My research is focused on the interpretations of biblical texts in the contexts of ancient culture, languages, and history.
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One of the best-known verses from the Gospels is John 3:16 - "For God so loved the world..." But just before that, Jesus said, “As Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, even so, must the Son of Man be lifted up; so that whoever believes...
The Dead Sea Scrolls, considered by many to be the most significant archaeological find of the 20th century, are thought to have been written or collected by an ascetic Jewish sect that fled Jerusalem for the desert 2,000 years ago and settled at Qumran, on the banks of the...
This is a lecture by Prof. Schiffman. Though it was delivered some time ago (2006), most of the material Rabbi Shiffman presents is still relevant and may be new and eye-opening to someone who has not studied the topic before. If you are up to spending an hour with an...
By now everyone has heard of the Dead Sea Scrolls. And this region of the world continues to furnish the research community with more archaeological discoveries. Another cave in the Judean desert was recently explored. This cave is known today as the "cave of horrors," and the main...
Are you puzzled by the visions of John's Revelation? Many people find his book inspirational and very interesting, but it remains a veiled message. These are audio excerpts from several lectures I gave live on "How to Read the Book of Revelation as Jewish Literature." The...
On the one hand, Leviticus offers us dull instructions for something that does not even happen anymore. The Temple has been destroyed for almost 2000 thousand years now. But on the other hand, these instructions to Aaron show us something significant about God and his expectation of how we are...
There is a common sentiment among those who embrace Christ – “Jesus paid it all. That is all you need for atonement of sin”. This is very true, but much more needs to be said about sacrifices in this context. There is a common and naïve assumption that all sacrifices are...
The Mishna is a collection of written traditions of the oral Torah in the form of discussion. These discussions were preserved by the rabbis of the first and second centuries CE. A number of English translations of this ancient document are in existence. This English translation of the Mishnah by...