A Rabbi Looks at Jesus' ParablesIntended to appeal to both Christians and Jews,A Rabbi Looks at Jesus' Parables is an introduction to the teachings of Jesus, and compares the similarities and differences in Jesus' thinking to other Jewish sources from first-century Palestine. Each chapter uncovers hidden messages within each of Jesus' parables, and discusses each parable within its first-century religious and historical context. The book attempts to build bridges of understanding between Christians and Jews by exploring the notion that we share a common history. |
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... Enoch , Esdras , Ben Sirakh , Baruch , and Solomon , and the philosophies of Plato , Democritus , Zeno , Aristotle , and Philo were available to Jews who could afford to buy them . Into this dynamic cultural and religious discourse ...
... Enoch , Esdras , Ben Sirakh , Baruch , and Solomon , and the philosophies of Plato , Democritus , Zeno , Aristotle , and Philo were available to Jews who could afford to buy them . Into this dynamic cultural and religious discourse ...
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... Enoch 46 : 2 , 48 : 2 ; and Sibylline Oracles 5 : 414 , the phrase exhibited messianic overtones . • Angels - In Jewish literature , angels frequently were depicted as God's messengers . Two angels protected Lot from attack by his ...
... Enoch 46 : 2 , 48 : 2 ; and Sibylline Oracles 5 : 414 , the phrase exhibited messianic overtones . • Angels - In Jewish literature , angels frequently were depicted as God's messengers . Two angels protected Lot from attack by his ...
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... Enoch 40 : 7 spoke of " satans " in the plural . In 1 Chron 21 : 1 , a satan ( indefinite ) incited King David to take an illegal census of Israel . 21. Satan incited people to do evil : Jubilees 11 : 5 ; 2 Enoch 11 : 74-80 , 22:42 ...
... Enoch 40 : 7 spoke of " satans " in the plural . In 1 Chron 21 : 1 , a satan ( indefinite ) incited King David to take an illegal census of Israel . 21. Satan incited people to do evil : Jubilees 11 : 5 ; 2 Enoch 11 : 74-80 , 22:42 ...
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Frank Stern. adversary : Enoch 67 : 6 ; 103 : 8 ; Testament of Daniel 5 : 10-11 ; Testament of Judah 25 : 3 ; Sibylline Oracles 3 : 71ff ; 1QH 3:35 ; 6:29 ; 10 : 34–35 ; 1 QM 1:10 , 13-14 . Satan tempted Judas and Peter ( Luke 22 : 3 ...
Frank Stern. adversary : Enoch 67 : 6 ; 103 : 8 ; Testament of Daniel 5 : 10-11 ; Testament of Judah 25 : 3 ; Sibylline Oracles 3 : 71ff ; 1QH 3:35 ; 6:29 ; 10 : 34–35 ; 1 QM 1:10 , 13-14 . Satan tempted Judas and Peter ( Luke 22 : 3 ...
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... Enoch envisioned catastrophe for the wicked . " I turned myself to another part of the earth where I saw a deep valley burning with fire . Into this valley they brought the monarchs and the mighty . " The wicked would suffer sear- ing ...
... Enoch envisioned catastrophe for the wicked . " I turned myself to another part of the earth where I saw a deep valley burning with fire . Into this valley they brought the monarchs and the mighty . " The wicked would suffer sear- ing ...
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