Tag: against anti-Judaism
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Studying 1 Peter 2 1-10
There is A LOT of Hebrew Bible in this letter, the purpose of which may be to get the audience to reimagine their identity in Jesus Christ …
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“What It Means”
I’m sitting at the registration desk in the emergency room. The cheerful young lady on the other side of the Plexiglas barrier hands me a sheet of paper with a lot of words on it, and x’s by all the blank lines. “Initial four places and sign once,” she instructs. I skim the paragraphs. “I…
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Studying Romans 10 5-17
What is at stake for Paul, and for us, in Romans 10:5-17, the text we are studying for Sunday, August 1? In line with the summer’s overarching theme of “confident hope,” we could say it’s Paul’s hope for the salvation of Israel, which is the explicit concern of Romans 9-11. But upon reflection, we could…
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Reflecting on Deuteronomy 18 15-22
We are studying Deuteronomy 18:15-22 for Sunday, March 7. [Some notes on the text are here.] This is the last paragraph in a larger section of Deuteronomy that deals with authoritative roles within the ancient Israelite community. That larger section begins at Deuteronomoy 16:18. The parallel structure of that section of the text pairs the…
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Studying Isaiah 42 1-9
We are studying Isaiah 42:1-9 for April 5 – Palm / Passion Sunday, or Palm Sunday of Christ’s Passion. This is the first part of the first of the “Servant Songs” in Second Isaiah. [Some questions on the text are here.] Here are my notes on that text: BACKGROUND AND CONTEXT: The book of Isaiah…
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How Jewish Was Jesus?
Levine, Amy-Jill. The Misunderstood Jew: The Church and the Scandal of the Jewish Jesus. HarperOne, 2006. [An Installment of the “Read Me” Project.] How Jewish was Jesus? Thoroughly. If only we would stop forgetting that. If only EVERY CHRISTIAN would read this book. Barring that, if only every pastor and Christian writer would read this…
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Study Notes -Hebrews 9 11-22
We are studying Hebrews 9:11-22 (and really, through verse 28) for Sunday, June 16. This is the comparison of Christ’s high priestly function to that of the Levitical priests – to the great advantage of Christ’s. [Questions on the text are here.] Here are my notes on this text: BACKGROUND AND CONTEXT: As noted earlier…
Matters of Interpretation 