Monthly Archives: May 2015
11 May 1879 Death of Samuel Gobat, Bishop of Jerusalem #otdimjh
Samuel Gobat (26 January 1799 – 11 May 1879), was a Swiss Lutheran who became an Anglican missionary in Africa and was the Protestant Bishop of Jerusalem from 1846 until his death. Born to a Lutheran family in Crémine, Bern, … Continue reading
9 May 1244 Pope Innocent IV orders Louis IX of France to burn the Talmud #otdimjh
Pope Innocent IV was born in 1195 in Genoa, Italy. He became a Catholic priest and scholar and was elected as Pope in 1243. On May 9, 1244 Innocent IV issue a papal bull [bulla – the seal on papal … Continue reading
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8 May 1799 Baptism of Joseph Frey, founder of London Society for Promoting Christianity amongst the Jews #otdimjh
Joseph Samuel Christian Frederick Frey (born Joseph Levi) (1771–1850) was a missionary to the Jewish people. In 1809 he founded the London Society for promoting Christianity amongst the Jews after disagreements with the London Missionary Society. In 1813 he founded … Continue reading
7 May 1948 Second stage of “Operation Mercy” – Evacuation of Hebrew Christians from Palestine #otdimjh
The term “Operation Mercy” or “Operation Grace” is used for the evacuation of Hebrew Christians in April and May 1948, when one hundred or more individuals left Palestine at the termination of the British Mandate. Those who organized this operation, … Continue reading
6 May 1950 Catholic and Protestant theologians work to renounce supersessionism #otdimjh
A work-group of Evangelical and Roman Catholic theologians met, May 6-8, 1950, at Bad Schwalbach, called together by the Hesse Council for Jewish-Christian Cooperation and the German Coordinating Committee for Christians and Jews. Martin Buber’s house (1916–38) in Heppenheim, Germany. … Continue reading
5 May 1624 New Christian Jesuit theologian Antonio Homem burnt at stake for establishing secret synagagogue in Lisbon #otdimjh
HOMEM, ANTONIO: Jewish martyr; born in 1564 of Neo-Christian parents at Coimbra, Portugal; suffered death at the stake in Lisbon May 5, 1624. His father’s name was Vaez Brandão; and his mother was a granddaughter of Nuñez Cardozo, called “the rich … Continue reading
4 May 1877 “The Great Mystery, or How can Three be One?” Author’s Death #otdimjh
Zevi Nasi Hirsch Prinz (aka Rev. Christian William Henry Pauli.) was the author of this most popular and much reprinted work demonstrating the Trinity from the Jewish mystical tradition. Just who was he? Here is Bernstein’s summary: Pauli, Rev. C. … Continue reading
3 May 2005 “Can a Jew be a Christian?” asks Jason Byassee #otdimjh
Jason Byassee is pastor of Shady Grove United Methodist Church in Providence. North Carolina. and a Ph.D. candidate in theology at Duke Divinity School. This article appeared in The Christian Century, May 3, 2005, pp. 22-27. Copyright by the Christian Century … Continue reading
2 May 1894 Death of Ezekiel Margoliouth, Translator and Cantillator of the Hebrew New Testament #otdimjh
As the Messianic Jewish movement looks for authentic synagogal worship and liturgy, it would do well to consider the revision of the Hebrew New Testament by Ezekiel Margoliouth, who added traditional cantillation marks to the verses. Below is an example … Continue reading
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