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The Transformation of Israelite Religion to Rabbinic Judaism
The link between the religion of biblical Israel and the religion we now identify as rabbinic Judaism is often controversial. The controversy is often linked to theological agendas …
An Introduction to Jewish Theology
Rabbi Byron L. Sherwin, once noted that many Jews seemed convinced that since traditional Judaism is focused on Halachah, i.e., the practical observance of the commandments, any …
Why Did Spanish Jews Convert to Christianity?
Judaizing Jesus
The relationship between Judaism and Christianity has been acrimonious throughout most of history. Often confronted with persecution, with arguments of Divine rejection, and with …
Ancient Israelite Identity
One of the principal theological themes of the Hebrew Bible is the relationship between Israel and God. At the heart of this bond is the supernatural experience at Sinai. The Torah …
Conflicted Identities
In 2006, I was attending several week-long classes at the Spertus Institute for Jewish Learning and Leadership in Chicago. One of the classes was titled "Who is a Jew?" and was …
Enoch Rising
Few Biblical figures are as intriguing and mysterious as Enoch. He is mentioned only a few times in the canonical Hebrew Bible, but the impact of his story went on to affect the …
The Chronicles of Canaan
King David is generally regarded as the greatest king of Israel. His rise to power came about only through a very long and challenging process and would have been impossible …
The Judaisms of Jesus' Followers
The Jewish sect which ascribed Jesus the title of Messiah was eventually transformed into a non-Jewish movement wholly separated from its Jewish context. The transformation was not …
The Jews of Iberia
Conversos and the Sabbatean Movement
Messianic Expectations
The idea of a distinctive Messiah, with a specific role, was not definitively established across all the Jewish movements of the Second Temple era. Some groups expected multiple …