死海古卷

The discovery of the Dead Sea Scrolls has been hailed as “the greatest archaeological find of the twentieth century,” and for good reason. The story began in the winter of 1946–1947 when a few Bedouin shepherds stumbled upon a cave on the northwestern shore of the Dead Sea. Between 1949 and 1956, dozens of archaeological […]

奮銳黨

The Zealots, also known as the “radical party,” were an organized political movement during the Second Temple period. They advocated for armed resistance against the Roman Empire’s rule over the Jewish people in Israel, with the goal of expelling all foreigners from the land. In 6 AD, the Roman Empire forced the Jews to pay […]

耶穌時期猶太社會的五大派系

The message preached by John the Baptist created a great stir in Jewish society. “Pharisees and Sadducees also came to be baptized,” but they were not truly repentant. Instead, they believed that by simply receiving John’s baptism, they could escape God’s judgment. Later, Jesus Himself would condemn the Pharisees as a “brood of vipers” (Matthew […]

麻風病人得醫治

In Luke 5:12-13, “While Jesus was in one of the towns, a man came along who was covered with leprosy. When he saw Jesus, he fell with his face to the ground and begged him, ‘Lord, if you are willing, you can make me clean.’ Jesus reached out his hand and touched the man. ‘I […]

安息日的主

The Sabbath (Hebrew: שַׁבָּת‎, shabbat, meaning “rest, cessation of all work”) is one of the main holidays in Judaism. The Sabbath is a sign of the covenant between the Israelites and the Lord God, and it is explicitly commanded in the Ten Commandments. The Israelites were required to observe the Sabbath every seven days, during […]

十二使徒中的稅吏

Among the twelve disciples chosen by Jesus, there was a very unique man named Matthew, also known as Levi (Mark 2:14). He was also the author of the Gospel of Matthew. One day in Capernaum, Jesus saw Matthew sitting at the tax collector’s booth and said to him, “Follow me.” And Matthew got up and […]

得人如得魚

In the Gospel of Luke, some miracles are not found in the other Gospels. Luke 5 contains one such account: Jesus was standing by the Lake of Gennesaret (Galilee), and the people were crowding around Him to hear the word of God. He saw two boats at the water’s edge, and the fishermen had just […]

耶穌和撒馬利亞婦人

In John 4:3, “He left Judea and went back once more to Galilee.” The shortest route from Judea to Galilee was through Samaria, taking only three days. Typically, Jews chose two other routes to avoid the Samaritans, whom they disliked (Luke 9:53). However, “Galileans traditionally passed through Samaria on their way to the Holy City […]

尼哥底母

In the New Testament, Nicodemus was different from those who believed in Jesus after seeing His miracles; he genuinely sought the truth. As a Pharisee, Nicodemus belonged to the most influential Jewish religious sect of the time, zealous for the traditions of his ancestors. He was also a member of the Sanhedrin (the supreme council), […]

八福

The terms “The Eight Beatitudes” and “The Sermon on the Mount” are not found in the Bible itself. They refer to the teachings Jesus gave to a large crowd from various places when He first began His ministry, sitting on a mountain in the wilderness. He spoke about what true blessedness is. The eight beatitudes […]