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Casting Their Nets

Using various Rabbinic metaphors we've uncovered, we're going to see how these help us reconstruct a familiar passage in the chapter of John.

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11 May 2023 • 3 min read
Casting Their Nets
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Video: Pharisees, Oral Torah, and the World of Jesus

Video: Pharisees, Oral Torah, and the World of Jesus

What if the Pharisees weren’t the villains many were taught to hate? What if they served an important position in Jewish society, religious observance, and Biblical interpretative tradition that Jesus himself affirmed?
15 Jan 2026 2 min read
Peter's Vision: Is Acts 10 About Dietary Law?

Peter's Vision: Is Acts 10 About Dietary Law?

Peter’s vision in Acts 10 is often interpreted as evidence of the nullification of the Torah’s dietary laws. Yet a closer reading reveals a different story. Further, this episode reads like a Midrash on Gentile inclusion, shaped by Biblical imagery and a distinctly Rabbinic style of storytelling.
10 Jan 2026 6 min read
Seven Heavens: Does the Bible Speak About More Than One Heaven?
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Seven Heavens: Does the Bible Speak About More Than One Heaven?

Jewish tradition envisions Heaven as a multi-layered realm. The seven Heavens, (Vilon, Rekia, Shechakim, Zevul, Ma’on, Machon, and Aravot) serve different functions in the cosmic order. And though many assume this to be Rabbinic innovation, the Apostolic writers share this understanding.
01 Jan 2026 7 min read
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