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The Story Behind the Scriptures
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Why Should Christians Study the Bible in Its Jewish Context?
The Bible was written over many centuries by dozens of authors living in different circumstances, yet it tells one unified story. From Genesis to Revelation, Scripture reveals God's covenant relationship with humanity and His plan of redemption through the Messiah. What many Christians do not realize, however, is that this story unfolds within a distinctly Jewish world.

Elizabeth Shulam
3 days ago6 min read


What Is Messianic Judaism?
Messianic Judaism is a movement of Jewish people who believe that Yeshua (Jesus) is the promised Messiah of Israel while continuing to embrace their Jewish identity, heritage, and connection to the Jewish people. It seeks to live out faith in the Messiah within a Jewish framework rather than abandoning Jewish life and culture.

Elizabeth Shulam
3 days ago7 min read


How Replacement Theology Contributed to Antisemitism
Replacement theology is the belief that the church has replaced Israel as the people of God.
In its strongest form, it teaches that the Jewish people lost their covenant standing because they rejected Yeshua, that the promises once given to Israel now belong exclusively to the church, and that Jewish life after the first century has little continuing place in God’s purposes.

Elizabeth Shulam
4 days ago16 min read


What Is Christian Antisemitism?
Christian antisemitism is hostility, prejudice, contempt, or discrimination toward Jewish people that is expressed, encouraged, or justified through Christian beliefs, language, preaching, biblical interpretation, institutions, or cultural traditions.

Elizabeth Shulam
4 days ago12 min read


What Is a Covenant in the Bible?
Understanding covenant helps readers see that the Bible is one connected story of God’s faithfulness, Israel’s calling, human responsibility, and the hope of redemption.

Elizabeth Shulam
4 days ago12 min read


How Jewish Storytelling Shapes the Bible
The stories of Scripture are carefully formed. Repetition, parallel scenes, recurring words, family patterns, songs, speeches, and remembered events all help communicate meaning.
Learning to notice these features allows us to read the Bible more closely and understand how its narratives teach.

Elizabeth Shulam
4 days ago10 min read


What Does “Torah” Really Mean?
The Hebrew word Torah is commonly translated as “law,” but its meaning is broader and richer. Torah carries the sense of instruction, teaching, guidance, and direction. It describes what God gives His people so they may know Him, live faithfully, pursue justice, order their community, and walk in His ways.

Elizabeth Shulam
4 days ago8 min read
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