Tag: Jacob and the Prodigal: How Jesus Retold Israel’s Story
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Household: Introducing the Evangelium in Evangelio
Jesus was a metaphorical theologian in the tradition of the rabbis of his time. He may have spent as much as eighteen years before initiating his itinerate ministry as part of the haberim, a local community of Jews devoted to studying the Scripture. Rabbis typically drew on the rich wealth of stories and themes in…
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Household: The Rabbi from Galilee
Occasionally, I see a car with a bumper sticker that says, "My boss is a Jewish Carpenter." This sentiment plays on the idea that Jesus came as a folksy working-class guy who walked around the Palestinian countryside telling stories and healing people. Ultimately, he atoned for our sins through his death and resurrection. But if…