New Testament

Rabbis in Israel in Jesus’ day didn’t often discuss antisemitism directly. But Jesus strongly affirmed God’s loving commitment to the Jewish people.

Are the frightening prophetic images in the New Testament book of Revelation tell a different story about end times than the Hebrew Scriptures?

Is the Birth of Jesus Based on the Legends of Caesar? Similarities between the stories raise surprising parallels and striking differences.

Judaism today is a bit different than what God established in ancient Israel. High Holiday practices are a perfect example of what’s changed.

A look at the Jewishness of the authors, focus, language, and content of the New Testament.

The New Testament says from the first page that it’s the story of the Jewish Messiah, the Son of David and Son of Abraham.

What did Yeshua (Jesus) claim to be—Messiah, as powerful as God, God himself, atonement? What didn’t he claim to be, and what decision do we all need ...

Is resurrection only a Christian concept? Can it be traced to biblical and traditional Judaism–both the Hebrew Scriptures and the rabbis? Where does J...

Can Jewish people read the New Testament? Discover why the New Testament draws from Hebrew Scripture, the Jewish Bible. Read about why a rabbi who con...

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.

We live in a world that is largely dependent on agreements, pacts and treaties to keep some order. Eventually the terms are compromised in some way. Y...

A person is either Jewish or not Jewish, and few actually believe that Paul was not. Hyam Maccoby is virtually alone in his opinion that Paul was a ge...

An answer to the allegation that Jesus never claimed to be the Messiah.

It is a common misconception that every Jewish person of Jesus’ time rejected him—but this does not tell the full story. In fact, many were fascinated...

The writer of Proverbs paints a mysterious picture of a figure who bears the name of God’s son and asks the reader to identify him. But is the idea of...

No Jewish scholar can fail to recognize that the teaching of Jesus forms one of the most unique codes in the world. Dr. Joseph Klausner, for many year...