Biblical Heritage Center Blog

And Yeshua came to Nazareth, where he had been brought up, and went into the synagogue on Shabbat, as was his custom. (Luke 4:16-17) Long before Yeshua was born until today, Jewish people have and continue to gather in synagogues and hear the words of their Scriptures read by members who are chosen to do the readings at each service. The portions to be read are determined by schedule in which the entire Torah ( Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers & Deuteronomy ) is read in either a one year or three year cycle. Over the years there have been a number of differing versions of scheduled readings, as there continue to be today among Jewish groups. For the Torah readings for this Shabbat go to -- http://www.biblicalheritage.org/torah-reading-schedule-of-yeshua.html

“And as Yeshua's custom was, he went into the synagogue on the Shabbat, and stood up to read.” (Luke 4:16) Shabbat begins at sundown on Friday and ends at sundown on Saturday. If you had been traveling with Yeshua, every Shabbat you would have gone to a synagogue and listened to selected people read portions of the Torah ( Genesis through Deuteronomy ), followed by the Haftarah . After the readings, discussions and prayers would have followed. When the Apostles met to discuss the requirements for Gentiles to become members of the Yeshua Movement, they agreed on minimal requirements because the new members would be going to synagogues every Shabbat: For Moses has had throughout many generations those who preach him in every city, being read in the synagogues every Sabbath. (Acts 15:21) Click here for this week’s Torah Readings .

Today, we are awash in a sea of theologies, mythologies, belief systems, allegations, accusations, traditions and endless personal opinions about Jesus :  what he is/was, who he thought he was, his mission, who his followers believed he was, why he is relevant or irrelevant to life today, etc. At the extreme edges of the conflicts produced by those questions are groups with beliefs like these: (1)  People who are absolutely sure that Jesus is the one and only God, the Creator of the universe and the words of their Bibles are the inerrant and infallible truths. (2)  People who are absolutely sure the Jesus never existed and the words of the Bible are pure fiction. Go to complete article at http://www.biblicalheritage.org/why-yeshua.html

Three Persian kings played a major role in making the Second Temple a reality, yet many people aren’t even aware of what they did. Take a moment to read the four short decrees that made the Second Temple a reality -- http://www.biblicalheritage.org/persian-decrees.html Learn more about your Biblical Heritages and bring transparency to your Belief System!

An article I read about an interview with Noam Chomsky inspired me to write this blog. It brought back some old memories for me. I grew up in a town that did not have a synagogue and I did not personally know any Jewish people until I began my research on the Jewish Jesus in my mid-30s . Keep what Chomsky said about Judaism in mind when you read about the life and teachings of the Real Yeshua. Read the complete blog at -- http://therealyesua.blogspot.com/2016/12/judaism-is-fundamentally-religion-of.html

The discovery of the oldest-known pre-Islamic Arabic writing in Saudi Arabia, from ca. 470 CE, evidently caused some consternation, given its Christian and Jewish context. According to the report, the Arabic text, scrawled on a large rectangular stone, is simply of a name,  “Thawban (son of) Malik,” followed by the date. Further consternation may have arisen when realizing that these texts are not only the legacy of a once-numerous Christian community, but are also linked to the story of an ancient Jewish kingdom that once ruled over much of what is today Yemen and Saudi Arabia. Read the complete article at -- http://www.haaretz.com/jewish/archaeology/.premium-1.709010

Nowhere in the New Testament does Jesus or Paul say he is rejecting Judaism and starting a new religion. In fact, the term “Christian” doesn’t appear at all in the Gospels (Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John), which chronicle Jesus’ spiritual mission; and only later, three times in the rest of the New Testament. If Jesus conceived of a new church, why did he spend his life religiously celebrating the major Jewish holidays in the Temple in Jerusalem? And we must remember that throughout the years Jesus prayed, preached, and read from the Torah in a synagogue on the Sabbath. Read the complete blog at -- http://www.huffingtonpost.com/bernard-starr/who-founded-christianity_b_13821370.html