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I’m Rod Saunders, the owner of Jew and Greek.  I\u2019m a musician, a web developer, and a student of theology, philosophy and economics.  I worked in IT off and on for nearly twenty years.  I built my first website in 1999, and have built many more since.  My blogging career started in 2011 when I began writing about a hard currency scam.  The site became very popular, but I felt that it had run its course and I wanted to put my research and writing skills to better use, so I started this site.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I have been reading and studying the bible for half a century, and I graduated from bible school in 1984. In 2015 I launched this site as a combination blog and resource site, uploading countless articles on theology, philosophy and apologetics. In time I became a YouTuber and didn’t devote much time to the site, but in 2026 I rededicated myself to being a website owner\/developer and gave the site a makeover. Jew and Greek is the result of a lifetime of learning along these lines.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cJew and Greek\u201d comes from several references in the New Testament. “For I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ, for it is the power of God to salvation for everyone who believes, for the Jew first and also for the Greek.” (Rom. 1:16) “For there is no distinction between Jew and Greek, for the same Lord over all is rich to all who call upon Him.” (Rom. 10:12) “There is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither slave nor free, there is neither male nor female; for you are all one in Christ Jesus.” (Gal. 3:28)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Greek language and culture had saturated the Roman Empire in the first century to the point that the Apostle Paul often referred to Gentiles as Greeks. I think Jew and Greek is a good name because the two civilizations that influenced Western civilization the most were those of the Judeo-Christian and Greek worlds.  From the Jews we received our Savior, along with our values and a monotheistic theology, and from the Greeks we got the arts and sports, as well as philosophy which brought us science, democracy, and economics.   As a result I discuss all of the above in this blog and in my videos.  I write most of the material here, but occasionally I\u2019ll publish something from a guest writer.
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While I do my best to be tolerant of the views of others and as gracious as possible when I disagree with them, I do feel that it\u2019s necessary to establish for my readers a frame of reference for what I write.  I am a born again Christian, and I affirm all of the essential doctrines of the faith.  I was raised Southern Baptist and was baptized at the age of eight.  In my twenties I attended bible school which gave me an appreciation for theology.  After I graduated I began studying many other subjects on my own, including philosophy, political science, economics, and the origins of the universe and man.<\/p>\n\n\n\n