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This week we discuss the course The Stories of Jewish Christ: Among the Rabbis with professor Pinchas Shir. How does Jesus earn the title rabbi? What does that mean about the responsibility of the students? What are the early rabbinic sources that help us understand Jesus' role?Dive deeper into the material by registering for The Stories of Jewish Christ: Among the Rabbis  You can find more projects from Dr. Cyndi Parker at Narrative of PlaceFind out how you can get this and many other courses with one small monthly subscription at: https://israelbiblecenter.comStay connected with IBC on Facebook @IsraelBibleCenter or Twitter @IsraelStudy

To enroll in Dr. Schaser's course click HERE. Find out how you can get this and many other courses with one small monthly subscription at: https://israelbiblecenter.comStay connected with IBC on Facebook @IsraelBibleCenter or Twitter @IsraelStudy

In his course, Dr. Schaser discusses all the women who are portrayed in the Bible as prophets, ministers, judges, military leaders, bread winners, disciples, apostles, evangelists, and teachers of men and women. Today we focus on a judge and military leader, along with a feisty warrior in her own right. To enroll in Dr. Schaser's course click HERE. Find out how you can get this and many other courses with one small monthly subscription at: https://israelbiblecenter.comStay connected with IBC on Facebook @IsraelBibleCenter or Twitter @IsraelStudy

This week we begin the process of untangling our cultural assumptions about women from the biblical design for women. To learn more from Dr. Schaser and to discuss more Biblical examples, enroll in his course HERE. Read more about Carol Meyer's view of Israelite Patriarchy HERE.Find out how you can get this and many other courses with one small monthly subscription at: https://israelbiblecenter.comStay connected with IBC on Facebook @IsraelBibleCenter or Twitter @IsraelStudy

Why was there animosity between the Samaritans and the Jews? Was the Samaritan woman shamed in her community? Why did the people of her village listen to her? We have so many preconceived ideas about this narrative that it is time to think about it in a new light. Register HERE for the audio course The Jewish Gospel of John Part 1. If you want to start your journey to learn the Hebrew language, start HERE.Dr. Eli Lizorkin-Eyzenberg's book about the Samaritan Woman is found HERE.Find out how you can get this and many other courses with one small monthly subscription at: https://israelbiblecenter.comStay connected with IBC on Facebook @IsraelBibleCenter or Twitter @IsraelStudy

This is the second part of the conversation regarding the amazing nuggets found in the course Jewish Insights into Scripture Part 1. When you sign up you need to be ready to have the traditional interpretations of familiar passages discussed and often challenged to the core. Reference for the article about if John son of Zebadee was a Levite: https://www.jstor.org/stable/30066959?seq=1Register for Jewish Insights into Scripture, Part 1 Explore the provocative IBC Round Table Talks HERE.Find out how you can get this and many other courses with one small monthly subscription at: https://israelbiblecenter.comStay connected with IBC on Facebook @IsraelBibleCenter or Twitter @IsraelStudy

Jewish Insights into Scripture Part 1 is filled with amazing nuggets that help you read familiar stories in a new light. When you sign up, you need to be ready to have the traditional interpretations of familiar passages discussed and often challenged to the core. In this episode we discuss two of the many insights from the course. Read Rabbi Sacks book Not in God's NameRegister for Jewish Insights into Scripture, Part 1 If you want to start your journey to learn the Hebrew language, start HERE.Do not forget to use the coupon code ISRAEL for a free gift! Explore the amazing Round Table Talks HERE.Find out how you can get this and many other courses with one small monthly subscription at: https://israelbiblecenter.comStay connected with IBC on Facebook @IsraelBibleCenter or Twitter @IsraelStudy

Click HERE to enroll in the course Listening to the Land of the Bible Part 1. And do not forget to use the coupon code ISRAEL to receive free material!Explore the amazing Round Table Talks HERE.Order Dr. Cyndi Parker's book on Amazon on HERE.Find out how you can get this and many other courses with one small monthly subscription at: https://israelbiblecenter.comStay connected with IBC on Facebook @IsraelBibleCenter or Twitter @IsraelStudy

Click HERE to see the Babylonian Map of the WorldConnect to Biblical Background: www.bibback.comClick HERE to enroll in the course Listening to the Land of the Bible Part 1. And do not forget to use the coupon code ISRAEL to receive free material!Explore the amazing Round Table Talks HERE.Find out how you can get this and many other courses with one small monthly subscription at: https://israelbiblecenter.comStay connected with IBC on Facebook @IsraelBibleCenter or Twitter @IsraelStudy

What does it mean to listen as the land speaks? Dr. Parker gives specific examples of how understanding the land will help us all listen to the secrets it has to tell. We also hear about how knowing the land changes the way we understand who God is and what he wants from his people. Dr. Parker explains how the land of inheritance is a vulnerable place to live and how the land becomes an example to the people of how to trust God. Click HERE to enroll in the course Listening to the Land of the Bible Part 1. And do not forget to use the coupon code ISRAEL to receive free material!Explore the amazing Round Table Talks HERE.Find out how you can get this and many other courses with one small monthly subscription at: https://israelbiblecenter.comStay connected with IBC on Facebook @IsraelBibleCenter or Twitter @IsraelStudy

An outtake from our pre-recording is available at the end of the episode.Enroll in The Jewish Gospel of Matthew: https://israelbiblecenter.com/courses/jewish-gospel-matthewAnd do not forget to use the coupon code: ISRAELExplore Listening to the Land of the Bible Part 2: https://israelbiblecenter.com/courses/listening-to-the-land-of-the-bible-iiFind out how you can get this and many other courses with one small monthly subscription at: https://israelbiblecenter.comStay connected with IBC on Facebook @IsraelBibleCenter or Twitter @IsraelStudy

Do we adequately know the background of the Jewishness of the Gospel of Matthew? Dr. Schaser helps us understand the extra biblical literary sources that illuminate how Jesus is portrayed in the gospel; from festivals to the Sermon on the Mount. Enroll in The Jewish Gospel of Matthew: https://israelbiblecenter.com/courses/jewish-gospel-matthewAnd do not forget to use the coupon code: ISRAELFind out how you can get this and many other courses with one small monthly subscription at: https://israelbiblecenter.comStay connected with IBC on Facebook @IsraelBibleCenter or Twitter @IsraelStudy

It is December and Christians are entering the Advent season as a time to remember the birth of Jesus. This is the perfect time to think about the Jewishness of the gospels. We focus this week on Matthew 1–4 which are filled with fascinating details. Enroll in The Jewish Gospel of Matthew: https://israelbiblecenter.com/courses/jewish-gospel-matthewAnd do not forget to use the coupon code: ISRAELExplore Listening to the Land of the Bible Part 2: https://israelbiblecenter.com/courses/listening-to-the-land-of-the-bible-iiFind out how you can get this and many other courses with one small monthly subscription at: https://israelbiblecenter.comStay connected with IBC on Facebook @IsraelBibleCenter or Twitter @IsraelStudy

Pinchas Shir talks about the Essenes in this episode, but if you want more details, enroll in our course  The Shadow of the Essenes in the New Testament. We spend this episode talking about why the Essenes refused to worship at the Temple in Jerusalem and why they seem to disassociate themselves from the rest of society. In contrast, the Zealots were ready to pick up their swords to fight Rome. Enroll in The Jewish Christ: First Century Diversity at: https://israelbiblecenter.com/courses/judaism-days-of-jesus-i-understanding-landscape/And do not forget to use the coupon code: ISRAELFind out how you can get this and many other courses with one small monthly subscription at: https://israelbiblecenter.comStay connected with IBC on Facebook @IsraelBibleCenter or Twitter @IsraelStudy

We start with the Hasidim and discuss how the Pharisees emerged from this group. While the Sadducees were Temple-focused, the Pharisees were purity-in-life focused. They were an of-the-people-for-the-people kind of group scattered throughout the diaspora. Pinchas Shir helps us understand how the Pharisees used Scripture and why they seem to be arguing with Jesus all the time. Enroll in The Jewish Christ: First Century Diversity at: https://israelbiblecenter.com/courses/judaism-days-of-jesus-i-understanding-landscape/And do not forget to use the coupon code: ISRAEL when you register to receive FREE STUFF!!!!Find out how you can get this and many other courses with one small monthly subscription at: https://israelbiblecenter.comStay connected with IBC on Facebook @IsraelBibleCenter or Twitter @IsraelStudy

What was Judaism like in the Second Temple period? It was diverse. Very diverse. This week Pinchas Shir tells us about where that diversity came from and why we only talk about four of the more than ten divisions of Judaism from that time. We end up focusing on the Temple-oriented Sadducees who had positions of power and of political connection. But do we have their own writings? Enroll in The Jewish Christ: First Century Diversity at: https://israelbiblecenter.com/courses/judaism-days-of-jesus-i-understanding-landscape/To engage the Intertestamental History and how it impacts the way we read the gospel, enroll in the soon to be released course Listening to the Land of the Bible Part 2 at: https://israelbiblecenter.com/courses/listening-to-the-land-of-the-bible-ii/And do not forget to use the coupon code: ISRAEL when you register to receive FREE STUFF!!!!Find out how you can get this and many other courses with one small monthly subscription at: https://israelbiblecenter.comStay connected with IBC on Facebook @IsraelBibleCenter or Twitter @IsraelStudy

Why are there so many copies of Psalms in the Dead Sea Scrolls? What roll did the psalms play in Second Temple Judaism? Dr. Schaser takes us through how the Psalms were used by different Second Temple Jewish groups. We also have time at the end of the episode to explore what modern readers miss when we do not understand what Jesus is doing when he quotes one line from a psalm. Take for instance Psalm 22. What does it mean when Jesus quotes the first line of Psalm 22 from the cross?Enroll in The Hebrew Psalms at: https://israelbiblecenter.com/courses/psalms-hebrew-introduction/Find out how you can get this and many other courses with one small monthly subscription at: https://israelbiblecenter.comStay connected with IBC on Facebook @IsraelBibleCenter or Twitter @IsraelStudy

Enroll in The Hebrew Psalms at: https://israelbiblecenter.com/courses/psalms-hebrew-introduction/Find out how you can get this and many other courses with one small monthly subscription at: https://israelbiblecenter.comStay connected with IBC on Facebook @IsraelBibleCenter or Twitter @IsraelStudy

What is the purpose of the collected pieces of poetry in Psalms? How do we know they were to be sung? Dr. Nicholas Schaser gives us a sneak peek into his course at Israel Bible Center about the Hebrew Psalms. This week we discuss how the psalms are different from the writings of the poetry of the prophets. And what is Hebrew poetry, anyway? What about the superscripts above the psalms?Enroll in The Hebrew Psalms at: https://israelbiblecenter.com/courses/psalms-hebrew-introduction/Find out how you can get this and many other courses with one small monthly subscription: https://israelbiblecenter.comStay connected with IBC on Facebook @IsraelBibleCenter or Twitter @IsraelStudy

The role of the prophet is not to predict what is to come, but to speak into their present moment, so how does Revelation fit into the prophetic category? We also discuss how the author uses imagery to connect the dots between the ideas of a suffering Messiah and a victorious Messiah. How do Christians and Jews view concepts of "A new heaven and a new earth," and how do those ideas influence the way we live life in the here-and-now? We conclude the Revelation series with a Big Concept idea about the character of God. Enroll for the course "Revelation in a Jewish Context" at: https://israelbiblecenter.com/courses/revelation-jewish-context-i-orientation/Find out how you can get this and many other courses with one small monthly subscription: https://israelbiblecenter.com/membership-account/certificate-in-jewish-studies/Stay connected with IBC on  Facebook @IsraelBibleCenter or Twitter @IsraelStudy