by Erika VanHaitsma | Jan 16, 2020 | Jewish Jesus
In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth. The earth was formless and void, and darkness was over the surface of the deep, and the Spirit of God was moving over the surface of the waters. Genesis 1:1-2 (emphasis mine) To the mind of the Jewish people...
by Erika VanHaitsma | Dec 12, 2019 | Christmas, Jewish Jesus
Jesus, son of Joseph of the House of David. Recently I learned how amazing that line is. Beginning The PromiseTo understand why we need to start with Abraham. God made a Covenant with Abraham that included numerous promises, including, the reader comes to realize, the...
by Erika VanHaitsma | Apr 4, 2018 | Jewish Jesus
What kind of man could order the death of innocent children? The same man who could order the death of his very own sons. Herod The Great Herod the Great was a complex man. In some ways he was a great ruler who was able to keep a very unstable region together. But the...
by Erika VanHaitsma | Nov 28, 2017 | Jewish Jesus
Jesus was a Jewish Rabbi. In His world that’s where He fits the best. He traveled like a Rabbi, taught like a Rabbi, raised up disciples like a Rabbi, and even used known Rabbinic teaching methods. Now we’re going to take just a few minutes to look at some of His...
by Erika VanHaitsma | Nov 13, 2017 | Jewish Jesus
Jesus was not simply a Jewish man. He was also a Rabbi. Jesus is actually called “rabbi” in the gospels. (Mk 9:5, Jn 1:49, Jn 3:2) And what does that mean? Well a Rabbi was a teacher of Scripture. And yes they still have Rabbis today. Today we’re going to look at 4...
by Erika VanHaitsma | Oct 30, 2017 | Jewish Jesus
If Jesus was real, then He had a certain ethnicity. In His humanity He belonged to a specific people group and therefore, was brought up in a certain culture. In other words, who were His parents? How was He raised? Well, acknowledging that Jesus was Jewish actually...
