Tag Archives: Judaism

White Paper: The Angels Who Left Their Place in Jude: Scope, Context, and Biblical Antecedents

Posted on September 18, 2025 by nathanalbright

Abstract This paper explores Jude 6, which speaks of “angels who did not keep their proper domain, but left their own abode,” and assesses whether this refers to all demons or a particular subset. It examines intertextual connections with Genesis … Continue reading →

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White Paper: What the Talmud Says about Jesus and Paul—and How Scholars Read Those Passages Today

Posted on September 15, 2025 by nathanalbright

Executive summary Rabbinic literature contains a small, uneven, and often-censored set of passages that many scholars read as references to Jesus (“Yeshu/Yeshu ha-Notzri”) and virtually no secure references to Paul. The Jesus traditions appear in scattered tannaitic and amoraic sources … Continue reading →

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White Paper: Two Sticks, One Covenant: A Biblical-Theological Examination of Israel and Judah Under the Same Divine Standard

Posted on August 16, 2025 by nathanalbright

Abstract Throughout the biblical narrative, Israel and Judah—once united under a single monarchy—are portrayed as distinct entities, yet bound together under one covenant with God. Ezekiel’s vision of the two sticks (Ezek 37:15–28) symbolizes their eventual reunification, but the prophetic … Continue reading →

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White Paper: Faithless Israel, Treacherous Judah, and the Covenant Call: A Biblical-Theological Analysis of Jeremiah 3 in Light of the Law of God, the Sabbath Covenant, and Apostasy Imagery

Posted on August 16, 2025 by nathanalbright

Abstract Jeremiah 3 stands as a pivotal prophetic indictment, contrasting the responses of the northern kingdom (Israel) and the southern kingdom (Judah) to covenant obligations under God’s law. This paper explores the chapter in its historical and theological context, considering … Continue reading →

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White Paper: “Physician, Heal Thyself” — A Biblical Principle for Self-Examination Before Calling for Change

Posted on August 15, 2025 by nathanalbright

Executive Summary The proverb “Physician, heal thyself” appears in Luke 4:23, attributed to Jesus as a common saying He anticipates His listeners will direct toward Him. This aphorism functions as both a cultural idiom and a moral principle: those who … Continue reading →

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White Paper: The History and Legacy of the Karaite Sect of Judaism

Posted on August 8, 2025 by nathanalbright

Abstract: This white paper provides a comprehensive historical and theological account of the Karaite sect of Judaism, a movement that rejected rabbinic oral tradition in favor of a direct, personal, and literal reading of the Hebrew Bible. Emerging in the … Continue reading →

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White Paper: Recovering the Authentic Voice of Ignatius: The Syriac Recension, Apostolic Continuity, and the Survival of the Apostolic Pattern

Posted on August 2, 2025 by nathanalbright

Executive Summary The textual history of the letters of Ignatius of Antioch is complex, with three principal recensions: the long Greek recension, the middle Greek recension, and the short Syriac recension. While scholarly consensus since the 19th century has favored … Continue reading →

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White Paper: The Collateral Victims: How the Hostility Between Jews and Hellenizing Christians Marginalized Apostolic Sabbath Keepers

Posted on August 1, 2025 by nathanalbright

Executive Summary In the centuries following the apostolic era, a widening rift emerged between Jewish communities and the increasingly Gentile, Hellenizing forms of Christianity. While this hostility had complex political, cultural, and theological causes, one group was caught in the … Continue reading →

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White Paper: From Shame to Modesty — The Changing Connotation of the Veil Between Genesis 38 and Modern Times

Posted on July 5, 2025 by nathanalbright

Executive Summary This white paper explores the meaning of the veil in the biblical account of Genesis 38, where Tamar veils herself to pose as a prostitute, and contrasts it with the modern connotation of the veil as a symbol … Continue reading →

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The Double Bind of Openness and Secrecy: Hazards and Responses of Persecuted Religious Minorities

Posted on July 5, 2025 by nathanalbright

Introduction For religious minorities living under conditions of persecution, the dilemma of how to practice their faith in the face of hostility is perennial. The core of the problem is the double bind between openness and secrecy: being open about … Continue reading →

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