‘Tis the season of wintertime magic. Whimsical carols fill the air. Families bundle up inside. Hot cocoa warms our mugs as snow blankets the ground. Enchantment and serenity are the promises of the season. Even so, in our culture, the magic is intertwined with Christmas—the holiday for Christians to celebrate the coming of Jesus. Try […]
https://aboutmessiah.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/pillar-of-fire.jpg1108713Brian J. Crawfordhttps://aboutmessiah.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/About-Messiah-Logo-No-Transparency-300x169.pngBrian J. Crawford2024-12-26 18:52:532024-12-26 18:52:53The Jewishness of a Divine Messiah
In the cold winter of Jerusalem, amid the Festival of Lights, Yeshua stood in Solomon’s Colonnade on the eastern side of the Temple, surrounded by curious and confrontational listeners. The setting was Hanukkah (the Feast of Dedication), the festival commemorating God’s miraculous deliverance of the Jewish people from the persecution of the evil Seleucid ruler, […]
https://aboutmessiah.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Jerusalem_Hannukah_021210.jpg768576Jennifer Mileshttps://aboutmessiah.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/About-Messiah-Logo-No-Transparency-300x169.pngJennifer Miles2024-12-26 18:36:132025-01-02 18:28:38Yeshua’s Hanukkah Declarations of his Identity
Christians often say, “Jesus died for your sins,” a statement that may seem at odds with Jewish beliefs about how our sins are forgiven. But what if I told you that Hanukkah reveals a deeper connection, showing that there is a concept in Jewish tradition that the death of the righteous atones for the sins […]
https://aboutmessiah.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/maccabean-martyrs.jpg782474J. Aharonhttps://aboutmessiah.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/About-Messiah-Logo-No-Transparency-300x169.pngJ. Aharon2024-12-26 18:22:092024-12-26 18:22:09Atonement without a Temple: Maccabean Martyrs and Yeshua
The Jewishness of a Divine Messiah
Reasons to Believe, Theology, Yeshua‘Tis the season of wintertime magic. Whimsical carols fill the air. Families bundle up inside. Hot cocoa warms our mugs as snow blankets the ground. Enchantment and serenity are the promises of the season. Even so, in our culture, the magic is intertwined with Christmas—the holiday for Christians to celebrate the coming of Jesus. Try […]
Yeshua’s Hanukkah Declarations of his Identity
Reasons to Believe, YeshuaIn the cold winter of Jerusalem, amid the Festival of Lights, Yeshua stood in Solomon’s Colonnade on the eastern side of the Temple, surrounded by curious and confrontational listeners. The setting was Hanukkah (the Feast of Dedication), the festival commemorating God’s miraculous deliverance of the Jewish people from the persecution of the evil Seleucid ruler, […]
Atonement without a Temple: Maccabean Martyrs and Yeshua
Atonement and Salvation from Sin, Jewish HolidaysChristians often say, “Jesus died for your sins,” a statement that may seem at odds with Jewish beliefs about how our sins are forgiven. But what if I told you that Hanukkah reveals a deeper connection, showing that there is a concept in Jewish tradition that the death of the righteous atones for the sins […]