PASSOVER: A Time for Separating Hebrews from Egyptians
There are two kinds of people in the world: those who put everybody into one of two categories, and those who don’t. I do because the Bible
Daniel Botkin
Mar 28, 2021


"Church" Versus Ekklesia
The Greek word ekklesia is usually translated "church" in English translations of the New Testament. When people hear the word &qu
Daniel Botkin
Aug 9, 2020


From Passover to Pentecost
A few years ago I was asked to teach a seminar on “Hebrew Holidays and Their Import For Christians” at Bradley University’s Osher...
Daniel Botkin
May 31, 2020


Appointed Times: Is He the Lord of Your Calendar?
I became a born-again Christian in 1972. In the 1970s a popular Christian slogan was "Jesus is Lord!" This slogan was shouted and
Daniel Botkin
May 3, 2020


The Four Species for Sukkot - or is it Five?
Judaism makes much of the arba’a minim, the four species traditionally used in the celebration of Sukkot: the etrog or citron fruit, which i
Daniel Botkin
Oct 20, 2019


The Feast: What Shall We Call It?
Christians who read the KJV usually know it as the Feast of Tabernacles (Zech. 14 & John 7) or the Feast of Booths (Lev. 23 & Neh. 8
Daniel Botkin
Oct 13, 2019


Shabbat Shuvah in the Season of Repentance and Atonement
On the Jewish calendar, the Sabbath between Rosh HaShanah and Yom Kippur is called Shabbat Shuvah. It is the Sabbath which occurs during yam
Daniel Botkin
Oct 6, 2019


The Blowing of the Shofar: Discerning the Sound of the Trumpet for Our Generation
Rosh HaShanah, the first of the Fall Feasts, is marked by the blowing of the shofar, the ram's horn. In Biblical times the blowing of tr
Daniel Botkin
Sep 29, 2019


"Church" Versus Ekklesia
The Greek word ekklesia is usually translated "church" in English translations of the New Testament. When people hear the word &qu
Daniel Botkin
Aug 25, 2019


From Passover to Pentecost
A few years ago I was asked to teach a seminar on “Hebrew Holidays and Their Import For Christians” at Bradley University’s Osher...
Daniel Botkin
Jun 9, 2019

