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Celebrating Passover

The season of Passover is April 15–April 23, 2022. Browse resources for Passover in the Bible Gateway Store. Read the Bible Gateway Blog post, Passover Explained: God’s Deliverance and watch the videos. Sign up to get the Know the Bible free email lesson series from Bible Gateway. Read the Bible Gateway Blog post, The Complete […]

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Spiritual Lessons Christians and Jews Share During the High Holy Days

By Yael Eckstein The High Holy Days are about to begin! During these 10 holy days of introspection and prayer, the Jewish people will embark on a spiritual journey—a chance for meaningful change, repentance, and reconnecting with God. The holidays begin with Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish New Year, and end with Yom Kippur, the Day […]

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Why the Jewish Roots of Christianity are Important: An Interview with Curt Landry

The church was created by Jesus, who was born Jewish. His early followers were both Jewish and Gentile, and the church’s early culture was rooted in Judaism and a Jewish understanding of God’s relationship to his people. Over time, Christianity became increasingly more Roman than Jewish. How did this transformation affect the church’s identity? Bible […]

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Read the Bible with the Jewish Eyes of Jesus: An Interview with Lois Tverberg

Wrinkles and grey hair in the mirror. Rain in the forecast. Gaining a clothing size. Modern Bible readers view all of these as negatives, but in the biblical world, just the opposite would have been true. Old age was an advantage when elders were chosen as leaders, and rain was an occasion for rejoicing in […]

Filed under Books, Interviews, Introduction to the Bible, Jesus