- “They Know Not What They Do”: The History of a Dominical SayingHow Luke 23:34 became embroiled in the Church’s conflicted relationship with its Jewish Roots.
- Why Do You Call Me ‘Lord’?: On the Origins of Jesus’ Dominical TitleThe confession “Jesus is Lord” is the simplest and earliest Christian creed. But how did referring to Jesus as “Lord” begin?
- Evidence of Pro-Roman Leanings in the Gospel of MatthewHindsight and political expedience shaped the author of Matthew’s view of the Roman Empire.
- Sanctus and GloriaProfessor David Flusser investigates the Jewish background of the angel’s song to the shepherds, “Glory to God in the highest….”
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The Life of Yeshua (LOY) project utilizes Robert Lindsey’s solution to the Synoptic Problem to reconstruct the conjectured Greek and Hebrew sources behind the Gospels of Matthew, Mark and Luke in order to better understand the stories of Jesus’ life and the meaning of his teachings.
Most Recent Life of Yeshua Posts:
- Houses on Rock and Sand ParableThe choice is between doing what Jesus says or letting everything fall into ruin.
- “Banquet in the Kingdom of Heaven” complexHow commitment to social justice in this world determines one’s place at the messianic banquet in the world to come.
- Sermon’s EndThe narrative conclusion to Jesus’ homily on the Torah and the Kingdom of Heaven.
- Teaching in Kefar NahumA clash between entrenched demonic powers and one proclaiming the Kingdom of Heaven.
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