Monthly Archives: February 2016

29 February 2008 Bad prayers for Good Friday? #otdimjh

Today’s post is an opportunity to consider the prayers in the liturgy of the Roman Catholic church in the weeks to come, particularly during Holy Week/Easter. My aim in these posts is too understand the history of Jewish believers in Yeshua … Continue reading

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28 February 1594 Elizabeth I’s Converso Doctor found guilty of treason #otdimjh

28 February 1594 Trial of Rodrigo Lopez finds him guilty of plot to poison Queen Elizabeth I The Jewish Encyclopedia gives the following account: Court physician to Queen Elizabeth; born in Portugal about 1525; executed June 7, 1594, for having … Continue reading

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27 February 2011 and 2012 Where are the Messianics?

27 February 2011 and 2012 – Meetings of Roman Catholics, Jews, Ecumenicals and Palestinians – where are the Messianics? Posted on February 27, 2015by richardsh Two conferences – one of Roman Catholics and Jews, and the other of Ecumenicals on … Continue reading

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26 February 1569 Pope Pius V expels Jews unless they become Roman Catholics #otdimjh

26 February 1569 Pope Pius V expels Jews unless they become Roman Catholics Pope Pius V (who became a Saint in 1712) issues the papal bull Hebraeorum gens (“the people of the Hebrews”). Except for Rome and Verona, all Jews … Continue reading

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25 February 1870 Death of Henrik Hertz, Danish poet and playwright #otdimjh

25 February 1870 Death of Henrik Hertz, Danish poet and playwright Bernstein summarises: Hertz, Henrik, Danish poet, born at Copenhagen, August 25, 1798; died there February 25, 1870. He embraced Christianity in 1832. His dramatic works alone comprise eighteen volumes … Continue reading

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24 February 1999 Death of David Daube #otdimjh

24 February 1999 Death of David Daube, scholar of Judaism, Christianity and Roman Law David Daube DCL, FBA (8 February 1909, Freiburg, Germany – 24 February 199, Berkeley, California) was the twentieth century’s preeminent scholar of ancient law. He combined … Continue reading

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23 February 1813 Birth of Franz Delitzsch #otdimjh

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23 February 1813 Birth of Franz Delitzsch #otdimjh

23 February 1813 Birth of Franz Delitzsch, Christian Hebraist, translator of the New Testament, and supporter of Messianic Judaism

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22 February Martyrdom of Polycarp #otdimjh

22 February Feast of the Martyrdom of Polycarp of Smyrna – Jewish involvement questionable #otdimjh Polycarp’s life is known mainly from the writings of his disciple Irenaeus of Lyons, made familiar to a wide audience by the extensive quotations in Eusebius. … Continue reading

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21 February 1848 Karl Marx publishes Communist Manifesto

21 February 1848 Karl Marx publishes the Communist Manifesto – a radical secular apocalypse Bernstein includes Marx in “Some Jewish Witnesses for Christ” Marx, Karl, born at Treves, in 1818. He was baptized with his father, his brother, and five … Continue reading

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