Posts Tagged: Jesus Judaism
Church or Synagogue: Which Would Jesus Choose?
Most theologians and biblical scholars agree that Jesus lived and died as a dedicated practicing Jew, who never proposed a new religion. Yes -- Jesus fiercely criticized the Sanhedrin (the...
Some People Still Don’t Know That Jesus Was Jewish
When I tell people that I’ve written extensively about the "Jewish Jesus," they frequently say, “but everyone knows that Jesus was Jewish.” It would seem...
Identity Purge: Jesus, Judaism and Renaissance Art
In 2013, I published a book entitled Jesus Uncensored: Restoring the Authentic Jew. In it, I argued that Jesus’ Jewish identity had been obliterated in early Church teachings, as...
Images of Jesus as Christian, Jew, Criminal, and Divine: Conception Drives Perception
A few years ago I gave a talk on art, perception, and anti-Semitism to a mostly Jewish audience at an adult education program in New...
Was Jesus Gay? Unlikely. Married? Maybe. Both? Possibly
We know little about Jesus' personal life. The four canonical Gospels (Matthew, Mark, Luke and John) provide few details -- and they say nothing about...
To Experience Jesus, Visit a Synagogue
When I began gathering material for my recently published book, "Jesus Uncensored: Restoring the Authentic Jew," I described the project to an orthodox...
Art That’s ‘Too Jewish’
An exhibit of Pre-Raphaelite art opened at Washington's National Gallery of Art on Feb. 17th that will run through May 19th. This art genre was...
