Jesus was part of the crowd around John and was baptized by John. In Luke’s account, in prayer and subsequent to his baptism, ...

The Jews of Persia celebrated their narrow escape from annihilation at the hands of Haman’s antisemitic mobs, thanks to the ...

A Palestinian evangelical Christian leader had earlier spoken, calling the movement ‘a heretical replacement theology that ...

In 1819 the Society for the Culture and Science of the Jews was organized in Berlin, whose president from 1821-1824 was the lawyer Dr. Eduard Gans. The Society published the journal Zeitschrift für ...

This year, the 40-day-long Christian fast called Lent began on March 5 and will end on April 17. It seems the word ‘Lent’ ...

"By celebrating the Last Supper with his apostles in the course of the Passover meal, Jesus gave the Jewish Passover its ... has received baptism for the forgiveness of sins and new birth, and ...

Early Christianity faced numerous challenges, both from external persecution and internal doctrinal disputes. Among the most ...

I write a quarterly column for Preach magazine, in which I explore a significant word, phrase, or idea in the Bible, or a ...

Like Aaron and his sons, Jesus is appointed by God to office of priest. His once-for-all sacrifice finally and forever ...

Constantine wanted Christianity to be separated from Judaism and did not want Easter to be celebrated on the Jewish Passover ... to learn more about the story of Holy Week in scripture. 1. Baptism. As ...