Whose Halachah?

BySkip Moen, Ph.D.

And a man was there whose hand was withered. And they questioned Jesus, asking, “Is it lawful to heal on the Sabbath?”—so that they might accuse Him. Matthew 12:10 NASB Is it lawful – Sometimes you can’t understand the text of the gospels without first understanding the context of the rabbis. This is one of…

Don’t Fence Me In

BySkip Moen, Ph.D.

“Is it permissible to heal on the Sabbath?” Matthew 12:10 (NASB) Permissible – The Sabbath is a day of rest, an honoring of God’s creative effort and a fulfillment of His ordinance for our own good.  But every Jew knew that the commandment concerning the Sabbath was part of a hierarchy of commandments, some of…