Biblical Heritage Center Blog

One of Jesus’s earliest memories was no doubt watching and listening to his family when they gathered to pray the Shema at sunrise before the day’s work began and after the working work day was over at sunset . He also heard and participated in praying the Shema at their synagogue. He was surrounded by neighbors who also prayed the same prayer in their homes every day. The Hebrew word for prayer is tefilah . It is derived from the root Pe-Lamed-Lamed and the word l'hitpalel, meaning “ to judge oneself .” This surprising word origin provides insight into the purpose of Jewish prayer. The most important part of any Jewish prayer, whether it be a prayer of petition, of thanksgiving, of praise of God, or of confession, is the introspection it provides, the moment that we spend looking inside ourselves, seeing our role in the universe and our relationship to God. Read the complete Real Yeshua Blog & Take The Real Yeshua Challenge at -- http://therealyesua.blogspot.com/2015/02/th...

A group of armed fighters surround the convent, demanding the nuns leave the premises and renounce their faith. When the sisters refuse, they are publicly beheaded, saying prayers and singing hymns with their last breaths. Although it sounds like the latest atrocity from the Islamic State group, it’s actually a scene playing out nightly here in “Dialogues of the Carmelites,” a 1957 opera by Francis Poulenc now featured at the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts. The opera is based on the martyrdom of 16 members of the Carmel of Compiegne convent killed in 1794, during the French Revolution. The stirring and brutal portrayal contrasts with the romanticized revolution of “ Les Miserables ,” and reminds us that as many as 40,000 French citizens were killed — many beheaded — in just one year during the Reign of Terror. A disproportionate number were priests and nuns, killed by their fellow citizens in what was officially a Christian nation. Read complete article at -- http://w...

02/27/2015 Real Yeshua Tweet : -- Today, before the beginning of Shabbat at sundown, was when the weekly task of baking bread took place. It would last the whole week . If you would like to receive all of The Real Yeshua tweets , Follow it at  -- https://twitter.com/RealYeshua

In the earliest centuries of Christianity, many different writings were copied, shared and circulated among the different churches located throughout the Roman Empire, Syria, Asia, Egypt, and other place. Some recorded the life and sayings of Jesus, Paul’s writings to different churches, and writings by other apostles and church leaders. There were so many writings in circulation that some of church leaders became very concerned. Read complete blog at -- http://fromonejesus.blogspot.com/2015/02/why-are-there-only-four-gospels-in-new.html

Once the largest library in the ancient world, and containing works by the greatest thinkers and writers of antiquity, including Homer, Plato, Socrates and many more, the Library of Alexandria,  northern Egypt, is popularly believed to have been destroyed in a huge fire around 2000 years ago and its volumous works lost. Since its destruction this wonder of the ancient world has haunted the imagination of poets, historians, travelers and scholars, who have lamented the tragic loss of knowledge and   literature. Today, the idea of a 'Universal Library' situated in a city celebrated as the center of learning in the ancient world, has attained mythical status. The mystery has been perpetuated by the fact that no architectural remains or archaeological finds that can definitely be attributed to the ancient Library have ever been recovered, surprising for such a supposedly renowned and imposing structure. This lack of physical proof has even persuaded some to wonder if the fabulous...

Yeshua said, “Not one jot shall pass from the law.” (King James Version) The above words are from Matthew 5:18. It is a good example of verses that people “religiously” without having a clue for what they just read means – and they will claim that the thing they are clueless about is the inerrant and infallible word of God! What is a “ jot ?” Let’s begin by making sure one thing clear is very clear – Yeshua never uttered the word “ jot . Read the complete Real Yeshua Blog at -- http://therealyesua.blogspot.com/2015/02/did-yeshua-really-say-jot.html

Yeshua did not describe the opposite of God as the evil inclination as other rabbis did, or as being Belial as the Essenes, but as mammon, or wealth .  Sign up & Follow The Real Yeshua on Twitter at --   https://twitter.com/RealYeshua -- and you will receive all The Real Yeshua Tweets .