Terjemahan Didache (Sefer Limudah)

PASAL 1 ADA DUA JALAN DAN PERINTAH PERTAMA Lim 1:1 Ada Dua Jalan, SATU JALAN KEHIDUPAN dan SATU JALAN KEMATIAN; namun tentu ada perbedaan besar diantara kedua jalan ini.Lim 1:2 JALAN KEHIDUPAN, Kemudian, Jalan Kehidupan itu, yakni: pertama, hendaklah kamu mengasihi Alaha yang menciptakanmu; kedua, kasihilah sesamamu seperti dirimu sendiri; dan kamu jangan pernah melakukan…

A Pre-Christian “Son of God” Among the Dead Sea Scrolls

A Pre-Christian “Son of God” Among the Dead Sea Scrolls By John J. Collins Sidebar: The ‘Son of God’ Text in Translation Ancient Biblical Manuscript Center/Courtesy Israel Antiquities Authority The ‘Son of God’ text, one of the Dead Sea Scroll fragments found in Qumran Cave 4, consists of two columns of nine lines each in…

PARASHAT TERUMAH / פרשת תרומה

PARASHAT TERUMAH readings 17-Feb-2018,”Terumah”,1,”Exodus 25:1 – 25:16″,16 17-Feb-2018,”Terumah”,2,”Exodus 25:17 – 25:30″,14 17-Feb-2018,”Terumah”,3,”Exodus 25:31 – 26:14″,24 17-Feb-2018,”Terumah”,4,”Exodus 26:15 – 26:30″,16 17-Feb-2018,”Terumah”,5,”Exodus 26:31 – 26:37″,7 17-Feb-2018,”Terumah”,6,”Exodus 27:1 – 27:8″,8 17-Feb-2018,”Terumah”,7,”Exodus 27:9 – 27:19″,11 17-Feb-2018,”Terumah”,”maf”,”Exodus 27:17 – 27:19″,3 17-Feb-2018,”Terumah”,”Haftara”,”I Kings 5:26 – 6:13″ God spoke to Moses… Some say that this was said to Moses during the 40…

Ancient Jewish History

Literally translated as “house of judgment,” Beit Din is the Hebrew term applied to a Jewish religious or civil court of law. The Beit Din originated during the period of the Second Temple and was then known as the Sanhedrin. The establishment of courts has the biblical origin and is recorded in Exodus. The text says that Moses sat as the magistrate among the…

Parsha Summary for Parshas Yisro

Note: The Shabbos Torah Reading is divided into 7 sections. Each section is called an Aliya [literally: Go up] since for each Aliya, one person “goes up” to make a bracha [blessing] on the Torah Reading.

Parshas & Haftorah Beshalach

Parshas Beshalach Note: The Shabbos Torah Reading is divided into 7 sections. Each section is called an Aliya [literally: Go up] since for each Aliya, one person “goes up” to make a bracha [blessing] on the Torah Reading. 1st Aliya: The Bnai Yisroel (Children of Israel – Jews) had left Mitzrayim (Egypt). The closest route…

The Council of Nicaea The Bad Deal

The Council of Nicaea: Pagan Emperor Constantine Used Christianity to Unify Church and State   The Council of Nicaea (also known as the First Council of Nicaea) was the first ecumenical council of the Christian Church. This council, which was convened in 325 AD, was assembled by the Roman Emperor Constantine. About 300 bishops from…

The Nazarenes as a Major Party with first century Judaism

The Nazarenes as a Major Party with first century Judaism Over the past decade, there has become a progressive passion of many, Christian and Jews alike, to learn and understand the life and ministry of the first recognized congregation (ecclesia) of messianic followers of Jesus. Were they like us, did they believe like we do?…

1st Century Assembly of Jerusalem

Act 2:36 “Let all the house of Yisroel, therefore, know certainly that Allaha has made him both MarYah and Meshikha, this Eashoa whom you crucified.” Act 2:37 Now when they heard this, they were cut to the heart, and said to Kipha and the rest of the apostles, “Brothers, what shall we do?” Act 2:38…

Shabbat Shuva / שבת שובה

Aseret Yemei Teshuva Shabbat Shuvah (“Sabbath [of] Return” שבת שובה) refers to the Shabbat that occurs during the Ten Days of Repentance between Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur. Only one Shabbat can occur between these dates. This Shabbat is named after the first word of the Haftarah 2 1 (2:3) Say ye unto your achim, Ami (My people); and…

Nazarene Then And Now

The word ‘Nazarene’ is one of the 2 Mshikaye communities (Indo: anointed followers) of the Jews in the 1st century. In addition to the Nazarene, there is an Ebionite community who are equally convinced that Yeshua is the long-awaited Jewish Messiah. Both communities are believed to be fragments of the Qumran Essents who are the descendants…

THE PURIM MIRACLE 4

BS”D KNOW YOUR BIBLE: Esther 7-8 Study Notes by Avraham ben Yaakov NOTE: This email contains commentary on FOUR chapters, Esther 7-10. No study emails will be sent tomorrow (March 1, Purim). The next email is scheduled for Friday, March 2 when we will G-d willing resume our studies of the prophets with Tzephaniah chapters…