Tanakh

Sometimes, our story seems like one long battle for survival. What is the secret to Jewish survival throughout our long history?

Do Jewish people believe in heaven? Many of our people have only a “maybe” belief in any kind of life after death. But what does the Tanakh say about ...

Why does God allow humans to do so many selfish and even wicked things? A search for the Bible’s answer to the most difficult question.

Let’s take a look at how Yom Kippur, the Day of Atonement in Judaism from the Tanakh (Hebrew Bible) has evolved over the last several millenia, to whe...

Ruth is a mold-breaker. Her society was full of boxes, and she broke pretty much every box that can be broken without engaging in immorality.

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...

The Bible challenged ancient culture and included a place for women to participate in every aspect of life except the Temple priesthood.

An exploration of the two different descriptions of the Messiah brought up in the book of Zechariah, the Jewish understanding of Messiah ben Joseph an...

Scripture tells us that we Jews were chosen by God for a purpose. But what is that purpose? A closer look points to our loving God and our neighbors, ...

Though, it’s often held to be heretical in modern Judaism, the idea of a God being three-in-one actually has its roots in foundational Judaism.

More than any other book of the Hebrew Scriptures, the writings of the prophet Daniel confront us with evidence of the time of Messiah’s coming.

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 is the meaning of Isaiah 53? Does Isaiah 53 have descriptions of Jesus in the chapter? Read on here for more on the suffering servant described t...

Who are God’s chosen people, and what does it mean He selected them for a specific purpose and task? Does the history of the Jewish people cancel thei...

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.

The (Jewish) writers of the New Testament asserted that the Old Testament spoke of a coming Messiah and quoted from it extensively to prove their poin...

Passover culminates in the hope that the herald, the messenger, Elijah, will come and drink from his cup. But what would his arrival mean?

How do we reconcile the promise that God has a covenant with Israel with our experiences in daily life, which are often filled with difficulties.

Psalm 22:16 is one verse where the standard Jewish translations differ from the translations most Christians use. Here’s why. In Hebrew, the phrase th...

It’s commonly maintained that Isaiah 53 was never considered messianic by rabbis and Jewish sages. Sometimes the statement is phrased as, “Judaism tea...

Some say that Zechariah 12:10 refers to the Gentile nations who mourn because of the Jewish martyrs (or a particular unknown martyr) they have killed....

The Jewish prophets gave some very specific information about the Messiah not often discussed in synagogue.

Celebrating Purim as a boy, I saw Mordechai as the main hero. It took time to fully appreciate Esther’s humble courage and heroic role in her story.

We have a glorious future and an abundant present if we appropriate the salvation made possible by the One who “was wounded through our transgressions...