Christianity Quote by Jonathan T. Pennington

“Discovering the Jewishness of Jesus and of the Early Jesus movement is a crucial step in the continual process of accurate interpretation of the…

— Eli Lizorkin-Eyzenberg

“There exists hardly any other New Testament text that is more unambiguous and firm in Jesus’ mission on earth and his divine origin, indeed…

— Peter Schäfer

“It's interesting how Christians today completely ignore the four clear verses of Jesus saying his message is for Jews only, and they prefer to…

— Peter B. Lockhart

“essential Christian beliefs are not affected by textual variants in the manuscript tradition of the New Testament.”

— Craig Blomberg

“We do not read the Bible aright until we learn to read it as the Story of Israel that comes to completion — fulfillment…

— Tremper Longman III

“not the writings that come from prophets inspired by the one true God revealed in Jesus Christ, then why do we find those passages…

— Mark Dever

“Jesus’s words are too familiar, too domesticated, too stripped of their initial edginess and urgency. Only when heard through first-century Jewish ears can their…

— Amy-Jill Levine

The Christians think I am making a mistake by not trying the New Testament and meeting Jesus. The Jews tend to think I am…

— David Plotz

“The reason we haven't yet fully understood the Jesus story is that we are gospel-based rather than Bible-based Christians!”

— Eli Of Kittim

Whatever else may be thought of the evidence from early Jewish and Gentile writers it does at least establish, for those who refuse the…

— F. F. Bruce

“No text can be understood out of its entire context. The most "entire" context is Jesus. Every biblical text must be read in the…

— Eugene H. Peterson

“What kind of thing is the religion those writings describe? The first difficulty before the enquirer is that the writings do not profess to…

— Philip Hughes