Bridge Builders Forum

Does the Book of Lamentations have relevance today?
Why do Jews mourn the destruction of the Jerusalem Temple?
Does the Jewish fast day, Tisha B'Av, have any meaning for Christians and their relationship with Jews?

We'll discuss this and more in a special interactive, commemorative Zoom meeting on Tisha B'Av (the 9th day of the Hebrew month of Av) with our special guest and friend, Orthodox Jewish theologian David Nekrutman of The Isaiah Projects

Thursday, July 23rd
12:00 PM - 12:45 PM EASTERN on Zoom
This event is FREE, but registration is required
Register👉 https://givebutter.com/julyolivetreenetwork

Paul and the Philippians. Clearly, Paul’s letter encourages them to endure suffering, like he has, for the sake of Christ. But what do we know about the group that he opposes in this letter, especially at the beginning of chapter 3? It’s widely assumed that Paul is confronting “Judaizers” in Philippi.  But there’s another possibility that might make better sense of the letter itself, as well as Acts 16 and 1 Thess 2.

That’ll be the topic of our conversation this Tuesday morning (July 14) at 9 AM Eastern for session 2 of Journey with the Jewish Paul. There’s still time to join us for this free online study!

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In this 9 minute episode, I share three foundational keys that can transform the way we read Paul's letters. While many have begun to rediscover Paul's Jewish identity, it's equally important to understand the broader Mediterranean world in which he lived, traveled, and proclaimed his message.

🎧👉 https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-bridge-builders-forum/id1758806969?i=1000775763160
📺👉https://youtu.be/wMaRbG4TcWA?is=7DE6bqBzohSFadkq

Three Keys to Understanding the Jewish Paul in his World What happens when we recover Paul as a first-century Jewish man liv...

ONLINE STUDY: Journey with the Jewish Paul - 4 week interactive study

STARTS Tuesday, July 7 at 9AM EST

Join us for a free, four-week interactive online study where we will “visit” some of the most important locations Paul wrote to and visited and discuss his big ideas in their Jewish and Greco-Roman context.

Tuesday, July 7 - Session 1 - Athens - Paul among the philosophers

Tuesday, July 14 - Session 2 - Philippi - Paul against the gods

Tuesday, July 21 - Session 3 - Thessalonica - Paul's end times urgency

Tuesday - July 28 - Session 4 - Ephesus and Corinth - Paul's one new man and the ekklesia

The sessions meet from 9 AM to 9:45 AM Eastern time.

The study is free, but registration is required at https://www.bridgebuildersforum.com/connect

If you’ve ever visited Capernaum, you may have walked through its famous synagogue and stood beneath the octagonal church traditionally associated with Peter’s home.

But what if those monuments tell a very different story than most visitors realize?

In this new episode of the Bridge Builders Forum, we sit down with New Testament scholar Dr. Wally Cirafesi to explore how archaeology, history, and architecture reveal a fascinating—and often overlooked—chapter in the relationship between Jews, Jewish followers of Jesus, and the emerging Christian movement.

Together we discuss:
• The synagogue Jesus actually knew
• Peter’s house and the earliest Jewish followers of Jesus
• What is a Christaeum?
• The rise of the octagonal church and the synagogue across the street
• Supersessionism, memory, and what modern visitors to Capernaum may be missing

Whether you’ve traveled to Israel or simply want to better understand the Jewish world of Jesus, we think you’ll find this conversation both thought-provoking and deeply relevant for Jewish-Christian relations today.

📺👉 https://youtu.be/r1jPValnTnE?is=K1gflblbyjhC-19c
🎧👉 https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-bridge-builders-forum/id1758806969?i=1000774816674

https://youtu.be/r1jPValnTnE?is=t9jugmjrnBx6whnl

Capernaum: What It Teaches Us About Jews and Christians—Then and Now | Wally Cirafesi If you've ever visited Capernaum in Israel, you've likely walked th...