Hermeneutics—the science of Bible interpretation. A big word. For some people it is the beginning and the end of all discussions of religion and Bible interpretation. If you’ve got the right hermeneutic, that is, the right rules of interpretation, then everything else is taken care of. With the right hermeneutic, your conclusions are right, and […]
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I know plenty of Jews who believe in Jesus who use the term “the rabbis” in a negative sense. I know plenty of Jews who believe in Jesus who believe that the Oral Law needs to be critiqued and discredited. I know plenty of Jews who believe in Jesus who are in the grip of […]
On Facebook I recently saw a video debunking the idea that God gave an Oral Torah to Moses on Mt Sinai. But the presentation went further than this, raising two subsidiary objections. You may see the video here. First Objection: They said that the Rabbis “invented” the Oral Torah as a means of controlling the […]
Borrowing my title from Malcom Muggeridge’s autobiography, today I write how, in the view no doubt of many, I have been wasting my time. The biggest problem I suppose is that the hours I am wasting are my prime time each day—the early hours when my attention level is at its highest. But I waste […]
This is the very beginning of the first chapter of a book of mine to be published this year. There is much more of course, to the book, and to the chapter. But in view of rising antipathy to my people, the Jews, I thought I would say this now. Surrounded by rolling farmland, looking like […]
It's easy to wreck or at least damage a congregation or a movement. Today I will tell you one way to do it, which also provides a key to generational health, for those who will use the key instead of ignoring it. So let me tell you a story. I once attended a congregation where […]
One of the core aspects of the New Covenant is this promise: "They shall all know me, from the least of them to the greatest of them." This New Covenant is made "with the House of Israel and the House of Judah." But it is clear to me that at this stage in history, the New Covenant is […]
What if Yeshua the Messiah wants Jews to be observant? Let’s take that apart for a moment. I assume and am convinced that Jesus of Nazareth is the Messiah. However, I am also convinced that not every view of him is accurate. For example, too many artists portray him as looking like that nice Gentile fellow […]
The recent massacre at the synagogue in Har Nof, Israel, should not be easily forgotten, and for some people it cannot be. One of the those who cannot easily forget is a friend of mine whose parents are both sole survivors of Shoah families, having been mere toddlers at the time, and who miraculously escaped the horrors. […]
I recently attended a first class conference and participated in a panel discussion about Jewish believers in Yeshua and past, present and future modalities and trends of sharing Yeshua-faith with other Jews. As a panel participant, I felt I had to address an emphasis that emerged in the discussion—that we should be meeting our people where […]
