Luke 1:61 what were the rules of how contemporary Jews named their children?
From this verse it seems Jews picked a name among their relatives for their children. How exactly did this convention work?
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Was Jesus’ early church composed primarily of Torah-abiding Jews?
If he refuses to listen to them, tell it to the church. If he refuses to listen to the church, treat him like a Gentile or a tax collector. Mattews. 18:17 KJV
How to understand the word ἐκκλησίας in this context?
Did Jesus distinguish between the audiences who would hear his message?
Jesus answered him, I spake openly to the world; I ever taught in the synagogue, and in the temple, whither the Jews always resort; and in secret have I said nothing. John 18:20 KJV
All these things spake Jesus unto the multitude in par…
Christians, Pagans, Jews, And The Supernatural, 312–410, By H.A. Drake
PNEUMA 40 (2018) 389–452 Book Reviews ∵ H.A. Drake,Christians, Pagans, Jews, and the Supernatural, 312–410(New York, New York: Oxford University Press, 2017). 312 pp….
Did the Jews truly have nothing to do with the Samaritans? (John 4:9)
Note: this question does not deal with WHY the Jews shunned Samaritans. Rather, it questions the extent to which such shunning actually took place in the Biblical and historical records.
In the Gospel of John the narrator tells us "Je…
Did the Jews expect the Messiah to be the Son of God? Matthew 26:63
Matthew 26:63b:
And the high priest answered and said unto him, I adjure thee by the
living God, that thou tell us whether thou be the Christ, the Son of
God.
Christ is the Greek form of the word Messiah.
It is interesting that the two t…
What could the future significance of the 2300 evenings and mornings, mentioned in Dan, 8, represent? Antiochus’ later persecution of the Jews aside
Besides there being a general consensus of opinion (see Biblehub.com/commentaries on Dan, 8:14, 8:26) that Daniel in his vision is previewing Antiochus Epiphanes’ persecution of the Jews, in the 2nd Cent. BC, which reportedly lasted 2300 d…
Is it "King of the Jews" or "King of the Judeans?"
Matthew 27:37 says this was written on the cross, “THIS IS JESUS, THE KING OF THE JEWS.” There is a lot of prejudice toward the word ‘Jew.’ I would like to know if the oldest bibles actually said “Jews” or “Judeans.” Thank you in advance. …
Jews and Christians: Reading the Text Differently
IBC’s Roundtable Talks are hosted by Dr. Yeshaya Gruber. They provide an opportunity to connect with leading writers and scholars around the world. The full conversation with Dr. Amy-Jill Levine and Dr. Marc Zvi Brettler covers issues such as …
The Roman Context for the Jews
Israel Bible Center offers a wide variety of Roundtable Talks with world-renowned scholars. This week we highlight one talk about the culture and religious environment in which early Christ-following movement developed. How did the Jewish worl…
Is There Extra Biblical Evidence Of Jews Having Communities In Egypt In The 8th Century BCE?
The prophet Isaiah who according to Isaiah 1:1 was a prophet in the 8th century BCE and according to Isaiah 11, there were Jews already exiled in Egypt in his time period.
Isaiah 11:11- And it shall come to pass in that day, that the Lord…
**BORN AGAIN** Nicodemus, a ruler of Jews
**BORN AGAIN** Nicodemus, a ruler of the Jews, a man of high repute and of good standing in the ruling council of the Pharisees…
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