Category: Jesus and Israel

Some Thoughts on SJ Thomason’s Response to Elisha Ben Abuya

Posted on 11 Feb 2018 by

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In December Twitter user Elisha Ben Abuya posted to his blog a piece on Isaiah 53. In it he lays out his case that the passage which Christians attribute to divine prophecy about Jesus is actually about Israel and is hardly prophetic at all.… Continue Reading “Some Thoughts on SJ Thomason’s Response to Elisha Ben Abuya”

Category: Apologists, Christian Apologetics, Hebrew, Hebrew Scriptures, Isaiah, Isaiah 53, Jesus, Jesus and Israel, Nevi'im, Second Isaiah, Servant Songs, SJ Thomason

Matthew’s Vision of Jesus: Jesus is the New Israel

Posted on 30 May 2017 by

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Many things could be said about the Gospel of Matthew but perhaps the most obvious is its attempt to portray Jesus as the new and better Israel. Let me explain. Throughout the book, the author either alludes to or explicitly cites biblical passages that… Continue Reading “Matthew’s Vision of Jesus: Jesus is the New Israel”

Category: Christian Scriptures, Deuteronomy, Deuteronomy 8, Deuteronomy 8:1-3, Hebrew Scriptures, Hosea, Hosea 11, Hosea 11:1-2, Israel, Jesus, Jesus and Israel, Matthew 2, Matthew 2:13-15, Matthew 4, Matthew 4:1-11, Nevi'im, The Gospel of Matthew, The Latter Prophets, The Sermon on the Mount: Matthew 5-7, Torah

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