July 20, 2024 marks the eighty-fifth anniversary of Jerusalem Perspective’s founder and editor-in-chief David Bivin’s birth. To honor David on this special occasion several JP authors contributed articles to a festschrift entitled ’Ashrēch Ziqnāti (Blessed Are You, My Old Age): Studies in Honor of David Bivin’s 85th Birthday, which can be purchased in the JP Bookstore. Subscribers to Jerusalem Perspective’s premium content can also read online versions of the articles, which are listed below. Happy birthday, David!
- The Seven Types of Pharisees and the Fear of God in the Synoptic Gospels
- A Jewish Solution to the Synoptic Problem
- The Sin Against the Spirit: Matt. 12:31-32; Mark 3:28-29; Luke 12:10
- From the Galilee to Jerusalem: Luke as a Source for the Routes of Jewish Pilgrimage
- Plant a Tree in Israel to Honor David Bivin
- Halakha in the Gospels
- ‘Look at…all the trees’: Trees in the New Testament Gospels
- He Could No Longer Openly Enter a Town: A Synoptic Study in Light of an Early Luke
- The Expectation of Sabbatical Redemption within Ancient Judaism and Luke-Acts
- (Why) Did Jews Hate Tax Collectors–Or Did They? The Evolution of a Modern Stereotype in Biblical Studies
- Jesus’ Words, Evangelist’s Contribution and Implicit Biblical Reference: The Case of Matthew 21:43-44
