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Interfaith Now’s “Jewish Tour Guide” — A Series
Interfaith Now’s “Jewish Tour Guide” — A Series
Answering Readers’ Questions on Medium
Tyler Sterling
Feb 15
How Likely is it that Jesus is the Messiah (Part IV)?
How Likely is it that Jesus is the Messiah (Part IV)?
This is the fourth part of a series on the Messiah. This article looks at the development of a Bayesian model (using Genie software) to…
Nick Meader
Nov 27, 2022
A Suffering Messiah: Consistent with the Hebrew Bible or a Christian Invention?
A Suffering Messiah: Consistent with the Hebrew Bible or a Christian Invention?
Part II: A suffering Messiah in Judaism and Christianity
Nick Meader
Nov 6, 2022
How Likely Is It That Jesus Is the Messiah? Part I
How Likely Is It That Jesus Is the Messiah? Part I
Are there passages on the divinity of the Messiah in the Hebrew Bible?
Nick Meader
Oct 29, 2022
Yom Kippur Reflections on Freedom of Religion or Belief
Yom Kippur Reflections on Freedom of Religion or Belief
A moment of quiet revealed a link between the Yom Kippur liturgy and a misunderstood Human Right
JoshCass
Oct 7, 2022
Genealogy of Jesus: Was He a Son of David? Part 1
Genealogy of Jesus: Was He a Son of David? Part 1
Key objections to Jesus as a descendant of David
Nick Meader
Sep 11, 2022
Epic Heroes and the Timidity of the Garden of Eden Myth
Epic Heroes and the Timidity of the Garden of Eden Myth
Gilgamesh, Gnosticism, and the fear of human progress
Benjamin Cain
Jun 24, 2022
Isaiah 53: How Does Jesus’ Life Compare with the Suffering Servant?
Isaiah 53: How Does Jesus’ Life Compare with the Suffering Servant?
How Jesus’ death and resurrection overlap with the suffering servant
Nick Meader
May 17, 2022
Context of Isaiah 53: what the Servant Songs reveal about the Servant
Context of Isaiah 53: what the Servant Songs reveal about the Servant
Why Christians should read all the servant songs — not just Isaiah 53
Nick Meader
Apr 18, 2022
Isaiah 53: did Judaism always consider Israel the suffering servant?
Isaiah 53: did Judaism always consider Israel the suffering servant?
A comprehensive summary of Jewish teaching over two millenia
Nick Meader
Mar 31, 2022
The Impure Jewishness of Christianity’s Origin
The Impure Jewishness of Christianity’s Origin
Syncretism, ancient satire, and the Christ myth theory
Benjamin Cain
Feb 9, 2022
Jonah: The Angsty Teenage Prophet
Jonah: The Angsty Teenage Prophet
A retelling that isn’t about the whale
AS Briggs
Jan 11, 2022
The Word (Logos) in John 1: Gnostic or Jewish Origins?
The Word (Logos) in John 1: Gnostic or Jewish Origins?
The usage of the term Logos in Judaism and early Christianity
Nick Meader
Jan 7, 2022
Rabbi Singer on Whether Jesus Is the Angel of the Lord
Rabbi Singer on Whether Jesus Is the Angel of the Lord
Reflecting on what the Hebrew Bible and the Talmud teaches
Nick Meader
Nov 29, 2021
A Branch and a Bar Mitzvah
A Branch and a Bar Mitzvah
A Chanukah message of the power of light — a personal tale.
Schneur Zalman
Nov 27, 2021
Did Paul Misquote the Hebrew Bible in Romans 9 and 1 Corinthians 15?
Did Paul Misquote the Hebrew Bible in Romans 9 and 1 Corinthians 15?
Responding to Rabbi Singer on Paul’s usage of the Old Testament
Nick Meader
Nov 15, 2021
Isaiah 9: What did the Prophet Isaiah say about Jesus?
Isaiah 9: What did the Prophet Isaiah say about Jesus?
Isaiah’s prophecy about the Messiah and his divine names
Nick Meader
Nov 5, 2021
Daniel 7: Is the Son of Man Divine, Human, or Both?
Daniel 7: Is the Son of Man Divine, Human, or Both?
Daniel 7, Jesus, and the Son of Man
Nick Meader
Oct 19, 2021
To Remain Relevant, Judaism Needs a Visibly Open Door
To Remain Relevant, Judaism Needs a Visibly Open Door
It’s time for Judaism to get proactive about outreach to entire Jewish and non-Jewish communities. Otherwise, we risk irrelevancy.
Rebecca Sealfon
Oct 4, 2021
Atonement for Sin in the Hebrew Bible
Atonement for Sin in the Hebrew Bible
Were sacrifices only for unintentional sins in the Tanakh (or Old Testament)?
Nick Meader
Jul 26, 2021
Abraham’s God
Abraham’s God
Fragmentation of a Message
William House
Jul 21, 2021
Is Isaiah 7:14 About Jesus or Someone Else?
Is Isaiah 7:14 About Jesus or Someone Else?
Responding to Rabbi Tovia Singer’s criticisms of Matthew 1:22–23
Nick Meader
Jun 24, 2021
How Jewish World-Weariness Puts Christianity and Islam to Shame
How Jewish World-Weariness Puts Christianity and Islam to Shame
Jewish existentialism and the miracles of Ecclesiastes
Benjamin Cain
Jun 18, 2021
Why Muslims Can’t Laugh at Themselves
Why Muslims Can’t Laugh at Themselves
Desert culture, Jewish humanism, and Islam’s hostility to comedy
Benjamin Cain
Jun 4, 2021
Interfaith, and the stories we tell in eulogies
Interfaith, and the stories we tell in eulogies
The stories we tell, and those who do not tell their own stories.
JoshCass
Jun 2, 2021
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