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A Few Notes on Inner-Biblical Exegesis and Jewish Hermeneutics

Posted on June 19, 2013 by

In this almost painfully beautiful book…Fishbane…explores the question of the kind of canon, privileged status, or Logos, the Torah actually has for the post-modern Western Jew. It…is a moving, personal apologia… -James A. Sanders, “Theology Today” Pastor Randy recommended Michael … Continue reading →

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The Jewish Gospel, Part 2

Posted on June 19, 2013 by

But the way Boaz teaches this lesson teaches us something about Biblical sufficiency. The idea of sufficiency is that the Bible is all that we need to understand the Bible. That’s not exactly true. While the plain meaning of the … Continue reading →

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The Jewish Gospel, Part 1

Posted on June 18, 2013 by

Last night, the new MJTI Interfaith Center in Beverly Hills hosted a seminar on the Gospels with special guest, Boaz Michael, the founder and director of First Fruits of Zion. The two-hour seminar introduced many of the typologies throughout Matthew … Continue reading →

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Blogging from the Ashes

Posted on June 17, 2013 by

I am but dust and ashes. -Genesis 18:27 As far as my blog is concerned, I need to have things settled and digested in my own mind, before I impose them on others! I am not saying that this is … Continue reading →

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Learning Smallness

Posted on June 16, 2013 by

The words of the wise are heard with pleasantness. -Ecclesiastes 9:17 The Talmud states that on Friday afternoon, a person must alert his household to prepare the necessities for Shabbos. However, he must do so in a soft voice, so … Continue reading →

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Are People Evil or Just Different?

Posted on June 14, 2013 by

Let your home be open to all. -Ethics of the Fathers 1:5 I have traveled to many communities to lecture on various subjects. I have also attended other guest speakers’ lectures. Invariably, after the lecture, the speaker is invited to … Continue reading →

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Taking the Fork in the Road: Discussing Arminianism and Calvinism, Part 4

Posted on June 13, 2013 by

The Arminian, whether strict, or moderate like Thiessen, will say that man is elect because he believes. The Calvinist asserts that man believes because he is elect. As long as Acts 13:48 and John 10:26 are part of the Bible, … Continue reading →

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Fish Out Of Water

Posted on June 12, 2013 by

A true master of life never leaves this world—he transcends it, but he is still within it. He is still there to assist those who are bonded with him with blessing and advice, just as before, and even more so. … Continue reading →

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The Bible as a Quantum Cookbook

Posted on June 12, 2013 by

When I was young, my father, a rabbi, would roll up his sleeves in front of an open Talmud and spend four or five hours putting different postulates and corollaries together as though he were building a road in ancient … Continue reading →

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Taking the Fork in the Road: Discussing Arminianism and Calvinism, Part 3

Posted on June 11, 2013 by

I’m continuing to read Dr. Manfred E. Kober’s article “Divine Election or Human Effort?”. I’ve just finished “Chapter 3: The Doctrine of Election.” I’m no more convinced of Calvinism now than I was when I read the previous two chapters … Continue reading →

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