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Resurrection in Jewish Tradition

Jewish Tradition, New Testament Issues, Yeshua

For many Jewish people, belief in Yeshua’s (Jesus’s) resurrection seems like a departure from Judaism. The resurrection is often presented as a distinctly Christian doctrine that emerged after Yeshua’s death, leaving the impression that…

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The Shroud of Turin: Jesus’s Resurrection Cloth

New Testament Issues, Reasons to Believe, Yeshua

The Shroud of Turin is the burial cloth believed to have once wrapped the crucified Yeshua (Jesus) of Nazareth. Though its documented history began in Lirey, France, in the mid-fourteenth century, earlier historical references suggest it was…

Victory in Yeshua

Messianic Prophecy, Problem of Evil, Theology, Yeshua

One of the main reasons some of our people reject Yeshua as the Messiah is because the Scriptures prophesy of a conquering King who will defeat Israel’s enemies and usher in a kingdom of peace. We look at the world today, and we do not see…

What kind of a leader does God want for Israel?

Theological Issues, Today's Difficult Problems, Yeshua

A Crisis of Leadership Our current news headlines seem to indicate that the world is experiencing a significant crisis of leadership. Almost every day, it feels like we hear stories of political corruption, financial greed, selfishness, incompetence,…

Who Were Jesus’s Women Followers?

Bible, Contemporary Issues, New Testament Issues, Yeshua

Did you know that many of Jesus’s followers were Jewish women? Yes, many Jewish women have come to believe that Jesus is the Messiah, starting with his first followers two thousand years ago. Today, Jewish women from all around the world,…

If the Messiah Came, Why Isn’t There World Peace?

Common Questions, Problem of Evil, Reasons to Believe, Yeshua

If there is anything we know about the Messiah, it is that the Messiah will bring world peace. Yet, we who are Jewish believers in Yeshua (Jesus) claim that the Messiah has come, despite it being obvious that there has been no world peace since…

The Messiah: The One Who Brings Peace

Reasons to Believe, Today's Difficult Problems, Yeshua

When we lose a loved one, we recite the mourner’s Kaddish. Oddly enough, in this ancient Jewish prayer, we do not speak of death. Instead, our kavanah (intention) is directed toward God, praising Him and pleading with Him: “May there be…

Does Christian Antisemitism Disprove Jesus as Messiah?

Antisemitism and Belief in Jesus, Reasons to Believe, Yeshua

If the Messiah is supposed to end antisemitism, make all wars cease, and establish God’s kingdom on earth, then how can Yeshua (Jesus) be the Messiah? His followers have perpetrated antisemitism for centuries, have initiated countless wars,…

Did the Jews Kill Jesus?

Antisemitism and Belief in Jesus, New Testament Issues, Theology, Yeshua

Few verses in the New Testament have been more tragically misused than Matthew 27:25: “All the people answered, ‘His blood is on us and on our children!’” For centuries, this verse has been cited to accuse the Jewish people of deicide—the…

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…