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What Did Jesus Say?

What Did Jesus Say About Antisemitism?

Jesus echoed God’s words in his commitment to Israel.

What Did Jesus Say About Gentiles?

Jesus kept his gaze fixed firmly on Israel.

What Did Jesus Say About Mental Health?

He got to the root of our anxieties in ways that modern methods actually can’t.

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Can Jesus Be Messiah if He Didn’t Bring Peace?
The prophets tell us that the Messiah will bring peace to Israel and the world. If Jesus didn’t do that in his lifetime, how can we call him Messiah?
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How Can God Become a Man?
The first followers of Jesus were Jewish—and they believed that he is God come to Israel in person. Naturally, that raises many questions for Jewish p...
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Jesus’ Most Offensive Claim
The things Jesus taught about charity and love for neighbors are widely appealing. But one central claim he made about himself is offensive to many.
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Jesus and the Torah: Did Jesus Follow the Torah?
In regards to Torah, was Jesus observant like Orthodox Jews? Was he “the first Reform Jew”? And how religious do you have to be to follow him?
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Jesus’ References to Old Testament Scriptures
The New Testament is full of quotes, references, and allusions from the Hebrew Scriptures. Many of those are found in the words of Jesus himself.
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Was Jesus Politically Naïve?
Some see Jesus as a good-hearted social reformer who was tragically naïve about the politics of his day. But does that view get Jesus right?
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The Freedom Paradox
Jesus might seem to some like a sagely peacenik. But on closer inspection, we can see he was a different type of teacher with a very clear mission.
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Jesus’ Shocking Announcement at Passover
Jesus didn’t come to start a new religion. His famous Last Supper was a Passover Seder in which he announced the new covenant promised in the Tanakh.
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What Did Jesus Say About Our Priorities?
People today worry a lot about what to prioritize in life. And even 2,000 years ago, it was a relevant issue that Jesus addressed in a key teaching.
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Did the Jewish People Reject Jesus?
Did the Jews reject Jesus? It is a common misconception about the Jewish people of his day. In fact, many were fascinated by his teachings & foll...
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Is Jesus a Rabbi?
Jesus is often misunderstood because he’s taken out of context. We have to understand him within the world of first-century Jewish life.
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Jesus and the Canaanite Woman
Why does Jesus ignore this Gentile woman’s cries for help, tell his disciples that he won’t help anyone who’s not Jewish, then seem to insult her?
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Jesus’ Birth and the Legends of Caesar
Is the Birth of Jesus based on the Legends of Caesar? Similarities between the stories raise surprising parallels and striking differences.
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Jesus’ Last Week Leading Up to Passover: A Day-by-Day Look
A chronological guide to the last week of Jesus’ life, from his entry into Jerusalem, to his celebration of Passover, to his death and resurrection.
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The Day Passover and Shavuot Collided
We celebrate freedom from slavery at Passover and God’s giving us the Torah at Shavuot. Is there a contradiction there between freedom and law?
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The Genealogy of the Messiah
Jesus, being a son of David and son of Abraham, fits clearly into the Jewish story. His genealogy, recorded in the New Testament, explains this and mo...
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The Search for the Historical Jesus
The historical record is very clear. Jesus did exist. So, how did his existence come to be questioned by so many modern people?
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The Top 40 Messianic Prophecies about Jesus
The Hebrew Scriptures were the key by which Jesus understood his vocation and life. We’ve gathered the 40 most striking messianic prophecies about Jes...
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Was Jesus an Observant Jew?
Scripture says the Messiah will keep and teach Torah. If Jesus didn’t, then faith in him would be wrong. But what did he really do and teach?
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What Did Jesus Say About Gentiles?
Although since the second century most of his followers have been Gentiles, Jesus himself did not seek out non-Jewish followers during his ministry.
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Why Jesus Cares What You Believe
A lot of people will say that it doesn’t matter what we believe as long as we basically qualify as “a good person.” Why doesn’t Jesus agree?
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What Jesus Said About Family
What Jesus said about family sounds very shocking. But it can actually give us new perspective on how to love our closest friends and relatives.
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What Religion Was Jesus?
Historians agree, Jesus was a first-century teacher of Judaism, a rabbi. But then what kind of Judaism did Jesus teach?
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Why Didn’t Our Ancestors Follow Jesus?
If Jesus was really the Messiah, one would expect that our ancestors would have noticed and then all Israel would have followed him.
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What Did Jesus Say About Antisemitism?
Rabbis in Israel in Jesus’ day didn’t often discuss antisemitism directly. But Jesus strongly affirmed God’s loving commitment to the Jewish people.
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