By Eric Chabot, CJF Midwest Represenative (note: feel free to email me questions at ericc@cjfm.org). Over the years, I have had the privilege of teaching on Jewish backgrounds of the Christian faith. Just a quick clarification: Understanding the Jewish backgrounds of the Christian faith is not the same as being...
By Eric Chabot, CJFM Midwest Representaive Over the years, I have seen alot of confusion about the relationship beyween the Testaments. Christians tend to be very confused about how to bridge the gap between the Testaments. Granted, some Christians just ignore the entire Old Testament. Yes, this happens! I thought …
The reign of God is one of the most pertinent themes in biblical theology.The term “kingdom of God” is absent from the Tanakh. However, the God of Israel is identified as King: (1 Samuel 12:12; Psalm 24:10; Isa 33:22; Zeph 3:15; Zech 14:16-17), as ruler over Israel (Exod 15:18; Num...
By Eric Chabot, CJFM Midwest Representative When it comes to the study of messianic prophecy, the idea of corporate solidarity states that one person can represent a whole group. In other words, given the Messiah is supposed to be the ideal representative of his people (Israel), Yeshua is the Jew …
By Eric Chabot, CJF Midwest Representative Even though the Christian can always offer certain dates for the Gospels, it should remembered that there was a gap of time between the ascension of Jesus and when the Gospel authors actually wrote their individual biographies about the life of Jesus. Therefore,...
By Eric Chabot Over the years I have taught on the resurrection of Yeshua. Sometimes we take for granted that we understand what we mean when we talk about resurrection in the Bible. Perhaps this post will help spark some interest to go further on the topic. Doctrinal Issues One...
By Eric Chabot, CJFM Midwest Representative Introduction It is that time of the year when many people will attend a Good Friday service this weekend. Also, since many of us think the Messiah is the fulfillment of Passover, some of us may attend a Passover event as well. But as …
Believe it or not, many Jewish people say they don't need to believe God exists to be Jewish. That's because for many Jewish people, ethnicity and culture is what defines their Jewishness. Thus, the attempt to discuss passages in the Jewish Scriptures about the Messiah with Jewish people can be …
By Eric Chabot, CJF Midwest Representative When it comes to our faith, there is no doctrine more important than the resurrection of Yeshua. Biblical faith is not simply centered in ethical and religious teachings. Instead, it is founded on the person and work of Yeshua. If Yeshua was not raised …
Over the years, many Christians have asked me, "How is that Jewish pepole can't understand Yeshua is their Messiah? After all, Yeshua fulfills so many messianic prophecies." But it can be an eye opeener to see that Jewish groups such as Jews for Judaism or anti-missionary groups will generally encounter …
As historians evaluate the sources available for the resurrection of Jesus, a critical question is the dating of the sources. In relation to early testimony, historian David Hacket Fisher says, “An historian must not merely provide good relevant evidence but the best relevant evidence. And the best relevant evidence, all...
