That the Jews killed Jesus, and earlier the prophets ... Many suppose that Luke conflated two traditions or that he imposed his own view on a traditional account. It has recently been noted, however, ...

The attempt to project contemporary politics or our own aspirations onto such a sacred figure is always problematic.

Who is responsible for the birth of Christianity? As with any major phenomenon, the answer is complex. Christianity developed gradually over several centuries, passing through various crucial stages.

So in Paul's view it is the messianic identity of Jesus that is an important new element in this very traditional Jewish message and now there's one other element. He's taking it to a non-Jewish ...

In this context Jesus announced that the kingdom of God was at hand ... Here some of the specifics are as follows: There are Christians who view a mission to the Jews as having a very special salvific ...

And, it's apparent, at least from the time of the Emperor Nero, that outsiders also view them as distinct ... of one group of Jews who followed the Messiah, Jesus, from other Jews, and there ...

Some say that we are re-living the 1930's. I disagree. Today, the danger to Jews is far graver and more complex than it was in the pagan or medieval-Christian world, or during World War Two.

Her books include The Misunderstood Jew: The Church and the Scandal of the Jewish Jesus, Short Stories by Jesus: The Enigmatic Parables of a Controversial Rabbi, and the forthcoming Jesus for Everyone ...

The council controlled the issues, concerns and affairs of the Jewish people. However, they could not sentence someone to death - only the Romans had the power to do that. Jesus was brought before ...