James I presiding over the courts held in Tortosa in 1225 (Llibre Verd of Barcelona). In 1263, King James I of Aragon ordered a public disputation between Christians and Jews: Was Jesus of Nazareth ...
Netflix's new series about the return of Jesus to contemporary times is good television but bad theology. In the streaming service's "Messiah," al-Masih, as the returned Jesus is known in Islam, is a ...
Q: Dear Rabbi Gellman, I read your weekly column “faithfully.” I learn so much from you. I am a practicing Roman Catholic and I have many wonderful Jewish friends. My DNA shows that I am 2 percent ...
Answer: As we move through the Advent season and await the birth of Jesus, we are reminded that the Old Testament reveals that a messiah, a descendant of King David’s family, would come and open the ...
The name “Jesus” is an English import, not an early first-century name. For the Galilean teacher at the heart of the ...
Dear Rabbi Gellman: I am a practicing Roman Catholic and I have many wonderful Jewish friends. My DNA shows that I am 2% Ashkenazi (European) Jewish. I honor and empathize with the Jewish culture and ...