In Hebrew Gospel Pearls #6, Matthew 3:1-6, Nehemia and Keith discuss Baptism from a Jewish perspective, the surprising connection between John the Baptist and Christopher Columbus, and what led medieval rabbis to read the New Testament. Continue Reading…
In Hebrew Gospel Pearls #7, Matthew 3:7-12, Nehemia and Keith discuss the importance of the original Hebrew text of the first Jewish commentary on the Gospels, how we know glosses were added in the margin of Hebrew Matthew, and whether the Essenes contributed to the authorship of the New Testament. Continue Reading…
In Hebrew Gospel Pearls #8, Matthew 3:13-17, Nehemia and Keith discuss what is missing from the Nicene Creed, the significance of Yeshua’s ministry being based in Galilee, and the bizarre accounts of the Infancy Gospels that never made it into the New Testament. Continue Reading…
In Hebrew Gospel Pearls #9, Matthew 4:1-11, Nehemia and Keith discuss the role of Satan in the Tanakh, how the word “the” can completely change the meaning of a Biblical concept, and how this all ties in to the Wuhan Coronavirus and spiritual warfare. Continue Reading…
In Hebrew Gospel Pearls #10, Matthew 4:12-16, Nehemia and Keith discuss how Yeshua retraced the journey of the ancient Israelites, how the disgrace of Egypt was removed, and the confusion of the Herods. Continue Reading…
In Hebrew Gospel Pearls #11 Plus, Matthew 4:17-22, Nehemia and Keith discuss the Jewish understanding of the “kingdom of heaven”, the steps involved in repentance, and proclaiming the “good news” in the Hebrew context.
In Hebrew Gospel Pearls PLUS #12, Nehemia and Keith look at a Hebrew word pun missing from the Greek text of Matthew, an overlooked prophecy of Jeremiah about “fishers of men”, and the Tanakh context of casting out demons.
In Hebrew Gospel Pearls #13 Plus, Nehemia and Keith discuss the Hebrew word for “happiness” (Ashrei), why it is usually translated as “Blessed”, and the biblical keys to rejoicing in eternity.
In Hebrew Gospel Pearls PLUS #14, The Hebrew Meaning of “Low in Spirit” as found in Matthew 5:3, Nehemia and Keith discuss living out the Kingdom of Heaven in our lives with God in charge, focusing on Him, and taking that focus into our lives to live with our brothers and sisters on Earth.
In Hebrew Gospel Pearls #15 Plus, Nehemia and Keith discuss the two main manuscript variants of Matthew 5:4, how this discrepancy might have come about, and look at a manuscript which seems to indicate that the Hebrew text was altered to make it more similar to the Greek.
In Hebrew Gospel Pearls PLUS #16, Dual Meaning in the Beatitudes, Nehemia and Keith utilize the Aleppo Codex and the Sermon on the Plain to delve into the depth of Yeshua’s most famous sermon. Both of these profound meanings are ignored by most of the Christian world.
In Hebrew Gospel Pearls PLUS #17, Power of Parable, Nehemia and Keith discuss how God responds to those who genuinely seek Him even if they do so in all the wrong ways, how modern-day parables still have the power to change history, and why Isaiah modelled himself on an ancient market seller to get “buyers”
In Hebrew Gospel Pearls PLUS #18, What is Shekinah Glory, Nehemia and Keith discuss why the idea of seeing God is highly problematic in Jewish theology, how some ancient Jewish philosophers believed that the world was created by God’s shekinah and not by God Himself, and how a failure to understand metaphor has led some
In Hebrew Gospel Pearls PLUS #19, Sons of God, Nehemia and Keith discuss Yeshua’s line of defense against a mob that wanted to stone him, the richness of meaning of the Hebrew word for God (Elohim), and a bizarre passage in Genesis about divine beings copulating with human women.