Category: Tishrei Journal

  • 31. Atonement According to Moses and the Traditional Writings

    Louis Goldberg The concern far atonement with God was of primary importance to Jewish people in the Second Temple period while the Talmud was being completed.1 For the Jewish person who recognized he had a revelation from God, no place existed for speculation. The people in this society sought most earnestly God’s forgiveness for sin. G.E. […]

  • 30. Rabbinic Literature: A Spiritual Treasure

    David Bivin The sages were the creators of the Oral Torah. This literature, still unwritten in Jesus’ day is of great value in understanding Jesus sayings. It is also a rich treasure of spiritual wisdom. As used in Jerusalem Perspective, “rabbinic literature” refers to the various collections of Oral Torah. As the name implies, the […]

  • 29. The Rabbis and I

    Richard Peterson No-one, prior to my arrival in lsrael ever suggested that rabbinic literature might make good devotional reading. It came as a pleasant surprise, as I began to read through my second-hand English-Hebrew prayer book1 during Sabbath morning services at the local synagogue. I would come away feeling as I have occasionally felt on leaving […]

  • 28. The Positive Value of Rabbinic Literature

    David Friedman With the Jewish reclamation of the person of Jesus, and with a move in the church to understand its Jewish roots, a question lingers in the mind of many believers. It is, “Is the study of Rabbinic literature of any value to the church?” As an Israeli Messianic rabbi, I can offer some […]

  • 27. Rabbinic Literature as a Background to Scripture (Editorial)

    Clifford Denton Prior to the launch of Tishrei, I had been stirred to respond to the growing deception of the age and to certain aspects of the mission challenge to the church. In my view, there was a need for scholarly apologetics to develop among Christian leaders and for such scholarship to have consequences for […]

  • 26. Is the Time Appropriate to Consider Restoring the Original Jewish Hermeneutics of the New Testament?

    Jacov Prasch Any casual reader of the New Testament immediately notices a major phenomenon out of character with Christian (including conservative evangelical) thought. Simply stated, the writers of the New Testament do not exegete various Old Testament passages they quote with the accepted rules of western grammatical-historical method and construction. A classical example commonly cited […]

  • 25. The Signs of the Messiah

    Risto Santala The following article is taken from a talk given to Messianic Jews in Moscow in Autumn 1992. The Christian dialogue with our Jewish brother is in fact easier than the approach to a Gentile. In I Corinthians 1:22 we read: “For Jews demand signs and Greeks seek wisdom, but we preach Christ crucified, […]

  • 24. The Messiah and the Scriptures: Some Reflections

    Christopher Barder The subject of the Messiah is the most important in the entire Bible. The unity of the Scriptures is nowhere more apparent than in the Messianic themes which appear continuously. There should be no title “Old Testament” and maybe even no title “New Testament”. Rather, both of these belong together. Both of them […]

  • 23. Christian Antisemitism: Its Consequences for the Church

    Richard Peterson Christian antisemitism, as we will see, involves much more than simple racism. Over the centuries it has left tragic scars, not only on the Jewish people, but also upon the Church. I hope to show how the Lord’s promise, that he will curse those who curse Abraham, has been tragically fulfilled in the […]

  • 22. Antisemitism: From the Personal to the International

    Christopher Barder Why can it seem difficult openly to buy the Jewish Chronicle? Why can it then feel necessary not to be seen carrying it? Why when having to tell someone that one is Jewish can it be difficult not to anticipate a negative response, with the possibility of rejection? The Jerusalem Post has to […]