Theology Channel

This episode traces the powerful biblical idea of the “circumcision of the heart” from Deuteronomy to Jeremiah to Paul. We explore how Deuteronomy 30 introduces a divine inner transformation that goes deeper than ritual, how Jeremiah re‑frames this promise during the crisis of exile as the Torah written on the heart, and how Jewish tradition consistently reads this as a deepening—not a replacement...

Emmanuel Levinas saw Christianity through a mix of respect, gratitude, and sharp critique. Influenced by Franz Rosenzweig, he believed Judaism and Christianity follow two separate but meaningful paths: Judaism as “eternal life,” Christianity as a historical mission. The Holocaust deeply shaped his view, revealing the moral failure of Christian Europe while also highlighting the courage of individu...

Sermon in the Mennonite Church in Schagen, March 31st 2026.

The encounter between the Jewish and the Christian reading of Deuteronomy 4:10 opens a surprisingly fertile space. In the Jewish exegesis, as seen in Hirsch and the Ha‑emek Ha‑Davar, the revelation at Horeb stands at the center as an event that teaches the people to live in a posture of yir’ah, a disciplined reverence of the heart cultivated through listening, remembering, and transmitting. The em...

This episode explores the difference between Jesus and the Pharisees from a Jewish perspective, especially as described by scholar Jacob Neusner. The Pharisees understood the Torah as a daily path of sanctification. Their practices—ritual handwashing, food purity, sabbath boundaries, tithing, and household purity—were meant to shape Israel into a holy people in every moment of life. The Mishnah pr...