Neither Christians nor Jews can find a basis for anti-Semitism in the Gospels Many people assume that the New Testament, if not actually anti-Semitic, at least provides a basis or starting point for ...

Early in New Testament history, recorded in the book of Acts, there was sharp disagreement between Jewish Christians and gentile Christians as to whether gentile males should be circumcised. Certain ...

It was a decisive step at the outset of early Christianity to cross the border that had divided Jews and Gentiles until then. This momentous decision was carried out in the Christian community in ...

The existence of anti-Semitism and its persistence in the West for over two thousand years is one of history’s greatest puzzles. With the tenacity of a brush fire, anti-Semitic feeling has burned its ...

Rabbi Shmuley Boteach (R) Vs. Jew for Yoshka Michael Brown Chosen People Ministries, an evangelical organization that openly proselytizes to Jews, will sponsor a debate between Jew for Yoshka Michael ...

Paul: The Pagans’ Apostle, by Paula Fredriksen. Paula Fredriksen argues that the historical Paul is best understood when seen with the sacred traditions of Israel and the world of the ancient ...

A star is seen in the distant east and pilgrims set out to find the newborn king of the world. They pressed on around the Fertile Crescent, with that star ever before them. How many people exalted ...

Of the many books on Paul published this year, Matthew Thiessen’s stands out. It offers a delightfully clear introduction to a way of reading Paul that is generating lots of discussion among New ...