Christians find hints to Jesus in the Old Testament. Jews don't. Why? Christians use the term “legalism” to deride a dry, mechanistic religious practice, but Jews have a tradition of passionate legal interpretation and the Torah’s laws describe the very nature of their practice. Are we even talking about the same laws? How did Moses read Scripture? Isaiah? The Pharisees? Jesus himself? Two Christians and a Jew is co-hosted by two Christians, Frank and Jen, and a Jew, Meir. Together with our ...
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#7 Covenant, Circumcision, and the Life of Abraham
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Dottie Rogers, writer, therapist, educator, and scholar, joins us to talk about brit milah, covenant, circumcision, and the life of Abram-Abraham. Follow Dottie on Twitter and read her writing. Please SUBSCRIBE to the podcast wherever you listen, give us a 5-star rating and a glowing review, share the podcast with your friends, family, and communit…
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#6 "In the Image of God" with Prof. Carmen Joy Imes
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Prof. Carmen Joy Imes joins us to delve into the idea of being created "in the image of God." What's that mean? Who exactly is in God's image? Did we lose it with the "fall"? Does it have moral and ethnical ramifications for us today? Do some traditional understandings of being "in the image" exclude people with various disabilities? Is Adam whose …
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#5 Zachariah & the Flow of the Golden Lamp with Prof. Mark Boda
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In this episode we speak with Prof. Mark Boda about the prophecy of Zachariah, specifically chapter 4 with the vision of the Golden Lamp (menorah), and about its connection to Chanukah. We hope you enjoy! Meir-Simchah is available for three different workshops: Great Hebrew Men Great Hebrew Women Hebrew: The Language of the Torah. Each will be tail…
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#4 Eve and the Snake with Shaneen Thompson
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Shaneen Thompson joins us to discuss Eve's conversation with the snake. We dig into deep differences of interpretation, including how we understand the serpent's cleverness, Eve and Adam's nakedness, their lack of shame, and original sin vs. the origin of sin. We get into Satan, sexuality, talking animals, RPGs, what's really so bad about knowing g…
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#3 Following Jesus' Donkeys from Matthew 21 to Zachariah, 'Fulfillment Passages', & Different Messiahs, with Laura Robinson
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Laura Robinson of New Testament Review joins Two Christians and a Jew to discuss Matthew 21, Zachariah 9:9, "fulfillment passages" (which Meir-Simchah finds bizarre), how Matthew writes (one of Laura's areas of expertise), and different visions of what being a messiah is about. Laura is a PhD candidate at Duke and the host of the New Testament Revi…
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#2 "What is Torah?" with Traci Rhoades
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Traci Rhoades joins Two Christians and a Jew for a discussion of what Torah is. Traci is the author of Not All Who Wander (Spiritually) Are Lost https://www.amazon.com/Not-All-Wander-Spiritually-Lost/dp/1640652795, in which she discusses her experiences seeking God in different church communities. Check out her blog https://www.tracesoffaith.com/ a…
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In this episode we focus on Rosh Hashanah, one of the four Jewish new years, a day of judgment, and a fearful but festive holiday which Jews around the world celebrated just days before we recorded. We introduce Christians to the holiday from a Jewish perspective, discuss the idea of a new year, the nature of judgment, the trouble Christians have w…
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