Study in the Holy Lands

Culture

Betrayal at the Crossroad: The Last Week of Jesus, Day 4

Filmed in Israel: This is part 4 of 8 discussing the last week of the life of Jesus up to and after the resurrection. This is filmed taking into context the geography, history, spiritual climate of the time-period, and language of the biblical text. It concludes with how we choose

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Christmas

The Importance of Hanukkah

Jesus celebrated it, and His followers can benefit from learning more about it. Jeremy Stein from the Center for Holy Lands Studies walks through what you should know about Hanukkah.

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Culture

Jesus in the Grainfields

PART ONE Much of Scripture is so straightforward, we humans have to try hard to misunderstand its intended meaning. For example, few would attempt to argue the intended meaning of “You shall not steal” (Matthew 19:18). On the other hand, some of Scripture including some of the teachings of Jesus

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Culture

Did Jews Travel Through Samaria in the Time of Jesus?

For hundreds of years, pastors, teachers, professors, and authors have taught that Jews in the first century avoided travel through Samaria due to the hatred that existed between them and the Samaritans. Robert Gundry provides an excellent example of this position when he says, One [main road] led…from Jerusalem past

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Culture

Jesus on Ritual Purity

As important as understanding Jesus in his original context is, modern Christians have a number of hurdles to overcome to do so. For example, Sabbath observance, sacred calendar issues, and ritual purity were of highest importance to Jesus’ generation, but are simply not on the radar screen of the average

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Culture

Jesus and the Law of Moses: The Woman Caught in Adultery

The purpose of this article is to give careful attention to the story of the woman caught in adultery (John 8:1-11). Fewer episodes in the ministry of Jesus have received more attention than this one, and yet fewer have suffered more misunderstanding at the hands of well-intentioned modern interpreters. This

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