A Podcast All About Christianity
Christianity began as a Jewish sect. Judaism has a strong doctrine of monotheism. Christianity worships Jesus as divine. How did this come to be? Early Jewish and Christian Monotheism, edited by Loren Stuckenbruck and Wendy North, examines many of the issues surrounding this question. It is not a unified thesis giving one explanation of what … Read More “Early Jewish and Christian Monotheism” »
You may or may not know that there are books written between the time of or around the time of the Old and New Testaments that are not in the Bible. Among others, these include the Apocrypha and the Pseudepigrapha. There are both Old and New Testament Apocrypha but for the sake of this post, … Read More “What’s the Difference Between the Apocrypha and the Pseudepigrapha?” »
The Christian church has had an unfortunately bad relationship with the Jewish synagogue at various times in their history. But is Christianity antisemitic at it’s core? The earliest Christianity can be found in the documents of the New Testament. There have been many accusations of antisemitism regarding the New Testament. Are these claims true? The … Read More “Were the Earliest Christians Antisemitic?” »
I am a firm believer that understanding the New Testament requires some understanding of its Jewish context. I don’t mean that Judaism is only Christian context, it has great value as a major faith. But the New Testament was written in a Jewish context by (mostly) Jewish authors. I’m always looking for good resources in … Read More “Judaism Before Jesus – Review” »
