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When Messianic Expectation Turns Into Rejection
hen we read the Gospels, the question was never whether Jewish people cared about the Messiah. The question was what kind of Messiah many were expecting, and how God chose to reveal Him.

Elizabeth Shulam
Jun 203 min read


The Kingdom Gives Us a Framework for Life
The phrase “kingdom of God” is so often spoken in church that it can begin to feel like a religious slogan instead of a framework that reshapes how we see everything. Yet when Yeshua spoke about the kingdom, He was announcing God’s reign, God’s order, God’s authority, and God’s claim over real people living in a real world.

Elizabeth Shulam
Jun 203 min read


What Are the Biblical Feasts?
Christians are familiar with Christmas and Easter but know very little about the biblical feasts described in Scripture. Yet long before church calendars existed, God established appointed times for His people through the Torah.

Elizabeth Shulam
Jun 186 min read


Firstfruits and Resurrection: Why Yeshua’s Rising Was Timed
Scripture does not present the resurrection as a miracle floating free from Israel’s story, disconnected from God’s appointed times, or detached from the covenant rhythms that shaped the people of Israel.

Elizabeth Shulam
Apr 94 min read


Is Yeshua the Promised Messiah?
The question of whether Yeshua of Nazareth is the promised Messiah cannot be answered responsibly without returning to the Scriptures themselves.

Elizabeth Shulam
Mar 184 min read


Yeshua as the Passover Lamb: Remembering, Redemption, and Living the Story
Elizabeth Shulam Yeshua. Our Passover lamb. Each year, as Passover approaches, Jewish homes begin to prepare. Tables are set with intention. The story of the Exodus is not simply recalled; it is retold as if we ourselves walked out of Egypt. Scripture does not frame this as distant history. It invites participation. In Exodus 12, the instructions are given with remarkable precision. A lamb without blemish is selected, kept, and then slaughtered at twilight. Its blood is place

Elizabeth Shulam
Mar 183 min read


THE LAW, THE NEW COVENANT, AND THE MESSIAH
The New Testament is not an afterthought in God's plan—the God of Israel is INERRANT.

Joseph Shulam
Jan 15, 20255 min read


Turn Your Face Toward Jerusalem
Why did Jesus have to go to Jerusalem, and what did He have to do there that caused Him to turn his face toward it "resolutely"?

Joseph Shulam
Dec 11, 202413 min read


Melchizedek: A King and Priest
Analysis of Melchizedek from Genesis and Hebrews.

Joseph Shulam
Oct 30, 20249 min read


How Can We Have Peace in the Middle East?
Defining and discussing Shalom

Joseph Shulam
Jun 6, 20248 min read


"Understanding Jesus the Jew" - Passover
Joseph Shulam I want to discuss some New Testament passages that are easier to understand, given their background in the Jewish world of the first century. The whole New Testament is only possible to understand with the backgrounds of the Greek and Jewish worlds from which Yeshua and the apostles came. Most Christians belong to movements that started in the 19th century, aiming primarily to restore the first-century church. Restoring the first-century church is necessary in

Joseph Shulam
Apr 10, 20249 min read


TFZ 51 - Article Yeshua In The Talmud
Examples of Yeshua as mentioned in the Talmud.

Joseph Shulam
Mar 27, 202432 min read
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