(New York Jewish Week via JTA) — Baruch A. Levine, a Bible scholar who wrote the two-volume Anchor Bible commentary on the book of Numbers and the Jewish Publication Society commentary on Leviticus, ...
Amanda Beckenstein Mbuvi “grew up Jewish in the Black church” and started a Jewish studies program at her previous college. (JTA) — The Reconstructionist movement has chosen a Jew of color to lead its ...
The two silver amulet scrolls date to 600 BC and are inscribed with the priestly blessing of Numbers 6:24–26. They were ...
It’s so often said that it’s become a cliché in modern politics: Israel has been the Jewish homeland for 3,000 years or more. Modern Israel, they say, is heir to the ancient kingdom of David and ...
Esther Brownsmith became immersed in the Bible at a young age, attending biblical studies conventions with her parents, who created Accordance Bible study software. Brownsmith, assistant professor of ...
The University of Texas's Ackerman Program on Jewish and Western Civilization will offer signature courses focused on Jewish ...
In this painting by English artist William Hole (1846-1917) the Masoretes are depicted working on an authoritative text of the Old Testament in the city of Tiberias on the western shore of the Sea of ...
In his teaching, Jesus often quoted the Jewish Scriptures; after his death, his followers turned to them for clues to the meaning of his life and message. Biblical scholar Mark Hamilton discusses the ...
ALLENDALE TOWNSHIP — The essence of the Lord’s Prayer has often been lost as it’s been translated into an estimated 1,400 languages, says a Jewish Bible scholar. That’s unfortunate, since the prayer ...
(New York Jewish Week via JTA) — Baruch A. Levine, a Bible scholar who wrote the two-volume Anchor Bible commentary on the book of Numbers and the Jewish Publication Society commentary on Leviticus, ...