The depiction of the Messiah descending into a tragic and lost world as redeemer.
Mashiach Ben-Yoseph (a poem)
This poem by Elhanan Ben-Avraham is accompanied with his rendering of Joseph with his brothers before him. The poem parallels the story of Joseph and that of Yeshua and his brothers, the children of Israel.
Ample (a poem)
JerusalemPerspective.com is proud to Introduce a new series of poetry and artwork by Elhanan Ben-Avraham. This piece, “Ample,” is accompanied by a painting of the resurrected Messiah along the shore of the Sea of Galilee, the fullness of the fishers’ nets speaking of life more abundant.
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1987 Television Interview with Robert Lindsey
View a 1987 television appearance of Rev. Dr. Robert L. Lindsey in which he shares his understanding of Jesus’ concept of the Kingdom of Heaven and Jesus’ division of redemption history into three distinct periods.
The Apostolic Decree and the Noahide Commandments
Jerusalem Perspective is pleased to make available to the English-speaking world this important article written originally in German by David Flusser and Shmuel Safrai: “Das Aposteldekret und die Noachitischen Gebote,” in Wer Tora mehrt, mehrt Leben: Festgabe fur Heinz Kremers (ed. E. Brocke and H.-J. Borkenings; Neukirchen-Vluyn, 1986), 173-192.
I’ve just discovered the Jewish roots of my Christian faith. What should I read to learn more?
We have a number of book suggestions and online resources for you to get started!
A Response to Kilty and Elliott on the Talpiot Tomb
The calculations of Kevin Kilty and Mark Elliott have an after-the-fact particularity to them that belies their claim to be dealing with probabilities.
Covered in the Dust of Your Rabbi: An Urban Legend?
Some months ago, pastor-blogger Trevin Wax posted an article called “Urban Legends: The Preacher’s Edition.” There he lists several “urban legends” that he’s heard floating around lately in sermons. Like Internet rumors that people forward on ad infinitum, these preaching illustrations don’t have much grounding in fact.
Blessedness of the Twelve
Without a knowledge of the saying’s context, Jesus’ saying about eyes and ears and prophets and righteous men, seems quite prosaic. However, when it is understood that this saying deals with the Kingdom of Heaven, it becomes one of Jesus’ most exciting and dramatic statements.
Lord’s Prayer
David Bivin and Joshua Tilton envision how the Lord’s Prayer might have been formulated in its original language and explore the ancient Jewish context to which the Lord’s Prayer belongs.
Jesus, Rabbi And Lord
Lindsey tells in this book the warm, personal account of how he and David Flusser struggled over many years to discover the earliest form of Jesus’ words and narrative of his life.
Preparations for Eating the Passover Lamb
Careful analysis shows that a Hebraic source ultimately stands behind the Synoptic Gospels and that this source is best preserved in Luke. Luke’s version of the Preparations for Eating Passover Lamb preserves details—such as Jesus taking the initiative to send the two disciples, commanding the disciples to prepare the lamb, and using Hebraic idiom—that fit the cultural context of first-century Judaism.
“Cost of Entering the Kingdom of Heaven” complex
Jesus’ response to the rich man and Jesus’ subsequent teaching about the importance of counting the cost of discipleship may have been prompted solely by the rich man’s question.
Scripture Key to The Life of Yeshua: A Suggested Reconstruction
LOY pericopae in their scriptural order.
Introduction to The Life of Yeshua: A Suggested Reconstruction
Purpose and goals of the LOY Commentary.