Friday, December 6, 2024

The Power of Wealthy Shalom Makers!

 

The reporter caught the Congressman off-guard when she asked, “What would you do about that situation?” The question clearly surprised him. He fumbled with his words for a few seconds and then said, “I would kick out all of the CEOs on the top floor and replace them with janitors working in the basement, Janitors, janitors, janitors - running all of the companies!” My first thought was grabbing the TV monitor, shaking it, and yelling, “Are you completely crazy! Continue reading at - https://mailchi.mp/448d31cbfdac/the-power-of-wealthy-shalom-makers


Thursday, December 5, 2024

Why Acts of Tzedaqah are Very Important for the Rich and Wealthy!

 

This is one of the most powerful and important teachings of the Jewish Jesus. Very few Christians understand what it means. It is found in Luke 16:19-31. I am going to present this in a parallel // format to make it easier to understand. 1. And some person was wealthy // And some poor person, named Lazarus. Usually, the rich people are named and remembered. Here the poor person is named, and many people have remembered the name “Lazarus” over the past 2,000 years. Continue reading at - https://mailchi.mp/3e51449b2322/why-acts-of-tzedaqah-are-very-important-for-the-rich-and-wealthy


Wednesday, December 4, 2024

A National Purpose that Includes the Poor and the Rich!

 

It is important to refer to the Jewish Jesus, instead of calling him “Yeshua” in conversations with people who have never heard that name before. “Jewish Jesus” reminds people that his culture was Jewish. He was not a Christian or Gentile. The Jewish culture of Jesus was also the culture of Hillel and the other rabbis of that time period. Jesus was part of that world. Continue reading at - https://mailchi.mp/1d7021e8db33/a-national-purpose-that-includes-the-poor-and-the-rich


Shared Wisdom, Standards, Values, and Facts

 

Defining a national purpose is not only possible - it exists now. The Declaration of Independence + The Bible + Science! We have the power to become Lives 1st Families, Lives 1st Citizens, Lives 1st Believers, Lives 1st Atheists, and Lives 1st Scientists. Continue reading at - https://mailchi.mp/b70361264b7c/shared-wisdom-standards-values-and-facts


Thursday, November 21, 2024

Love of Mankind is Intimately Bound Up with the Love of God

 

Hillel, Jesus, and Akiba taught that love of man is a central pillar of the Torah’s teaching. However, Hillel added that behind it is something even more basic that is derived from an even greater principle: “Man is made in the image of God.” Love of man flows from the more fundamental love of God. Continue reading at - https://mailchi.mp/b5c1370ba482/love-of-mankind-is-intimately-bound-up-with-the-love-of-god


Monday, November 18, 2024

Always Choose Life!

 

The “BHC Laws of Language” revealed ancient scribal skills. Combining them produced the process that Dr. Ike Tennison, Rabbi Jeffrey Leynor, and I called, “Letting the biblical text tell its own stories. Discover how the second story in Genesis reveals the meaning of “Light” in the first story. It teaches the most important wisdom in the Bible. Click here to continue reading - https://mailchi.mp/3777a29dbfe8/always-choose-life


Sunday, November 17, 2024

How to Avoid False Expectations!

 

After Adam and Eve ate the forbidden fruit, Yahweh Elohim created justice. He had given them a commandment. They violated it. Yahweh Elohim was the judge. Adam, Eve, and the serpent were examined. When Eve was asked why she ate the forbidden fruit she said, “The serpent gave me false expectations.” Continue reading at - https://mailchi.mp/8954f5d31436/how-to-avoid-false-expectations


Wednesday, November 13, 2024

Creating Loving Kindness, Loyalty, and Mercy on Earth!

 

I promised to give you a powerful example of the Hebrew teachings of Jesus and the Hebrew texts he interpreted. Keep in mind that this is a wisdom text, not a religious text. It is not about the afterlife. It contains instructions for living the best lives possible on earth. Continue reading at - https://mailchi.mp/2d5e30d677b9/creating-loving-kindness-loyalty-and-mercy-on-earth


Friday, November 8, 2024

Ancient Wisdom Values for Living Today

 

What is the relation of the individual to society? A denomination is a religious society. It has a Statement of Faith or Creed, which reflects the identifying beliefs of the members. Those beliefs are backed by institutional authority which elevates many of them to the status of institutional truths -- many of which are set in stone and unchangeable. What happens when a member challenges an institutional truth? Continue reading at - https://mailchi.mp/392a4555fe6f/ancient-wisdom-values-for-living-today


Tuesday, November 5, 2024

Discovering and Presenting the Best Available Evidence

 

200 Christian denomination institutions in America and 45,000 Christian institutions globally exists today. It is very clear that Christianity is not one giant religion. It is an umbrella term that identifies independent religions which have a variety of “institutional truths.” But Luther was not the primary driver of what ultimately happened. 460 miles from Luther, Nicolaus Copernicus was living in Frombork, Poland. He was making astronomical observations. Continue reading at - https://mailchi.mp/834199f0e99b/discovering-and-presenting-the-best-available-evidence


Thursday, October 31, 2024

Truths, Beliefs, Facts, and Biology

 

Christianity is “an umbrella term” that is used by many independent groups. Christianity is a monotheistic religion – one God is the source of truth. Are the truths of all Christian denominations and churches the same truths? Rabbinic Judaism and Islam are also monotheistic religions. Where do beliefs and facts fit in religions? Continue reading at - https://mailchi.mp/fdd4f7140c14/truths-beliefs-facts-and-biology

 


Tuesday, October 15, 2024

The Correct Story of Two Humans vs One Serpent!

 

We all know what happened in Genesis 3:1-6. The serpent spoke twice, the woman spoke twice, and the man did not say or do anything! Then she thought about the forbidden fruit, took a fruit from the tree, took a bite, handed it to the man, and he ate it! But most Bible readers do not know what happened at the end of the story. Continue reading at - https://mailchi.mp/dee9cb94544b/the-correct-story-of-two-humans-vs-one-serpent


Monday, October 14, 2024

What is Yahweh Elohim Trying to Communicate to Us?

 

In the First Story in Genesis Elohim created the ADAM in His image and then He immediately made the ADAM a male and a female. In the Second Story Yahweh Elohim formed the ADAM, and 16 later, He made a female and a male. For 16 verses an “undivided ADAM” existed. See what happened during those 16 verses. Continue reading at - https://mailchi.mp/d296b47ca65b/what-is-yahweh-elohim-trying-to-communicate-to-us


Friday, October 11, 2024

Yahweh Elohim and the Undivided ADAM

 

In previous emails I discussed the two dominant power structures in the ancient world. You probably don’t realize it, but these models were hot discussions in corporate board rooms in the late 1990s. Some radical entrepreneurs had been experimenting with them and one was generating unbelievable profits far beyond the other model. Before I will be able to discuss the power structure of Yahweh Elohim, you must understand important differences between Elohim and Yahweh Elohim – the First ADAM and the Second ADAM. Continue reading at - - https://mailchi.mp/ead863f40f0a/yahweh-elohim-and-the-undivided-adam


Bringing Elohim Our Shalom!

 

Kings of the Assyrians, Egyptians, and Babylonians took what wanted from their enemies and then destroyed them and burned things to the ground. Persian kings had the people they conquered bring tributes to them. Elohim is the king of His kingdom. What does he want members of it to bring Him? Continue reading at - https://mailchi.mp/a4f003818573/bringing-elohim-our-shalom


Wednesday, October 2, 2024

Seeing the Alliance of Elohim and the Covenant of Noah Today

 

The day began with messages saying Iran will attack Israel today. One message said, “Three additional aircraft squadrons - F-15E, F-16, and A-10 - are arriving in the region with one squadron having already arrived.” Speculation about the intensity of the attack was circulating. Then I received this message – “Hundreds of missiles are in the air heading towards Israel. I turned on news channels and my wife started checking on friends in Israel. Continue reading at - https://mailchi.mp/0c24bb5616e7/seeing-the-alliance-of-elohim-and-the-covenant-of-noah-today

Monday, September 30, 2024

Seeing What Is Beautiful and Pleasing to the Creator!

 

The scribes of Jerusalem were taken as captives to Babylon, but they became part of the most complex networks of temples, gods, and scribes, as well as part of one of the most powerful empires in the history of humankind. The scribes from Jerusalem brought their divine mysterious scribal arts with them and sent the Wisdom of their Elohim back to the new Temple in Jerusalem. Continue reading at - https://mailchi.mp/0fe27cf1017d/seeing-what-is-beautiful-and-pleasing-to-the-creator


Friday, September 27, 2024

Common Ground that My Ancestors and Grandkids Share!

 

Exploring the Bible and Biblical Heritages emerged from my second career, which began when I was ordained as a minister. My first career was banking and finance. As you probably have noticed, the world seems to have suddenly gone crazy and is becoming a more dangerous place. I worry a lot about my grandkids. I want them to understand the dangers of financial panics, changes in currencies, splits in churches, political issues related to Israel – and living without strong relationships between family members. I think I have finally found a way. Continue reading at – https://mailchi.mp/b85836b9bb00/common-ground-that-my-ancestors-and-grandkids-share


Friday, September 13, 2024

The Righteous of the Nations!

 

The silence and complicity of the Christian hierarchy, both Catholic and Protestant, during the Holocaust, and the complicity of millions of Christian bystanders and perpetrators, is a vexing issue. I probably have over 25 books about the Holocaust in my library in which Christians are often categorized as Perpetrators or Bystanders. But David A. Rausch’s book, A Legacy of Hatred: Why Christians Must Not Forget the Holocaust, describes another group that must also be remembered. Continue reading at - https://mailchi.mp/04973ab1fc78/the-righteous-of-the-nations


Thursday, September 12, 2024

The Political Importance of Understanding the Original Yeshua Movement

 

The members of the Yeshua Kingdom of Elohim movement understood the Alliance they have with Elohim the Creator of the Heavens and the Earth. They had been taught by Yeshua how to be Elohim’s Co-Representatives and Shepherds to their fellow human beings. As long as the society we live in is running smoothly and people have their basic needs met, “believing” seems to be popular. But, today, we are facing cascading waves of intense and unexpected political, economic, and religious conflicts. Continue reading at - https://mailchi.mp/964e26363dd8/the-political-importance-of-understanding-the-original-yeshua-movement


Tuesday, August 20, 2024

The First Day of The Creation

 

In the beginning Elohim created the Skies and the Dry Land” is the title of this story. The title also reveals the main character and tells us what to expect.“God” is an “umbrella term” that is used to refer to a wide variety of divine entities. It is essential for Bible readers to use the transliterations of the words that appears in the ancient Hebrew or Greek manuscripts, instead of “God.” Just doing this one thing will increase your accuracy of understanding of the ancient messages exponentially! Continue reading at - https://mailchi.mp/07fe74a0a086/the-first-day-of-the-creation


Saturday, August 3, 2024

Should People Do Good Works?

 

This is like hearing “fingernails scratching on a blackboard” to me (older people will understand this) – “good works do not save people.” Do bad works save people? Do no works save people? Did Elohim stop caring how people treat each other? The answer is found in the Torah, the teachings of Yeshua (the Jesus of history in Matthew, Mark, Luke, and the Book of Acts), and the Declaration of Independence. Continue reading at - https://mailchi.mp/d992e9a6cf29/should-people-do-good-works


Wednesday, July 31, 2024

When Elohim Replaced the Gods of the Nations!

 

“And God made two great lights; the great light to rule the Day and the lesser light to rule the Night; and the stars.” The words from Genesis meant “the sun, moon, and stars” to me. When the members of many ancient societies looked up at the skies, they saw gods and goddesses. I can’t imagine what life in that reality would be like. What do you think their reaction would be to a sky without gods and goddesses? Continue reading at – https://mailchi.mp/c59748dd4589/when-elohim-replaced-the-gods-of-the-nations


Friday, July 26, 2024

The Story of Elohim: Part 2

 

“God” is a “catchall” term that the news media, and even rabbis, preachers, and priests, use in discussions about Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. “God” seems to be on all sides of every political issues – including wars. We all need to be able to see the actual Hebrew words behind the English translations of Jewish and Christian Scriptures (Old Testament & Teachings of Yeshua). “Elohim” and “God” do not have the same contextual meanings. By the time you finish this part, you will understand how wide the gap between modern translations and the ancient Hebrew text of Genesis is. And this is just the tip of the iceberg! Continue reading at - https://mailchi.mp/dc2a8d6725f1/the-story-of-elohim-part-2


The Story of Elohim: Part 1

 

I will share the entire Biblical Heritage Center translation of the First Story Genesis in my next few emails. We believe it reveals ancient wisdom that was lost for a very long time – “Elohim’s path of Shalom.” Billions of people around the world are linked together through the Bible and are familiar with this story. However, for many centuries it has unknowingly been taught in ways that have not produced Shalom. “In the beginning Elohim created the Skies and Dry Land.” Continue reading at - https://mailchi.mp/d71be59cc511/the-story-of-elohim-part-1


Thursday, July 25, 2024

The Creator Presents His Wisdom to Humankind!

 

In my previous email I explained how archaeology and scholars paved the way for the “Alliance of Elohim and all humans” to be discovered in the first story in Genesis. But, long before we knew those things, we knew something very important was embedded in that story, because we learned it from Jesus! Continue reading at – https://mailchi.mp/11d26da5e736/the-creator-presents-his-wisdom-to-humankind?


Tuesday, July 23, 2024

A Temple and Kingdom Large Enough for All People

 

The Israelites were steeped in an oral culture and their world was one without books. To the ancient public at large, the body of knowledge contained in the Torah scroll was accessible only through the oral instruction presented by scribes. The text of the Hebrew Bible was not part of the popular culture. Scribes wrote for scribes and only for scribes. The thought of an untrained person reading those words silently and alone would have seemed like blasphemy to the ancient scribes. Continue reading at - https://mailchi.mp/b79705a77fd7/a-temple-and-kingdom-large-enough-for-all-people


Monday, July 22, 2024

Another Option for Solving Americas Problems Today!

 

Today, I want to tell you more about the groups in the events related to the Torah Scroll, the three Gospels of Yeshua (Jesus), and the Declaration of Independence of the United States. Then I want to apply that information to what we are facing in America now. The groups in the events above all shared a common challenge – surviving traumatic events, losing their institutions, and creating new institutions for their God and their government. Continue reading at – Continue reading at - https://mailchi.mp/0226e0be649a/another-option-for-solving-americas-problems-today


Monday, July 15, 2024

The Day the Ancient Alliance in Genesis Left Me Speechless

 

In 450 BCE, the Torah scroll arrived at the Temple in Jerusalem. It contains a collection of stories and lists of instructions that combine to reveal wisdom principles from the God of this Temple. Applying these principles of wisdom will lead to what this God desires the most -- “order.” Later, “Torah” was translated “Law,” an English word linked to “legislation” – “rules that are to be obeyed.” Wise living cannot be legislated. Wise living is a matter of learning what to do with the wisdom principles of this God. Continue reading at - http://mailchi.mp/0ca15f89d94e/the-day-the-ancient-alliance-in-genesis-left-me-speechless


Thursday, July 11, 2024

The Hidden Wisdom of the Torah, and Much More!

The discovery of Babylonian, Egyptian, and Persian writings reveal why similar words and stories appear in the Torah scroll. The Torah is written in a way that made it easy for the Israelites to compare their legal collections and wisdom to the tablets of other people. And when they were compared, it was easy to distinguish the Israelite way of thinking from the nations around them – and the differences between Yahweh and their gods! Continue reading at - http://mailchi.mp/8584173e937e/the-hidden-wisdom-of-the-torah-and-much-more

 

Wednesday, June 26, 2024

The Great Paradox: The Key to Discovering the Bible’s Ancient Wisdom

 

This article is about the paradox in the title. A paradox is “a logically self-contradictory statement or a statement that runs contrary to one's expectation.” “And Elohim created the ADAM in His own image; in the image of ELOHIM He created him; male and female He created them.” The contradictory terms are Elohim and ADAM. Continue reading at - http://mailchi.mp/5d6c702eb251/the-great-paradox-the-key-to-discovering-the-bibles-ancient-wisdom


Monday, June 17, 2024

What Are Humans?

 

My first question was: “What is the constantly shape-shifting environment?” The answer I found was: “It is our entire society, not a few remote areas.” My next question was: “Is this problem caused by nature?” The answer is “No, it is caused by humans.” My third question was: “What are humans?” The “facts I discovered about humans” are revealed below. Continue reading at - http://mailchi.mp/67cf17259865/what-are-humans


Sunday, June 9, 2024

Knowing How Words Work Reveals Lost Meanings of Key Words

 

People have been disagreeing about things that are found in their Bible for many centuries. So, I will begin with something every person I have ever taught agrees on: Every Bible is a book filled with words. Before we can accurately discuss anything that we disagree about, we must know how words work. I will teach you how to use BHC Linguistic Models to help you work with the words in our Bibles. Continue reading at - http://mailchi.mp/40887aded6c2/knowing-how-words-work-reveals-lost-meanings-of-key-words


Monday, May 27, 2024

Jewish Values Taught by Yeshua Before Gentile Christianity

 

The answer Jesus gave was very clear: “Unless your tzedaqah exceeds that of the scribes and Pharisees, you will by no means enter the Kingdom of Elohim.” Those who enter “The Kingdom of Elohim” will be the ones that “enter eternal life.” Chances are very good that you have never heard or been taught this before. This is the only answer that Yeshua, the original Jesus taught his students. He repeated this many times in his teachings. Continue reading at - 

http://mailchi.mp/5a9509c39204/jewish-values-taught-by-yeshua-befoe-gentile-christianity


Saturday, May 18, 2024

Exploring Three Views Abraham

 

A well-known fact is Jews and Christians have sacred scriptures that contain the same books – Tanakh and Old Testament. However, a point that doesn’t usually get discussed is that they interpret characters in their shared books through words of other books. In addition to this, interactions between Jews and Christians also affect the ways they both view Abraham. Continue reading at - http://mailchi.mp/f2adb9b94d35/exploring-jewish-and-christian-views-of-abraham


Wednesday, May 15, 2024

Exploring the Oldest Abraham Stories and Their Evolving Interpretations

 

The week before the Hamas attack on October 7, 2023, thousands of Christians and groups of other Jews had travelled to Jerusalem all expecting an apocalyptic event. Hamas had been planning for years to make their apocalyptic event a reality. They are the world’s three monotheistic religions – Jews, Christians, and Muslims. They have something very important in common – they have all reinterpreted the Story of Abraham. For all its chaotics, the history of Abraham as a cultural figure over the last four thousand years because Christians, Jews, and Muslims have been retelling their unique interpretations. Continue reading - http://mailchi.mp/b1ef5e198bea/exploring-the-oldest-abraham-stories-and-their-evolving-interpretations


Wednesday, May 8, 2024

Do TOV and Let KARMA Take Its Course

 

Do TOV and Let KARMA Take Its Course. Journalist, Kate Murphy, wrote an interesting article about Revenge. She said an Australian entrepreneur created a service that allows you to send your enemies an envelope full of glitter. Settling scores marks political, business and personal relationships. At it's most extreme, the desire for vengeance fuels murder, terrorism, and wars. Read Rabbi Leynor’s blog at –

http://mailchi.mp/b09ade2091af/do-tov-and-let-karma-take-its-course


Monday, May 6, 2024

Love Your God: Concrete Actions or Abstract Notions

 

50 years before the Temple was destroyed in 70 CE, Yeshua (the Jesus of history) was teaching the Shema. This is a Jewish leader teaching members of Jewish sect. No Christians existed at that time. The context began with the words, “Hear, O Israel,” which means, “Listen up and obey!  This is followed by a clear declaration of who the Elohim (God) of Israel is – It is Yahweh! Next is the command, “You shall love!” I have two questions for you, now. 1. Is love a concrete action or an abstract notion? 2. Do you do love or do you feel love? Continue reading at – http://mailchi.mp/3ccfa37c1b03/love-your-god-concrete-actions-or-abstract-notions


Saturday, May 4, 2024

Concrete Actions or Abstract Notions

 

The other night I was working on a translation of the parable of Jesus about “destroying the Torah.” A CNN Breaking News announcement caught my attention. Students on university campuses were shouting “death to Israel,” “applauding what Hamas did to the Israeli citizens,” and shouting “death to America.” What I was seeing made absolutely no sense! Were they “crazy”? Or could their brains have been hacked? Continue reading at - http://mailchi.mp/d77ae80b1bb4/concrete-actions-or-abstract-notions


Tuesday, April 30, 2024

Pursuing Opportunities to Demonstrate Their Loyalty and Faithfulness

 

For I say unto you, that unless your righteousness exceeds the righteousness of the scribes and Pharisees, you shall in no case enter into the Kingdom of Heaven. This English translation completely fails to reveal the words that the original Jesus spoke to his disciples. What does Elohim, the Creator of the Heavens and the Earth value the most? Continue reading at - http://mailchi.mp/7043d6d0e0fe/pursuing-opportunities-to-demonstrate-their-loyalty-and-faithfulness


Friday, April 26, 2024

Correcting the Translation of One Word Can Make a Big Difference

 

People have been arguing about who Jesus was, what he believed, what he taught, or even if he ever existed, since 24 CE (AD). So, the minute you saw the word “Jesus” your brain connected what you believe about “Jesus” (your bundles of associations). If you haven’t read articles I have written about Jesus (Yeshua), I know that you will not accurately understand this article. Continue reading at – http://mailchi.mp/d555ba308b69/correcting-the-translation-of-one-word-can-make-a-big-difference


Thursday, April 25, 2024

This is What Makes the Hebrew Culture Different

 

The cultures of the Arabs, Phoenicians, Aramaeans, Babylonians, and Assyrians shared the following. An ordered cosmos focused on the world of the gods. Organization had been brought to the divine realm through the birth of deities and assignment of roles in the ordered world. The gods lived in society with hierarchical structures. Continue reading at - http://mailchi.mp/94b5c515939a/this-is-what-makes-the-hebrew-culture-different


Sunday, April 21, 2024

Increasing Your Accuracy in Reading the Bible: Part 1

 

Now I am going to focus on “the bundles of associations” connected to the words in the Bible. A key skill in working with words is anchoring them to specific times and places. (1) None of the Bible was originally addressed to you. None of us was involved in the original communication events as either senders or receivers. We are, in a sense, third-party intruders and suffer from third-party perspectives. Continue reading at - http://mailchi.mp/939734bf835d/increasing-your-accuracy-in-reading-the-bible-part-1


Sunday, April 14, 2024

The Alliance Between God and Humans

 

The Alliance is found in one verse of the Bible, Genesis 1:28. It literally cannot be seen in English translations, but the Hebrew version sets this Creation Story apart from all other creation stories. The Alliance is a contract, that God made with the first two subjects of His Kingdomthe man and woman. All future humans will become subjects of God’s Kingdom at birth. Make sure you know the Benefits and the Obligations. Continue Reading at -

http://mailchi.mp/a676b27e12b4/the-alliance-between-god-and-humans


Friday, April 12, 2024

Understanding the Importance of Parents with Wisdom

 

In Genesis 1, “God blessed them” means that God empowered the humans to function the ways they had been created to function. Fill the earth (with new humans) means make babies and be parents that teach and mentor the wisdom of this story to them. By Genesis 7 it was very clear humans were very fruitful and they multiplied! But in Genesis 9, there was only one family left on earth! What happened? Continue to read at -

http://mailchi.mp/8471adb70a7f/understanding-the-importance-of-parents-with-wisdom


Wednesday, April 10, 2024

Exploration Guide for Factually Discussing Words in the Bible

 

After sending my previous email, “How To Factually Discuss Key Words in the Bible,” I created an Exploration Guide for it. This is an upgraded feature of these emails, which provides an option for readers to actively engage in the subject at a deeper level, and do it as an individual or as a team of two or more explorers. Continue reading at -

http://mailchi.mp/f4c29b0c9ced/exploration-guide-for-factually-discussing-words-in-the-bible


Wednesday, March 27, 2024

Introducing the BHC Lives 1st Educational Network

 

In August 1980 I began a journey of collecting information that led to this email. It started when I prayed this short prayer: “Dear God, please show me what you want me to read in the Bible. Amen.” And immediately, these words literally popped into my mind: Unless you know how words work, you cannot understand the words in the Bible! Was this God answering my prayer? Obviously, I cannot provide any proof to claim that it was. However, I can provide facts related to the words that popped into my mind. Continue reading at - http://mailchi.mp/c48b605aaa11/introducing-the-bhc-lives-1st-educational-network


Sunday, March 24, 2024

Why Exploring the Bible is Important

 

Today, I want to tell you a story that will provide a context in which you can better understand why exploring the Bible is so important. Once upon a time, a professor, a rabbi and a pastor agreed to follow a guideline and explore the Bible. Their names are Ike Tennison, Jeffrey Leynor, and Jim Myers. (that’s me). We are the First Exploring the Bible Team. We explored the Bible for over 30 years and became very good friends. Agreeing to follow the guideline creates safe and open environments to explore belief systems; and that is priceless! Continue reading at –

http://mailchi.mp/f9ac65506bb2/why-exploring-the-bible-is-important


Friday, March 22, 2024

The Valuable Benefits of Exploring the Bible

My email about Judgment Day in the Gospel of Matthew linked the parable Jesus taught to the First Story in Genesis. My previous email, The Miracle of Rediscovering the Ancient Alliance, revealed the miracle that makes it possible for understand why Jesus linked the parable to the Genesis Story. The Alliance in the story in Genesis is the standard the King used to judge all the nations of the earth, including Israel. Understanding how words work transforms the way we read the Bible. Continue reading at - http://mailchi.mp/4310b738c25b/the-valuable-benefits-of-exploring-the-bible

 



Tuesday, March 19, 2024

Judgment Day in the Gospel of Matthew and the Sanhedrin

 

In 90 CE, the Sanhedrin adds the Birkat haMinim ("Blessing on the heretics") to synagogue services. It is a curse on heretics. The doors of synagogues are now closed to members of the Jesus Movement. The Pharisees had always controlled the new Sanhedrin. However, it is important to understand that there were sects within the Pharisees that ranged from being “doves” (men of peace) to “hawks” (men of war). Emperor Vespasian chose “a man of peace” to create the new Sanhedrin. But, in 90 CE it appears that the hawks had gained control. The men of peace were members of the “school of Hillel” and the “Jesus Movement.” Continue reading at -

http://mailchi.mp/4c0410c0821e/judgment-day-in-the-gospel-of-matthew-and-the-sanhedrin