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For a patriarchal society that greatly valued tradition, family, legacies, and birthrights, the ancient Israelites had something of a spotty track record when it came to fatherly relationships. Yet it also seems that the picture the Bible paints of these (and many others) less-than-stellar-fathers is juxtaposed with the picture…
SATISFYING A UNIQUE SPIRITUAL DILEMMA If most Jewish people today were to be completely honest, we might admit to being uncertain or even embarrassed at times by the idea that we are God’s chosen people. To think that God especially chooses any people as special or unique seems to…
The Jewish Gospels: The Story of the Jewish ChristBy Daniel BoyarinNew York: The New Press, 2012 Reviewed by Alan M. Shore Beginning in the early 19th century, Jewish scholars began to write the history of the Jewish people as modern historians. When they considered the first century…
A Profile of Courage Hannah*, a young Jewish college student in New York, came to a Bible study at the invitation of a family friend who is a Jewish believer in Yeshua. He had been praying for Hannah and sharing the gospel for quite a while before she showed…
Israel—past, present, and future—is central to the biblical story. Christians, though, hold many different views on Israel’s future. God called a particular nation through whom He brought His Word into the world. But what does this legacy mean for Jewish people today and in the days…
What do Christians today really think about the modern State of Israel? Over the past several years, Chosen People Ministries has partnered with Lifeway Research and two Jewish scholars, Motti Inbari and Kirill Bumin, to conduct surveys of American evangelical views of Israel. These scholars analyze the results of…
Some link Christian Zionism with dispensational theology. Still, it is crucial to recognize Christian Zionism is not just biblical. It is deeply rooted in historical Christian theology. Even many of the church fathers who held to supersessionism (the belief the church replaced Israel) anticipated Jewish people’s…
Apartheid. Genocide. Settler colonialism. These accusations against Israel have become more prominent since October 7, 2023, than ever before. On social media, on college campuses, and at anti-Israel protests, many depict Israelis as racist oppressors. On October 7, Hamas terrorists stormed into Israel and massacred more than…
INTRODUCTION Leopold Cohn immigrated to New York from his native Hungary in 1892 and came to believe that Jesus is the Messiah. To spread this message, he founded the Brownsville Mission to the Jews in 1894. Cohn’s ministry grew to be the largest Jewish mission in the United…
An amazing thing happens every summer in New York City: Outdoor events such as movies and street fairs begin popping up all over the city, and tourists flock in to see the sights – from Central Park to the Apple Store and more. Vacation season has started, and it…
The following article draws upon the book by Dr. Michael Brown, The Real Kosher Jesus, and has been adapted for this use with his permission by Scott Nassau of Chosen People Ministries. The words “God” and “Lord” include the letter “o,” which is counter to the practice of some religious…
Since 1894, Chosen People Ministries has been bringing the Good News of Jesus the Messiah to Jewish people. Over the past 117 years, we have seen Judaism continue to evolve in its many forms. Jewish groups today can range from being liberal and even atheistic to Conservative and Orthodox.