What was it like to be a Jew in Jesus' day? | Real World of the Gospels, pt. 6

What was it like to be a Jew in Jesus' day? | Real World of the Gospels, pt.

In this episode of the Bible in Life podcast, we wrap up our series on the real world of the gospels by exploring a few key features of Jewish belief and practice in Jesus' day. Their religious identity gave them a strong social identity. Things like circumcision, clean and unclean foods, and ritual purity marked them out as distinct.

Not only that, but Jews in the first century knew their story was incomplete. They were longing and waiting for God to act and restore the fortunes of Israel.

And in that context, along comes a young, upstart rabbi saying, "Repent, the kingdom of heaven is at hand!"