There is a comment in the Talmud that “He who has not seen the Temple of Herod has never seen a beautiful building”. Although the Second Temple was initially simple and disappointing it was greatly beautified and expanded by King Herod and became a...

There is a comment in the Talmud that “He who has not seen the Temple of Herod has never seen a beautiful building”. Although the Second Temple was initially simple and disappointing it was greatly beautified and expanded by King Herod and became a...

There is a comment in the Talmud that “He who has not seen the Temple of Herod has never seen a beautiful building”. Although the Second Temple was initially simple and disappointing it was greatly beautified and expanded by King Herod and became a...

In most college classes and some high school classes you were furnished a syllabus on the first day. The syllabus laid out the entire course of study including all the assignments. One common feature was a list of prerequisite reading. The student was...

In most college classes and some high school classes you were furnished a syllabus on the first day. The syllabus laid out the entire course of study including all the assignments. One common feature was a list of prerequisite reading. The student was...

As chapter 23 ends we will explore the final woe of judgment pronounced by Jesus upon Israel’s religious leaders. Hypocritically the Scribes and Pharisees believed that if the Old Testament prophets had spoken in their time, they would have gladly...

As chapter 23 ends we will explore the final woe of judgment pronounced by Jesus upon Israel’s religious leaders. Hypocritically the Scribes and Pharisees believed that if the Old Testament prophets had spoken in their time, they would have gladly...

As we continue our journey through Matthew, Jesus gives another scathing rebuke to the Pharisees and teachers of the law. He calls them blind, he calls them hypocrites, and he details why they have everything so backwards. As opposed to focusing on...

As we continue our journey through Matthew, Jesus gives another scathing rebuke to the Pharisees and teachers of the law. He calls them blind, he calls them hypocrites, and he details why they have everything so backwards. As opposed to focusing on...

At the end of chapter 22, we saw that Jesus made a pivot. Whereas throughout that chapter, Jesus was on the defensive facing many rounds of questions from critics seeking to trap him, in the closing 7 verses Jesus became the questioner. This pivot...