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…
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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…
First Century Synagogues
by Chad Spigel According to the New Testament Gospels, Jesus often taught in synagogues, one of which was in Capernaum (Mark 1:21-28), in northern Israel. The book of Acts suggests that the apostle Paul also taught in synagogues (Acts 17:1-2). But what exactly were synagogues in the first century C.E.? Were they different from modern synagogues? The answers…
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…
Parashat Tazria / פרשת תזריע
Tazria From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Tazria, Thazria, Thazri’a, Sazria, or Ki Tazria‘ (תַזְרִיעַ — Hebrew for “she conceives”, the 13th word, and the first distinctive word, in the parashah) is the 27th weekly Torah portion (פָּרָשָׁה, parashah) in the annual Jewish cycle of Torah reading and the fourth in the book of Leviticus. It…
Parashat Vaera / פרשת וארא
Parashat Va’era פרשת וארא “And I appeared” “And God spoke to Moses…” (Exodus 6:2) Torah Portion: Exodus 6:2-9:35 Haftarah: Ezekiel 28:25-29-21 B’rit Chadash/New Covenant: Romans 9:14-33 Shabbat |9 January 2016 | 28 Tevet 5776 THE PHARAOH WITHIN US “Do not rejoice when your enemy falls, and when he stumbles, let not your heart exult. Lest…
Netzarim Beni Eashoa
The Netzari are the followers of Yahshua, and mentioned numerous times in Scripture. Notable verses include:
(1) Isaiah 11:1 Isaiah 11:1 And there shall come forth a rod out of the stem of Jesse,and a Netzer (Branch) shall grow out of his roots.
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