Biblical Heritage Center Blog

  The destruction of the Jerusalem Temple created chaos in all Jewish communities! It was a primary reason the Gospel of Mark was written. Roman armies were still in the final stages of wrapping up the attacks in Judea in 72 CE when this Gospel was written. In Part 1 we explored the first verse in Mark and learned it meant this: “ The beginning of the good news of Jesus the Anointed One, the Son of Yahweh!” Continue reading at - http://mailchi.mp/3d3a9abfe540/exploring-jesus-in-the-book-of-mark-part-2

  The primary purpose of this email is to introduce you to the skills required to explore the Bible. Regardless of whether you are a believer or an atheist, you need to be able to participate in “informed and accurate” discussions about biblical texts. Bible verses are being quoted in religious, political, and economic discussions. This exploration is a scouting trip that will give you the general “ lay of the land ” – the ancient text of the first verses in Mark. Continue reading at - http://mailchi.mp/df36ad2e92cf/exploring-jesus-in-the-book-of-mark-part-1

  One fact we must prioritize is this: There is no one Judaism, no one Christianity, and no one Islam. Jewish, Christian, and Muslim are “umbrella terms.” This is the 21 st century and we know a lot about their histories. We have access to powerful technologies. We have to learn how to see, examine, and discuss the very big elephants that are in the room. Most people know they are there, but don’t how to talk about them! Continue reading at - http://mailchi.mp/aa0a31129f1c/we-must-examine-our-own-belief-systems-asap

  The Alliance in Genesis fulfills a foundational requirement for family in the Jewish culture of Yeshua, the Jesus of history. Rabbi Adin Steinsaltz provides very important details ( Simple Words: Thinking About What Really Matters In Life ). The Alliance in Genesis can serve as a starting place for a family contract and a social contract . For Christians, it can serve as a Kingdom of God contract, too . But the Alliance is only the beginning – The Bible’s Wisdom of the Beginnings has much more to add . Continue reading at - http://mailchi.mp/984c3edca8f5/the-bibles-wisdom-of-the-beginnings-family-101

  Citizens should be able to tell where their nation is collectively headed because they will be keeping up with current events. Citizens will be able to see and understand patterns and trends that emerge from these events. Citizens will not be like “mindless driftwood.” Citizens will protect lives, preserve lives, make lives more functional, increase the quality of life, and they will know where the money is going. Continue reading at - http://mailchi.mp/c4c04940ea42/in-the-course-of-human-events-and-the-tov-standard

  Today I want to show you how The Declaration of Independence (July 4, 1776) is linked to The First Story in Genesis (450 BCE) and the teachings of Yeshua aka the Jesus of history. They are all very well-known, powerful, and popular documents – and the least understood documents by generations of Americans and Bible readers . Continue reading at - http://mailchi.mp/93a58bce547b/the-alliance-in-genesis-and-the-declaration-of-independence

  Most creatures in the world have parent-child relationships – whether it is a mother lion protecting her cubs or a mother bird feeding her young. But only the human being has a concept of grandchildren, of perpetuation beyond a single generation. Being a grandparent is therefore an experience which connects us to our uniqueness as human beings. Follow the story of the first parents and grandparents from the Garden of Eden to Noah. Continue reading at - http://mailchi.mp/28c2d33a22a2/wisdom-for-parents-and-grandparents-about-the-alliance

  I am sure that my previous email, ELOHIM Creates First Family. Yahweh Threatens to Destroy Humans , set off a lot of BS Alarms (“ BS ” means “ belief systems ”). It did in my brain the first time I saw the word “ ELOHIM ” in the First Story and “ Yahweh ELOHIM ” in the Second Story. There are specific reasons each name appears where it does in every sentence in the Torah . This “ divine wisdom ” is completely unknown to readers of English translations because they cannot see the original names. Continue reading at - http://mailchi.mp/1e13cc812446/did-you-survive-reading-my-previous-email

  When Jesus connected his “ Kingdom of God Movement ” to the “ Kingdom prepared from the foundation of world ” in Matthew 25, he revealed the standard that God used to judge all the nations of the earth. He also connected his parable to the Story of Noah. Members of the Jesus Movement were keepers of ELOHIM’s Alliance and their goal was to walk with the Creator like Noah walked with Him. Continue reading at - http://mailchi.mp/9ce126e61a3f/elohim-creates-first-family-yahweh-threatens-to-destroy-humans

  There are many creation stories that are much older than the one in the Torah Scroll -- It is a very Sumerian, Assyrian, Babylonian, Egyptian, Persian, Canaanite, etc. None of them have a Creator like ELOHIM. Humans would not exist without ELOHIM. This pretty well sums up the relationship between ELOHIM and humans. This is a very different reality from what I was taught and what I preached. Continue reading at - http://mailchi.mp/572384d9b046/wisdom-about-elohim-nature-the-supernatural-and-humans

  “ Do not think that I intend to remove words from or add words to the Torah or the Prophets. I do not intend to misinterpret them! I intend to accurately quote and correctly interpret them. Amen!” Only a very skilled and confident Torah scholar would have made a statement like this. This is supported by his interactions with scribes and Pharisees. It was connecting the Parable of the Great Day of Judgment the Creation Story in Genesis that revealed how skilled Jesus was. Continue reading at - http://mailchi.mp/35d98c2de010/jesus-genesis-and-the-kingdom-of-god

  As the Jesus Movement spread throughout the Roman Empire, there appears to have been a great deal of confusion among Gentiles about Jesus and his “Jewishness.” This is a story that is found in Genesis. However, after the destruction of the Temple in Jerusalem in 70 CE, the meaning of the story was lost when Paul’s Movement became Christianity. Thanks to ancient scribes, a scientific approach to archaeology, and powerful computer technologies, clues began to appear in Gospels of Matthew, Mark, and Luke that linked the teachings of Jesus to the story in Genesis. Continue reading at - http://mailchi.mp/4723aa3c4c30/the-god-that-created-a-family-to-represent-him-on-earth-part-1