Reading and Enjoying the Apocrypha: 1 & 2 Maccabees

Posted on September 26, 2023
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This is the second part of Dr. Noll’s series, “Reading and Enjoying the Apocrypha.” In my introductory article, โ€œWhat is the Apocrypha and Why Should You Read It?โ€ I suggested one practical reason for Anglicans to do so is that the Prayer Book lectionary prescribes selections from the Apocrypha. Now Iโ€™d like to up the ante…

What is the Apocrypha, and Why Should You Read It?

Posted on September 1, 2023
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This is the first part of Dr. Noll’s series, “Reading and Enjoying the Apocrypha.” It is hard enough to pronounce or spell Apocrypha, so why should you want to read it? Good question. Answering that question is my task in this series of articles. Did you know that the Apocrypha is part of the Bible?…

Did Jesus Reject the Land Promise?

Posted on June 1, 2023
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This article is part of a series on Jesus the Jewish Messiah by Gerald McDermott. Click here to view other articles in this series. In Luke 21:24, Jesus prophesied that one day Jews would have sovereignty over the land of Israel. They will fall by the edge of the sword and be led captive among all…

Jesus and the Jewish Covenant

Posted on May 23, 2023
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This article is part of a series on Jesus the Jewish Messiah by Gerald McDermott. Click here to view other articles in this series. Therefore I tell you that the kingdom of God will be taken away from you and will be given to a nation producing the fruit of it. (Matthew 21:43) Did Jesus…

Did Jesus Reject the Temple?

Posted on April 6, 2023
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This article is part of a series on Jesus the Jewish Messiah by Gerald McDermott. Click here to view other articles in this series. He who swears by the temple swears by it and by Him who dwells in it. (Matthew 23:21) It has been something of a Christian consensus that Jesus rejected the temple…

Jesus and Jerusalem

Posted on March 31, 2023
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This article is part of a series on Jesus the Jewish Messiah by Gerald McDermott. Click here to view other articles in this series. Then the devil took Jesus to the holy city. (Matthew 4:5) As I have written in previous posts in this series, it was only a few decades ago that I started to…

Jesus and the Jewish Commission

Posted on March 24, 2023
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This article is part of a series on Jesus the Jewish Messiah by Gerald McDermott. Click here to view other articles in this series. Jesus sent off the Twelve after commanding them, saying, โ€œDonโ€™t take the road for the Gentiles and the city of the Samaritans. Keep on going instead to the lost sheep of…

Jesus and Leviticus

Posted on March 16, 2023
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This article is part of a series on Jesus the Jewish Messiah by Gerald McDermott. Click here to view other articles in this series. Go and show yourself to the priest and bring the offering which Moses commanded (Matthew 8:4, alluding to Leviticus 14:21). In a previous article, I wrote that Leviticus is the book most…

Grief in the Psalms

Posted on March 9, 2023
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How long, O Lord? Will you forget me forever? How long will you hide your face from me? (Psalm 13:1). Psalm 13 captures the heavy heart of Lent in this somber passage. Alone with his grief, the Psalmist cries out to be seen by God. Similarly, Psalm 22 begins, “My God, My God, why have…

Jesus and the Jewish Sects

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This article is part of a series on Jesus the Jewish Messiah by Gerald McDermott. Click here to view other articles in this series. The scribes and the Pharisees have been sitting on Mosesโ€™ seat. Therefore practice and protect everything they tell you, but donโ€™t practice their works (Matthew 23:2-3). Most Anglicans know that there…