Viewing Jesus Through 1st Century Judean Eyes

 Most people today view Jesus through the eyes of people who belong to Christian denominations or other religions, or people with no religions. Why? There have been no other options. Today, new discoveries are making it possible to view him through the eyes of his fellow Judeans – people to whom modern Christian or Jewish beliefs were unknown. Continue reading at -

https://mailchi.mp/101d78c41bb6/viewing-jesus-through-1st-century-judean-eyes

Create Transparency Instead of Belief Conflicts

 

Catholicism and Protestantism existed in a very different world until the 18^th century, when science and the Enlightenment began challenging their Creeds and Statements of Faith. Some even denied that the Scriptures were a source of truth and produced a rationalist theology. In 1895 the Five Fundamental Beliefs for being a true Christian was published. Continue reading at -

https://mailchi.mp/20512d86f48a/create-transparency-instead-of-belief-conflicts

 

What Does the Creator Value the Most?

 

The Creator in the first story in Genesis uses a standard to judge the results of His actions. That standard is central focus of the story – and the whole Bible. It reveals what God values the most. Continue reading at –

https://mailchi.mp/6608fc6c14bd/what-does-the-creator-value-the-most

Which Model for Love Does Your Brain Use?

 

How studying the biological functions of the brain became part of Exploring Biblical Heritages and why every Bible reader and believer should understand it. Everyone in America has a right to believe whatever they choose, but the public should clearly understand that beliefs generate corresponding behaviors. Continue reading at -

https://mailchi.mp/3bfad6ffe560/which-model-for-love-does-your-brain-use

Democracy Without Character Does Not Guarantee Good Outcomes

 

Today is July 4, 2022. I was looking through blogs that Rabbi Jeffrey Leynor and I published on the TOV Center Blog and one that was published on May 10, 2017 caught my attention. It is a good reminder that much of what happens in a democracy is determined by the character of individual citizens. Read the blog at -

https://mailchi.mp/81d42e08da39/democracy-without-character-does-not-guarantee-good-outcomes

Exploring Beliefs About Jesus Requires Much More than a Bible

 

BHC’s Exploring Our Biblical Heritages is different from most discussions about Jesus and religions. Facts about the biological processes of the brain and the roles that governments, money, and power played in his life and in the religious institutions that created our beliefs about him are essential. Continue reading at -

https://mailchi.mp/72bdb265123c/exploring-beliefs-about-jesus-requires-much-more-than-a-bible

What Would the World Be Like Without Paul?

 

From the Pharisees, a new body of authority emerged – the rabbis. In the eyes of the Romans, there were only two surviving Jewish sects after they destroyed the Temple in 70 CE -- the Pharisees and the Jesus Movement (Paul was viewed as part of it). Rabbinic Judaism came from the Pharisees and Christianity came from Paul. Continue reading at -

https://mailchi.mp/0ad51f1ca534/what-would-the-world-be-like-without-paul