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NT390 Jesus as Rabbi: The Jewish Context of the Life of Jesus is unavailable, but you can change that!

Explore the words of Jesus through the context of His conversations with other Jews. From the role of ancient rabbis and rabbinic literature to portrayals of Jesus in the Talmud, Dr. Instone-Brewer reveals how Jesus’ teachings were influenced by His Jewish life. We see Jesus attending the Jewish festivals, interacting with the Jewish leaders and laypeople and teaching them about the Father that...

The Hillelite rulings are usually less strict and more pragmatic, and the order is almost always the same: the Shammaites and then the Hillelites. Perhaps it reflects the fact that the Hillelites got the last words because they won by surviving after 70 CE. When Jerusalem was destroyed, the Shammaites were almost all dead, killed during the destruction. So the Hillelites were victors by surviving. Or maybe that order reflects the fact that the Shammaites were superior originally, that is, in the