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Eli Lizorkin-Eyzenberg

Eli Lizorkin-Eyzenberg

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Oct 2, 2025

About

Dr. Eli Lizorkin-Eyzenberg is an Israeli scholar of Christian and Jewish Literature. He hosts a popular Jewish Studies for Christians, an Online Study Group. At eteacherbiblical.com, he holds the position of scholar-in-residence. As co-founder of the Jerusalem Seminar for Christian-Jewish Relations, Dr. Lizorkin-Eyzenberg conducts inter-disciplinary research (the seminar is hosted by Van Leer Jerusalem Institute.) Dr. Lizorkin-Eyzenberg has received a fair amount of Jewish and Christian education both religious and secular. He holds M.Div. degree in Christian Theology from Reformed Theological Seminary (2000), and M.Phil. degree in Bible Interpretation (2008) and Ph.D. in Ancient Cultures from Stellenbosch University(2011).

Additional studies include doctoral and post-doctoral studies at the University of Pennsylvania, Leiden University, Princeton Theological Seminary, and Hebrew University of Jerusalem. Outside of his expertise in the ancient languages (Biblical Hebrew, Koine Greek, Syriac and Old Church Slovanic), he has a command of three other modern languages (English, Russian and Hebrew). One of his greatest passions is building of bridges of trust, respect and understanding between Christians and Jews, overcoming centuries of difficult, but almost always joined history. Dr. Eli Lizorkin-Eyzenberg strongly believes that both Hebrew Bible and the New Testament scriptures have much to teach both communities.

Posts (22)

May 15, 2021 ∙ 4 min

The Gospel of Mark in a Nutshell

Mark's gospel is a phenomenal short story about Israel’s God, Israel’s King and Israel’s glorious kingdom. The very first sentence of the Gospel of Mark, whether functioning as a title of the work or introducing the gospel to the hearer is clear. The first noun is archei from which we get our English “arch-”. This word is used as in arch-enemy or archbishop and simply means first, head, or beginning; but there is another interesting way to translate this word, and that is as ruler or as...

Apr 29, 2019 ∙ 7 min

Little-Known Facts About Laodecia, The Lukewarm Church

Revelation 3:14 “To the messenger of the congregation in Laodicea write: The Amen, the faithful and true Witness, the Beginning of the creation of God, says….” As we can see in the last message of Jesus to the key congregations in Asia Minor, Jesus is being described in terms of something believable (Amen), but also loyal (faithful) and reliable (true witness). The very last reference to Jesus Christ being the beginning of the creation of God should be taken to refer to the Jewish concept of...

Mar 16, 2019 ∙ 3 min

Who Are the Seven Spirits in Revelation?

In Revelation 1:4-5a we read: John to the seven assemblies located are in Asia: Grace to you and peace, from Him who is and who was and who is to come, and from the seven Spirits who are before His throne, and from Jesus the Messiah, the faithful witness, the firstborn of the dead, and the ruler of the kings of the earth. Are these seven spirits before the throne of God really one Holy Spirit? First, traditional interpretation connects the seven spirits in Revelation with the seven “aspects”...

Sep 18, 2018 ∙ 3 min

What Does John Mean by "in the Spirit" in Revelation?

Share 0 What does John the Apostle mean when he penned these words? Revelation 1:9 I, John, your brother and the one who shares with you in the persecution, kingdom, and endurance that are in Jesus, was on the island called Patmos because of the word of God and the testimony about Jesus. Once God Almighty spoke his very brief words, John identified himself as the next speaker. In a similar way to Rev. 22:6-15, the speaker switches between the Almighty God and Jesus as we see in the following...

Mar 26, 2018 ∙ 2 min

Is Easter a Pagan Holiday?

There are a growing number of Christians that think that the “Easter” is rooted in pagan Babylonian tradition. One of the basic assumptions is that the name “Easter” is but a Christian remake of “Ishtar”, a Babylonian goddess. Even though the words sound similar, they probably have no etymological connection. The English word “Easter” likely comes from the Proto-Germanic “austron”, which means “sunrise” – arguably a fitting name for the “rising from the dead”. What is more important, however,...

Jun 19, 2017 ∙ 2 min

What Is the Mark of the Beast?

In the Book of Revelation, we read a text that describes that with the arrival of the evil Beast – the enemy of God’s people, Christ-followers will be excluded from participation in local economy unless they agree to place upon their head and hand the mark of the Beast. (Rev. 13:16-18) To understand the true meaning of the mark of the beast something needs to be kept in mind. The central Jewish text that was recited twice daily stated: “‘Hear, O Israel! The Lord is our God, the Lord is one.”...

Dec 5, 2016 ∙ 5 min

When Was the Silent Night? Sukkot, the Feast of Joy!

Professor Julia Blum teaches at eteacherbiblical.com out of Tel Aviv, Israel. Her profound knowledge of the Bible and Jewish history will greatly bless you this Christmas: When was the Silent Night? In Luke 2, an angel appeared to the shepherds in the fields and said to them, “I bring you good news … great joy for all the people”[1]. When did that happen? When was this great joy declared? The Gospel writers either did not know the time of Jesus’ birth or didn’t consider it important,...

Jun 20, 2016 ∙ 4 min

What is Satan's Throne in Revelation?

Why does Jesus call Pergamum’s church the place where Satan’s throne is? Revelation 3:12 “And to the angel of the church in Pergamum write: ‘The words of him who has the sharp two-edged sword. 13 “‘I know where you dwell, where Satan’s throne is. Pergamum was a city that prided itself on several temples dedicated to the Roman Imperial cult. In the Roman period, the city of Pergamum, a former administrative capital of Asia Minor that later was moved to Ephesus, became a flag ship for Roman...

Mar 14, 2016 ∙ 6 min

A Jewish Look at Smyrna's Synagogue of Satan

Revelation 2:8-9 8 “To the angel of the church in Smyrna write the following: “Thus says the one who is the first and the last, the one who was dead, but came to life: 9 ‘I know the distress you are suffering and your poverty (but you are rich). The city of Smyrna was one of the three cities in Asia Minor who competed for the status of being the greatest city of the region along with Ephesus and Pergamum. The name of the city itself simply meant myrrh – expensive fragrance, because in the...

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