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Monthly Archives: February 2009
Myth: Pro-Jewish but Anti-Judaism
I wrote the following several years ago at the very last meeting I attended at a certain annual conference of Christian missions to the Jewish people. There are still many high-quality people in the organization in spite of the way … Continue reading
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Martians and the Myth of Tradition-Less Religion
From several quarters I have felt the press of this issue in the past few days. A commenter on Messianic Jewish Musings said that a certain piece of Jewish tradition was
What Can MJ Learn from Taoism?
My friend and colleague at MJTI, Sean Emslie, is back into blogging and has a nice meditation on a saying from Taoism and its wisdom for Messianic Judaism today. This is a good word for the building of Messianic Judaism … Continue reading
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Understanding the Passover Haggadah: Part 1
So, you want to celebrate Passover in a traditional way. You pick up a Haggadah, a Passover manual, and you think it will be simple. Passover is a ritual meal with a few symbolic foods and the story from Exodus, … Continue reading
Posted in Bible, Holidays, Judaism, messianic, Messianic Jewish, Messianic Judaism, Passover, Talmud and Tradition, Torah
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Is the Passover a Late Biblical Invention?
No Biblical festival has quite the cultural legacy and rich complexity of Passover. It is a holiday of interest to Jews and Christians and through the Exodus story and the narrative of the Passion of Jesus, Passover has a cultural … Continue reading
Posted in Bible, Holidays, Judaism, messianic, Messianic Jewish, Messianic Judaism, Passover, Torah
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Revelation 5: Love Preceding Judgment
I continue a series at my congregation on the book of Revelation. It is a book that demands of its readers a prior knowledge of Daniel, Ezekiel, and Isaiah. And now, in my forties, it means more to me than … Continue reading
Posted in Bible, Christian, messianic, Messianic Jewish, Messianic Judaism, The Cross, The Messiah, Theology, Yeshua
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Review: The Commentators' Bible: Exodus
The Commentators
On Torah Commentaries
Soon, probably tomorrow, I am planning to review a book I received from a Messianic Jewish Musings reader who thought it worthwhile to buy a book and further the cause of blogdom education. I will review The Commentators’ Bible:Exodus by … Continue reading
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Throne Visions
Although it is impossible, I like to imagine the electrifying terror and joy of ordinary men and women beholding visions beyond the veil. The sudden raising of the ordinary to levels unimaginable, the piercing quality of vision, the wonder which … Continue reading
Posted in Bible, Christian, messianic, Messianic Jewish, Messianic Judaism, Prophets, Theology
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Responding to a Response: The Internet, Messianic Judaism, and the Myth of Biblical Judaism
Theology has implications. Part of the task of talking about God’s ways to concrete communities of faith is considering those implications. In a post earlier this week I took issue with a blog by Nate Long because the implications of … Continue reading
Posted in Bible, Christian, Gentiles, Judaism, messianic, Messianic Jewish, Messianic Judaism, Talmud and Tradition, Torah
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