The Professor, Rabbi and Preacher Who Confronted the Elephants in the Room!

 

We were known and often introduced as the Professor, Rabbi, and Preacher. Ike Tennison was the Professor, Jeffrey Leynor was the Rabbi, and I (Jim Myers) was the Preacher. Everyone knows that when a professor, a rabbi, and a preacher -- two Christians and one Jew -- are sitting at the table discussing Jewish and Christian Scriptures -- there are some very big elephants in the room. Continue reading at – https://mailchi.mp/5c45631843ea/the-professor-rabbi-and-preacher-who-confronted-the-elephants-in-the-room-corrected

The Psalm Jesus Used to Create Parables in His Jewish Teachings

 

In my previous emails, I have been using a handful of notes I made earlier when I was translating Psalm 49. Today, I am going to share the entire Psalm without any comments. For me personally, this is one of the most powerful Psalm I have ever translated! Continue reading at - https://mailchi.mp/2e6b69414e8d/the-psalm-jesus-used-to-create-parables-in-his-jewish-teachings

Visiting the Jerusalem Temple the Jesus Knew

 

Today I was doing research on Jerusalem and the Temple that the New Testament mentions in stories about Jesus. I dug out the two-volume work, The Jewish People in the First Century: Historical Geography, Political History, Social, Cultural, and Religious Life and Institutions . . . Here are some sections that are loaded with great information. Continue reading at - https://mailchi.mp/ffbbf9f500b2/visiting-the-jerusalem-temple-that-jesus-knew

Hillel and Jesus: A Kingdom and Eternal Life Without Human Institutions

 

Rabbi Leynor wrote this on October 23, 2014. “Studying the Bible and discussing its ancient words, concepts and ideas is something I enjoy very much. But, holding the hand of a person that is about to take their last breath or that has just discovered they have lost someone they loved very much is something very different . . . But, if you come and study the biblical text with me – that’s another matter! Choose Life, Do Tov & walk humbly with “Your Higher Power” (whatever that might or might not be!)” Continue reading at: https://mailchi.mp/383cc61077c6/hillel-and-jesus-a-kingdom-and-eternal-life-without-human-institutions

TZEDAQAH, The Original Jesus Movement, and Life Today

 

The primary sources of information about “TZEDAQAH, The Original Jesus Movement, and Life Today,” are the teachings of Jesus in the Gospels of Matthew, Mark, and Luke. It is essential to understand that a New Testament with the books that are in our Bibles today did not exist until after 360 CE (AD) – over 330 years after Jesus was crucified by Roman soldiers. Continue reading at -

https://mailchi.mp/f9f3fcb39103/tzedaqah-the-original-jesus-movement-and-life-today

The Daily Prayer to Our Father: Part 3

 

As you will see in future emails, almost all of the teachings of Jesus are about the Kingdom of Elohim. The next three lines of this prayer are very important and related to our daily lives.

Give us our food daily.

 Our Father wants everyone to have food. He has created everything needed to produce crops and herds that provide the foods we eat. The one thing He doesn’t do is personally deliver food to each person. Continue reading at - https://mailchi.mp/33931864d3ce/the-daily-prayer-to-our-father-part-3

The Daily Prayer to Our Father: Part 2

 

When Jesus taught his disciples to pray “The Prayer to Our Father” (aka The Lord’s Prayer), it was before there were Christians and The New Testament. In this email I discuss the following lines -- May You continue establishing Your kingdom. May Your will be done on Earth as in the Skies. Continue reading at - https://mailchi.mp/f44f026abc41/the-daily-prayer-to-our-father-part-2