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Tag Archives: otdmijh
20 September 1900 Birth of Joachim Jeremias, scholar of Yeshua’s Jewish context #otdimjh
For those of us who cut our teeth studying theology in the 1970s, the works of Joachim Jeremias were eye-opening, magisterial and indispensable. After the Bible, Jeremias seemed the next most authoritative source, so detailed, well-written and user-friendly was his … Continue reading
30 July 1492 Expulsion of the Jewish people from Spain #otdimjh
In the same month in which their Majesties [Ferdinand and Isabella] issued the edict that all Jews should be driven out of the kingdom and its territories, in the same month they gave me the order to undertake with sufficient … Continue reading
21 July 1816 Birth of Paul Reuter / Israel Beer Josaphat, media mogul and founder of Reuter’s #otdimjh
Paul Julius, baron von Reuter, original name Israel Beer Josaphat (born July 21, 1816, Kassel, Electorate of Hesse [Germany]—died Feb. 25, 1899, Nice, France), German-born founder of one of the first news agencies, which still bears his name. Of Jewish … Continue reading
23 June 1520 Johann Reuchlin’s “Augenspiegel” on Judaism banned by Pope Leo X #otdimjh
“The named book, “Augenspiegel” [Eye Glasses], was and is scandalous and offensive to the pious ears of Christians and is excessively favorable to the impious Jews and moreover it must be removed from circulation and from the hands of Christians and … Continue reading
21 April 2008 Messianic Jews Win Citizenship Victory in Israel #otdimjh
For decades, Israel has made it next to impossible for immigrant Messianic Jews, who affirm belief in Jesus as Messiah, to become citizens of Israel. (Christianity Today reports). Often, if Messianic believers disclosed their faith in ‘Yeshua,’ the name they … Continue reading
17 March 1842 Bishop Michael Solomon Alexander of Jerusalem ordains Pioneer Missionary to Moslems
Bishop Alexander’s first year in Jerusalem was busy. His first ordination was of John Mühleisen, who worked with CMS in Ethiopia, and was a pioneering missionary to Moslems. The organization he proposed, “The Society for Propagating the Gospel among the … Continue reading
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#Onthisday #otdimjh 5 January 1985 End of Operation Moses transporting 30,000 Ethiopian Jews to Israel
Operation Moses (Hebrew: מִבְצָע מֹשֶׁה, Mivtza Moshe) refers to the covert evacuation of Ethiopian Jews (known as the “Beta Israel” community or “Falashas”) from Sudan during a famine in 1984. Originally called Gur Aryeh Yehuda, “Cub of the Lion of … Continue reading
#otdimjh 1st December 1883 Jacob Lotka, Father of Mathematician Alfred Lotka, reaches Bushire in Persia
Gidney records: Passing through several towns and villages, Lotka reached Shiraz, the capital of Fars, after eighteen days’ travelling. There the chief rabbi actually helped him to distribute his New Testaments and tracts. Bushire was reached on December 1st, and … Continue reading
On This Day In Messianic Jewish History 