In the Jewish Annotated New Testament, Dr. Paula Fredriksen summarizes 3 of the top ways scholars view Paul's relationship to Judaism. Was Paul against Judaism? Alongside? Or did he remain within Judaism throughout his entire life?...
Erik and Jonathan, the hosts of the YouTube Bible History channel consider this controversial question and present opinions that some would agree with and others would wish to challenge. It's a loaded question....
In 2013 a volunteer looking through the dirt that had been excavated from Robinson’s Arch found a 1-centimeter seal impression. After closer examination, some archaeologists came to believe that this was a First Temple era seal....
The ArtScroll Hebrew-English Tanakh (Stone Edition) consists of 24 books of the Jewish Bible broken up in the customary divisions of Torah, Prophets, and Writings all in one 2200 page volume. The edition follows the right to left order with Hebrew on the right side and English translation on the...
The JPS Hebrew-English Tanakh (Student Edtion) features the traditional Masoretic Hebrew text (Biblia Hebraic Stuttgartensia) and the Jewish Publication Society’s renowned English translation. The Jewish Publication Society English translation is widely read in American Jewish congregations, a result of a 30-year interdenominational collaboration by respected Jewish Bible scholars. The...
The Koren Hebrew-English Tanakh (Magerman Edtion) offers an eloquent and faithful modern translation of the Torah, Prophets, and Writings with beautiful Koren Hebrew text. This 2096 page volume uses the standard Hebrew text broken up in a traditional way and supplied with some minimal notes. Though this edition follows the...
Anyone familiar with stories about Jesus, even those who have never read the gospels for themselves heard of Pontius Pilate who ordered the crucifixion. Some archaeologists believe they may have found Pilate's ring!...
Psalm 112 describes a person who has an amazing relationship with God and one of the key facets of this relationship is trust. "He is not afraid of evil tidings; his heart is firm, he trusts in the LORD. His heart is resolute, he is unafraid; in the end,...
If you love to read the book of Psalms, then you are aware of how often it mentions God’s law. When reading Psalms in English, people do not realize what Hebrew words lay behind the English translations. Consequently, the depth of their meaning often evades people. Take this verse...
