Posts Tagged: Christianity
Muslim Women Spread Christmas Cheer in Gaza
Muslim women in the Palestinian Gaza Strip have been hand-crafting gifts for the approaching Orthodox Christmas as part of a project to empower a traditional...
The War Against Christians
JNS.org - Grinch that I am, in the days leading up to Christmas I immersed myself in The Thirty-Year Genocide: Turkey’s Destruction of its Christian...
Is the New Testament Antisemitic?
The debate I’ll be holding this Thursday in New York City with my friend and public antagonist Dr. Michael Brown has stirred considerable controversy, both...
Smells Like Heaven: Israeli Farm Recreates Magi’s Gifts to Jesus
The aromatic plants bestowed on the infant Jesus are being cultivated by an Israeli entrepreneur who aims to transform the gifts of the Christmas story...
The UNSC Resolution 2334 Boomerang Effect
In 70 CE, the Romans expelled the Jews from the land of Israel, destroyed Jerusalem and burned the holy Temple to the ground. Although 2 million...
Who Founded Christianity? The Answer Might Surprise You
Nowhere in the New Testament does Jesus or Paul say that he is rejecting Judaism and starting a new religion. In fact, the term “Christian” doesn’t...
The Transformation of the Virgin Mary: How a Jewish Girl From Nazareth Became a Christian Icon
The four Gospels, Matthew, Mark, Luke and John, provide skimpy biographies of Jesus, with huge time gaps. We meet Jesus in brief citations as a newborn, a six-year-old in...
Why Christians Should Celebrate Passover
The Passover holiday commemorates the exodus of Jews from slavery in Egypt. It is a celebration of freedom. On this basis alone, Christians should join...
Israel Credited With Saving Jerusalem’s ‘Tomb of Jesus,’ Causing Rival Christian Groups to Unite in Its Repair
The Armenian Patriarchate in Jerusalem is crediting Israel with saving a holy Christian site, the New York Times reported on Wednesday. According to the report, the shrine around what...
New Findings About Jews and Judaism Revealed in the New Testament (INTERVIEW)
It is well known that Christianity sprang from a Jewish context. While there may be controversy about Jesus' Judaism vs. the traditional Judaism of the...
How Early Christians Traded Pilate for the Jews
"Crucify him, crucify him!" shouted the multitude of Jews when Pontius Pilate asked them what he should do with Jesus. These few harsh words, which appear...
Harvard Publication Prints Anti-Semitic Article
A Harvard journal is in hot water after posting an anti-Semitic article on its website last week. The Harvard Ichthus, a Christian journal, published an...
Pope Tells Jewish Community Leaders Christianity and Anti-Semitism Are ‘Incompatible’
Christianity and anti-Semitism are incompatible, the Pope told a group of Jewish community members Saturday during a meeting at the Vatican, the Catholic News Agency...
Pope Benedict Announces Retirement
NY Times - Pope Benedict XVI, the former Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger who took office in 2005 following the death of his predecessor, said...
