by Asec | Apr 29, 2020 | Historical, Logical, Philosophical, Prophecies-Biblical, Prophecies-Messianic, Torah
Two beliefs that don’t realize they are one The image at right is bound to offend both Jews and Christians, but that is not its purpose. Rather, the goal is to define the scriptural essence of each, and attempting to see how they fit together. As you can see,...
by Asec | Nov 3, 2018 | Historical, Literary, Torah, Uncategorized
The Epistle of Barnabas is dated between A.D. 130-138, and was obviously not written by the Barnabas, but someone using that name. Nevertheless, it gives us a picture of the thought among early Christian leaders at that time. As Bacchiocchi notes, it gives us the...
by Asec | Nov 3, 2018 | Historical, Literary, Logical, Talmudic, Torah, Uncategorized
Justin Martyr was an early Christian (100 AD to 165 AD) who was martyred for his faith; but his writings demonstrate some of the attitudes towards Jews and things Jewish. For example, Justin wrote to Trypho, a Jewish contemporary, that.. We, too, would observe your...
by Asec | Oct 27, 2018 | Historical, Literary, Torah
Ignatius was the bishop of Antioch during the time of Trajan (A.D. 98-117). His anti-Judaic writings demonstrate, first, that at that time there were many early Christians keeping Jewish customs, and secondly, the clear schism that was developing between Christianity...
by Asec | Oct 27, 2018 | Historical, Prophecies-Messianic, Torah
Early Christians, living in Jerusalem, and called the ‘sect of the Nazarenes’, fled in 66/67 AD when Rome invaded Jerusalem, and settled in Pella (Pella is about 70 kilometers north and west of Jerusalem, on the east side of the Jordan river), and thrived...
