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The Midrashic Construct Of Early Christian Texts In Light Of Early Homiletics In The Synagogue, Asher Finkel Ph.D.
The Midrashic Construct Of Early Christian Texts In Light Of Early Homiletics In The Synagogue, Asher Finkel Ph.D.
Rabbi Asher Finkel, Ph.D.
The Gospel preserves the preaching of Jesus as well as his early Jewish followers who penned these works, during the decades before and after the destruction of the Second Temple in the Christian first century. They offer a witness to homiletic midrash as distinct from the exegetical midrash. The latter governs the different approaches to the Biblical text and its wording. This paper was presented at the 15th World Congress of Jewish Studies at Hebrew University in Jerusalem in August 2009.
Significant Dynamics Of Masorah As Attested In Early Rabbinic Texts, Qumran Pesharim And The Teachings Of Jesus, Asher Finkel Ph.D.
Significant Dynamics Of Masorah As Attested In Early Rabbinic Texts, Qumran Pesharim And The Teachings Of Jesus, Asher Finkel Ph.D.
Rabbi Asher Finkel, Ph.D.
This paper outlines the significant dynamics of the classical masoretic text of the Bible as demonstrated in early rabbinic texts, Qumran pesharim and the teachings of Jesus. This paper was presented at the Twenty-First Congress of the International Organization for Masoretic Studies in conjunction with the 2008 Annual Meeting of the Society of Biblical Literature in Boston, MA on November 24, 2008.
Jewish Perspective, Asher Finkel Ph.D.
Jewish Perspective, Asher Finkel Ph.D.
Rabbi Asher Finkel, Ph.D.
Almost two millennia of confrontation, vilification and recrimination marked the relationship of the offspring Christianity and its mother religion, Judaism from the first century. Now, a new chapter of the encounter has opened since Vatican II with a papal declaration on the relation of the Church to Judaism and to non-Christian religions. A meaningful dialogue of mutual respect was pursued that led to the apologetic reconciliation and positive reorientation to the common Biblical tradition of Jews and Christians. The encounter has now changed from past relationship of disputation and intolerance to seeking understanding from the ground of faith in canonical …
Millennium, Jubilee And Human History Under God For Jews In The Middle Ages, Asher Finkel Ph.D.
Millennium, Jubilee And Human History Under God For Jews In The Middle Ages, Asher Finkel Ph.D.
Rabbi Asher Finkel, Ph.D.
A phenomenological account of millennium in Jewish and Christian thought in honor of Biblical exegete and historian, Otto Michel.
Prayer In Jewish Life Of The First Century As Background To Early Christianity, Asher Finkel Ph.D.
Prayer In Jewish Life Of The First Century As Background To Early Christianity, Asher Finkel Ph.D.
Rabbi Asher Finkel, Ph.D.
This article explores the dynamics affecting the phenomenon of prayer in Jewish life of the First Century, as reflected in the early sources of the Second Temple Period. Reprinted by permission of the publisher, Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Company; all rights reserved. Please visit Eerdmans webpage for the complete book at http://www.eerdmans.com/Products/4883/into-god39s-presence.aspx.
The Prayer Of Jesus In Matthew, Asher Finkel Ph.D.
The Prayer Of Jesus In Matthew, Asher Finkel Ph.D.
Rabbi Asher Finkel, Ph.D.
This is a compositional and structural study of Jesus' prayer in Matthew 6:5-15. Copyright is held by Ktav Publishing House. Visit them online at http://www.ktav.com/.