The
two terms, “Kingdom of Heaven” and “Kingdom of God,” create a great deal of
confusion for readers of English translations of the New Testament. They also caused a great deal of confusion for
scholars and theologians who are able to work with the languages of Greek and
Hebrew. This is very clear from the number of books and articles they have
written. However, much more important is that one must understand what “Kingdom”
meant to Yeshua in order to understand his mission and movement. Read the
complete article at -- http://www.biblicalheritage.org/real-yeshua-handbook.html
The witnesses, laying their coats at the feet of Saul, were the men that would cast the first stones at Stephen in Acts 7. Why did they all lay their coats at Saul’s feet? The Talmud contains a very interesting account of the act of stoning that may provide the answer. “When the trial was over, they take him [the condemned person] out to be stoned. The place of stoning was at a distance from the court, as it is said, ‘Take out the one who has cursed.’ [i] A man stands at the entrance of the court; in his hand is a signaling flag [Hebrew sudarin = sudar , ‘scarf, sweater’]. A horseman was stationed far away but within sight of him. If one [of the judges] says, ‘I have something [more] to say in his favor,’ he [the signaler] waves the sudarin , and the horseman runs and stops them [from stoning him]. Even if [the condemned person] himself says, ‘I have something to say in my favor,’ they bring him back, even four of five times, only provided that there is some substance to...
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