Two Caspari employees, Alec and David, in the Caspari Center library, holding a book called Facts and Myths About the Messianic Congregations in Israel

May 25 – 2016

During the week covered by this review, we received 14 articles on the following subjects: Political Issues Israel Jewish-Christian Relations Christian Zionism Christians in Israel Interfaith Dialogue Archaeology  Political Issues Yediot Ahronot, May 18, 2016 Speaking to Yediot Ahronot, Manuel Valls, prime minister of France, stated that “France is concerned for Israel’s safety” and that […]

Jewish Roots Versus Contextualization

Messianic Jews sometimes criticize Christians who tolerate symbols such as Christmas trees and Easter eggs in their celebrations—symbols that are originally from pagan religions. On the other hand, some Christians find it difficult to understand why they should care about the Jewishness of Jesus; after all, Jesus came to identify with every nation and the […]

The Alliance Church building in Jerusalem, premises of the Caspari Center

May 17 – 2016

During the week covered by this review, we received 9 articles on the following subjects: Christians in Israel Zionism Israel Anti-Semitism Miscellaneous Archaeology Christians in Israel Maariv; The Jerusalem Post, May 9; Maariv, May 10; The Jerusalem Post, May 11, 2016 Allegations of sexual harassment have been lodged against Father Gabriel Naddaf. Naddaf himself denies […]

Two Caspari employees, Alec and David, in the Caspari Center library, holding a book called Facts and Myths About the Messianic Congregations in Israel

May 10 – 2016

During the week covered by this review, we received 19 articles on the following subjects: Political Issues Anti-Semitism Christians and the Holocaust Christians in Israel Archaeology Political Issues Maariv, May 1, 2016 On April 30, a violent demonstration took place protesting a conference of the “Alternative for Germany” held on that day in Stuttgart, Germany. […]

man and woman standing in front of Jerusalem's Old City walls

May 2 – 2016

During the week covered by this review, we received 9 articles on the following subjects: Political Issues Messianic Judaism (Organizations) Christian Zionism Christian Tourism Christianity Archaeology Political Issues BaKehila, April 21, 2016 This article reports an interview given by US presidential candidate Senator Ted Cruz to Ami Magazine during his recent visit to Brooklyn in […]

Replacing Replacement Theology

Theology is about faith seeking understanding. In the complex and sensitive areas of Jewish-Christian relations and Christian ministry in Jewish contexts, we all need much understanding. Sadly, it appears that sometimes ministries and individuals proceed into these areas with a mixture of good intentions, sincerity, diligence, and hope, yet with little or no clear theological […]

Mishkan Issue 75, 2016 – Is There a Messianic Reading of the Bible?

Articles: “Messianic Jews and a Historical Reading of Biblical Texts” “Messianic Jewish Exposition of Scripture” “Theology Schools: Are They Necessary for Jewish Yeshua-Believers in Israel?” “The Place of Story and Storytelling in Messianic Jewish Theology and Ministry” “From the Israeli Scene: The Vatican and Messianic Jews” Book Reviews: – “What Every Christian Needs to Know […]

Domenico Gargiulo's painting of David carrying the ark of the covenant back to Jerusalem

April 21 – 2016

During the week covered by this review, we received 16 articles on the following subjects: Political Issues Anti-Semitism Anti-Missionary Attitudes The Pope and the Vatican Christian Tourism Israel Interfaith Relations Zionism Miscellaneous Archaeology Political Issues Haaretz, April 11, 2016 A senior Shin Bet security service official, briefing the weekly cabinet meeting, stated that “there has […]