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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... verse 18 as " Mary was espoused to Joseph , " but the Twentieth Century New Testament translates the same verse as " Mary was engaged to Joseph . " Those are very different images . In the first version , Mary was Joseph's wife . In the ...
... verse 18 as " Mary was espoused to Joseph , " but the Twentieth Century New Testament translates the same verse as " Mary was engaged to Joseph . " Those are very different images . In the first version , Mary was Joseph's wife . In the ...
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... for Jewish life . Neusner records a discussion on this verse in the Song of Songs : " I have come back to my garden , my sister , my bride . " Initially a parable was pre- sented : Rabbi Azariah in the name of Rabbi Simon Introduction 005.
... for Jewish life . Neusner records a discussion on this verse in the Song of Songs : " I have come back to my garden , my sister , my bride . " Initially a parable was pre- sented : Rabbi Azariah in the name of Rabbi Simon Introduction 005.
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... verse immediately preceding to prove his point : " Let my beloved come into his garden and enjoy its luscious fruit . " 9 Parable , notions about repentance , and moral instruction all in one dis- cussion — that's Midrash . And that's ...
... verse immediately preceding to prove his point : " Let my beloved come into his garden and enjoy its luscious fruit . " 9 Parable , notions about repentance , and moral instruction all in one dis- cussion — that's Midrash . And that's ...
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... verses . Jews in the first century accepted as authentic only those notions rooted in the Hebrew Bible . Each sentence ... verse , a person entered paradise ( pardeys in Aramaic — an acronym made up of the first letter of p'shat , remez ...
... verses . Jews in the first century accepted as authentic only those notions rooted in the Hebrew Bible . Each sentence ... verse , a person entered paradise ( pardeys in Aramaic — an acronym made up of the first letter of p'shat , remez ...
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... verses offered by local scholars and itinerant teachers . Jesus ' preaching fit this pattern . He taught often in synagogues , sprinkled his sermons with biblical quotes and allusions , and warned about the coming conflagration ...
... verses offered by local scholars and itinerant teachers . Jesus ' preaching fit this pattern . He taught often in synagogues , sprinkled his sermons with biblical quotes and allusions , and warned about the coming conflagration ...
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