In this video, we explore the idea of Measure for Measure.  Most Christians are unaware of this idea's prevalence within the Biblical text (unlike our Jewish brothers and sisters). 

Measure for measure is part of God's justice and woven into the fabric of the cosmos. 

The more aware of Measure for Measure we are, the more we pay attention to our own behavior. 

Additionally, a deep understanding that God's justice will reach all actions allows us to forgive others and release the responsibility for justice to God.

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In this lesson, we tackle a verse that is often misinterpreted - Matthew 5:17. 
   
What does Jesus mean when he uses the words "abolish" and "fulfill?"

In this video, we explore Rabbinic writings that also use these words in the context of scripture interpretation.

These Rabbinic uses help us shed light on the point Jesus is making. 

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When Matthew composed Jesus' genealogy at the opening of his Gospel, did he have the moon cycle in mind?

Jesus' genealogy provides the foundation for what is to come in the remainder of Matthew's Gospel. Matthew deliberately divides the genealogy - Redemptive History - into three sets of fourteen generations.

Why 14?

Join us as we explore the structure of the genealogy and what Matthew may be communicating to Israel.

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This video is the first of a ten-week Bible study series on the Gospel of Matthew. 

We discuss the phrase "the kingdom of Heaven."  What would that mean to those hearers of first-century Israel? 

Over the many years, this phrase has taken on western connotations of a local (Kingdom as a noun) in the future that we call heaven. 

But for the Jews of the first century, the Kingdom of Heaven meant the present reality of God's "reign" (as a verb). 

​The present action of God’s rule here on earth as Jesus teaches us to pray: “your kingdom come, your will be done, on EARTH as it is in Heaven.” 

Join us as we explore this crucial topic.

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This week we tour the hometown of Mary the Magdalene - the village of Magdala. 

Magdala was a wealthy fishing village that was famous throughout the Roman Empire for its salted-sardines. 

According to Luke 8:2-3, Mary supported Jesus and the disciples "out of her own means." 

There are many questions about Mary. Does the Bible say she was a prostitute?  Is it possible that she controlled her own wealth? Could her wealth have come from the city of Magdala?

Join us this week as we explore the village of Magdala and the most recent interpretations of Mary the Magdalene. 

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