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The Theological Sources of the Torah and Labor (Torah U’melakha) Yeshivas
Religions, 2023 In this article, I seek to reveal the theological sources of the Israeli high school yeshivas designated “Torah U’melakha” (Torah and labor). High school yeshivas are schools for 9th–12th grade boys that offer religious studies in the first half of the ...
Amir Mashiach
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The Multifaceted Reception of the Torah by Early Church Fathers
Religions, 2023 This paper focuses on the reception of the Torah by the Church Fathers who lived up to the beginning of the third century. Christians, having received the whole Torah through the Septuagint translation, became selective in the way they accepted it ...
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Law, Justice, and Grace: Ibn Taymiyya (d. 728/1328) on the Gospel’s Relation to the Torah
Entangled Religions, 2022 Early and medieval Muslim anti-Christian polemicists do not present a uniform account of the Gospel’s relation to the Torah, and polemical concerns drive the positions they adopt. This article focuses on how Damascene theologian Ibn Taymiyya (d.
Jon Hoover
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LawsThe Torah is central to Judaism. Jesus’s relationship with it sparks conflict with Christianity. Some Jews think that Jesus violated the Torah, while some Christians believe that he sinlessly followed it.
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In Die Skriflig, 2022 While James is a Christian document, it is also undeniably Jewish. This article investigated the degree to which James is rooted in the Hebrew Scriptures (i.e.
Alan Raven +2 more
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The Participation of God and the Torah in Early Kabbalah
Religions, 2021 All Abrahamic religions have developed hypostatic and semi-divine perceptions of scripture. This article presents an integrated picture of a rich tradition developed in early kabbalah (twelfth–thirteenth century) that viewed the Torah as participating ...
Adam Afterman, Ayal Hayut-man
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The Hebrew Bible in Ancient Jewish Education
Svensk Exegetisk Årsbok, 2023 After the destruction of the Jerusalem Temple and the end of the sacrificial service in 70 CE rabbis made Torah study and observance the basis of Jewish identity.
Catherine Hezser
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The Torah in Matthew: Still valid, yet to be interpreted alternatively
In die Skriflig, 2016 It seems that Matthew intentionally emphasises the importance of the Torah for his community. He highlights Jesus’ high regard for the continuing validity of the Torah.
Francois P. Viljoen
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Israelite Festivals: From Cyclical Time Celebrations to Linear Time Commemorations
Religions, 2019 The Pentateuch and later Jewish tradition associates the key pilgrimage festivals with stories about Israel’s past. Nevertheless, these festivals all began as agricultural or seasonal festivals. Using comparative evidence from the ancient Near East,
Zev I. Farber
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Oksident, 2022 Abraham ibn Daud (d. 1180) was one of the leading Jewish scholars of Spain. The Spanish lands witnessed wars among Almoravids, Almohads, and Christian kingdoms during his lifetime.
Yasin Meral
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