This week in the Messianic blogosphere. I’ve missed a few, I know, was a busy week last! Forgive me if I’ve omitted any good posts/podcasts from the past week.
- Why Do I Read Midrash - Rabbi Carl Kinbar explains his fascination with (and why it’s useful for Messianics to study) midrash, the ancient commentary on the Hebrew Scriptures.
- Does the New Testament support gentile Christians joining a Messianic congregation? - Oh boy. The publishers of the popular “Our Daily Bread” Christian devotional answer the question, “Should I attend a Torah-observant Messianic congregation?” The publishers go on to claim any return to Torah is idolatry.
They assert,
The church’s faith in the new covenant of Christ had surpassed a religion of nationalism and ritual worship.
- Obedience by Choice: A Contradiction in Terms – A One Law response to First Fruits of Zion’s recent shift in theology. Hat tip: Benzvi.
- Rabbis’ Response to the Palestinian Christian Kairos document – Palestinian Christian leaders had issued a statement against Israel. Here is the response from Israeli rabbis. Hat tip: Leman.
- The calf and the lion will feed together – James comments on Bible translations and textual issues, and how even the simplest of phrases can be interpreted with varying meaning.
JBOMs
- Messianic Jewish Musings - Replacing Sin with Godliness
- MessiahConnection - Vision of the Fathers, Part I
Podcasts
- Pastoral Epistles Study: 1 Timothy 1:8-11 – John McKee’s latest lecture on the pastoral epistles, in which he addresses the “law is not for righteous persons, but for law breakers” bit often quoted as support against Torah-keeping.
Enjoy these tasty bracha bits, fine blog readers.
