Mishkan Issue 86, 2023

Jesus-Believing Israelis Survey – Reviews and Responses Articles: “The Latest Survey of the Israeli Messianic Movement: The Authors’ Invitation to Friendly Critique”  by David Serner and Alexander Goldberg “Finding Unity in Diversity”  by Rolf Kjøde “Jewish Believers in Jesus in Contemporary Israel: New Developments and Insights”  by Yaakov Ariel “Hidden Figures: What Known and Unknown […]

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After nine years in Israel

Moi! (Moi means hello in Finnish.) My name is Sanna. I am originally from Finland and have been living in Israel altogether for almost 9 years. I have been working as a Project Coordinator for international projects at the Caspari Center, and now the time has come for me to return home. I am going […]

Vanhurskaus – miksi uskosta?

Alec Goldberg, Israelin työn johtaja Ihminen tulee vanhurskaaksi uskosta – tämä on Paavalin pääväite hänen kirjeessään galatalaisille. Opiskelin Galatalaiskirjettä sapattivapaani aikana viime vuonna. Kuinka Paavali perustelee väitettään? Ensinnäkin, jos vanhurskauttaminen ei tapahdu uskosta Kristukseen, ”silloin Kristus on kuollut turhaan” (Gal. 2:21). Paavali ei kehittele ajatusta pidemmälle, mutta vaikuttaa siltä, että se voisi jatkua näin: ”Jos […]

Justification: why by faith?

Alec Goldberg, Israel Director A man is justified by faith – that is Paul’s main statement in his epistle to the Galatians, the text I studied during my Sabbatical last year. How does he argue for it? I could track three arguments. First, if justification is not by faith in Christ, “then Christ died in […]