(Electronic Format Only) In 1945, Robert L. Lindsey from Norman, Oklahoma, found himself pastor of a small Baptist congregation in Jerusalem, Israel. With his Hebrew-speaking congregants in mind, he began a translation of the Greek texts of Matthew, Mark and Luke and soon concluded there must lie behind these Gospel - even if distantly - an early Hebrew story of Jesus. To his surprise, he also found that Luke almost always showed Greek texts that could easily be translated literally to Hebrew. The same was true of Matthew, wherever he was not copying Mark's Gospel. In 1962, Lindsey met Professor David Flusser of the Hebrew University in Jerusalem, and the two pursued the question of whether we can get back to the earliest Semitic story and words of Jesus. "It is clear," say Lindsey and Flusser, "that our synoptic texts originated in a Hebrew biography of Jesus, probably written by the Matthew of tradition, which was translated to Greek. The texts of Matthew, Mark and Luke are too Hebraic to have descended from a Greek original, as many scholars mistakenly think today. Happily, if we use the right tools, we can still hear Jesus speak as his fellow Jews of the first century heard him." Lindsey tells in this book the warm, personal account of how he and Flusser struggled over many years to discover the earliest form of Jesus' words and narrative of his life. They believe that the records, when properly analyzed and studied, show us an authentic picture of Jesus interacting with the people of Jerusalem and Galilee. Jesus clearly heads a movement, the "Kingdom of Heaven," and is a Divine figure whose actions and words are fully Messianic.

Four must-haves for your library! Views That Have Vanished: The Photographs of David Bivin This CD includes more than 700 photographs in high-resolution (1600x1200 or higher) jpg format, which means the images look crisp and clear even when projected on a large screen. All of the images are also included in pre-made PowerPoint® files for classroom teaching. Explanatory notes are included in the PowerPoint® files. The collection includes photographs of Israel, the West Bank, Jordan, Greece, and Rome. New Light on the Difficult Words of Jesus What if we could step back into the first-century world of Jesus, walking on a dusty road with him as one of his first Jewish disciples? What if we heard his teachings in the context of the rabbinic conversations that surrounded him? Here we examine Jesus’ lifestyle as a first-century Jewish rabbi and look at how his words would have been understood within the larger framework of first-century Judaism. His words will grow in clarity and depth when seen in the light of their original setting. One Foot in Heaven One Foot in Heaven is the intriguing story of Robert L. "Bob" Lindsey's more than four decades in Palestine and Israel, most of the time serving as pastor of a Baptist Church in Jerusalem. No one loved the land of the Bible and the people of the land, including Jews, Arabs, and expatriates, more than Bob Lindsey. With strong faith and a sense of humor he faced the challenges of wars, fire bombing by religious radicals, and losing his left foot from an antipersonnel mine explosion while helping an Arab youth return to Israel. Jesus' Last Week Jerusalem Studies in the Synoptic Gospels, the initial volume, focuses on the Passion Narratives in a search for the Historical Jesus. It also reexamines the synoptic problem in light of recent historical and archaeological research. The volume represents the first attempt by members and associates of the Jerusalem School to apply collectively the methodology pioneered by Robert Lindsey and David Flusser. Included in the volume is the final article written by the late Professor Flusser, The Synagogue and the Church in the Synoptic Gospels. Sign Up for Premium Content Membership Now! An amazing tool for study! This membership gives you the ability to read the complete articles online. New articles are added each month and are searchable by keyword, category or scripture reference. If you study the Bible, you need great tools and one of the best is Premium Content Membership. Become a Friend of JP The "Friends of Jerusalem Perspective" program provides you the opportunity to participate in a unique, Jerusalem-based work. Through this program you can influence coming generations of Bible translators, pastors and lay-workers, who serve their churches in a variety of capacities. Find out more. JP Magazine Back Issues Want to learn more about the sayings of Jesus? Many of Jesus' most enigmatic sayings were discussed in Jerusalem Perspective magazine articles. Your study library isn't complete until you have a complete set of JP magazines. Read articles by Robert Lindsey, David Flusser, Shmuel Safrai, Randall Buth, Steven Notley, Mendel Nun, and others. Find out more.