Reading Time: 3 minutesWhen I first started studying the Jewish background of the New Testament, (Jesus was Jewish, attended synagogue, taught from the Hebrew Bible, was called rabbi by his disciples, spoke Hebrew.), the most surprising thing was the importance of charity in Judaism.
Reading Time: 5 minutesThe Bible word “righteousness,” and the related words “justify,” “justification,” etc., are the most important words in Western, i.e. Roman Catholic and Protestant, Christianity, but it turns out, “righteousness” doesn’t even necessarily mean “righteousness.”
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