nebula Posted January 26, 2013 Group: Royal Member Followers: 10 Topic Count: 5,823 Topics Per Day: 0.75 Content Count: 45,870 Content Per Day: 5.94 Reputation: 1,897 Days Won: 83 Joined: 03/22/2003 Status: Offline Birthday: 11/19/1970 Share Posted January 26, 2013 10 ‘Jewish Facts’ About the New Testament 11:30AM EST 1/25/2013 Ron Cantor/Messiah's Mandate As a new believer in Yeshua (Jesus), I assumed I was no longer Jewish—that believing in this Jewish man had nothing in common with Jewishness. However after reading the New Testament, I was shocked to find out that it was a Jewish book, telling a Jewish story in Israel about Jewish people. Check out these 10 facts: Read here Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nebula Posted January 26, 2013 Group: Royal Member Followers: 10 Topic Count: 5,823 Topics Per Day: 0.75 Content Count: 45,870 Content Per Day: 5.94 Reputation: 1,897 Days Won: 83 Joined: 03/22/2003 Status: Offline Birthday: 11/19/1970 Author Share Posted January 26, 2013 I appreciate what he had to say about the names of Mary, James, and Paul. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sevenseas Posted January 26, 2013 Group: Royal Member Followers: 3 Topic Count: 30 Topics Per Day: 0.01 Content Count: 3,373 Content Per Day: 0.76 Reputation: 683 Days Won: 22 Joined: 02/28/2012 Status: Offline Share Posted January 26, 2013 I also appreciated what he had to say...I was part of a Messianic congregation at one point and I loved it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goldust59 Posted January 26, 2013 Group: Diamond Member Followers: 1 Topic Count: 108 Topics Per Day: 0.02 Content Count: 989 Content Per Day: 0.20 Reputation: 124 Days Won: 6 Joined: 01/08/2011 Status: Offline Birthday: 01/13/1959 Share Posted January 26, 2013 good, enlightening article... thanks for sharing it Nebula Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted January 26, 2013 Share Posted January 26, 2013 Amen~! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gdemoss Posted January 27, 2013 Group: Royal Member Followers: 8 Topic Count: 59 Topics Per Day: 0.01 Content Count: 4,402 Content Per Day: 0.98 Reputation: 2,154 Days Won: 28 Joined: 02/10/2012 Status: Offline Birthday: 04/26/1971 Share Posted January 27, 2013 Interesting read, thank for sharing Nebula. Christianity is very Jewish at its roots for sure as salvation is of the Jews. Abraham was a Hebrew, one from beyond, which actually speaks of the fact that he was born again into the family of God as I understand it. All the names, Hebrew, Jew (Judah), Israelite, Christian etc, speak of that which is born into the family of God but one is not one unless their insides match their outsides. You must be born again regardless of placement in natural family/religious affiliation through birth. One can study the beauty of ancient Hebrew, Israelite or Jewish heritage and get a glimpse of what God has been teaching people through symbolism and such but every last precept was only given unto man to bring him unto Christ ultimately. In the end, it is Christ in us, the hope of glory. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonah'sJourney Posted February 2, 2013 Group: Members Followers: 0 Topic Count: 3 Topics Per Day: 0.00 Content Count: 24 Content Per Day: 0.01 Reputation: 1 Days Won: 0 Joined: 11/21/2012 Status: Offline Share Posted February 2, 2013 Point #2 in the article is an example of what bugs me about some of these "NT is Jewish" articles: 2. His mother’s name was not Mary or even Maria. She was not Catholic! Miriam is the same name as the sister of Moses. It is a Jewish name, and that was her name. She was an Israelite who lived long before the Vatican even existed. I'm not sure what the point is, since the NT was written in Greek, not Hebrew or Aramaic. In the Greek, her name appears as Maria (or some form of the noun), so his is argument is with the inspired Greek text, not with the Catholic Church. Today, the name occurs in dozens of languages as some form of Maria/Marie. He's technically right, in point #6, that "James" is not the name of the fellow who wrote the epistle, as even the Greek has Iakwbos. But again, what's the point? "James" is simply the anglicized form of Jacob, just as Seamus is the Irish form, and Giacomo the Italian form. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nebula Posted February 2, 2013 Group: Royal Member Followers: 10 Topic Count: 5,823 Topics Per Day: 0.75 Content Count: 45,870 Content Per Day: 5.94 Reputation: 1,897 Days Won: 83 Joined: 03/22/2003 Status: Offline Birthday: 11/19/1970 Author Share Posted February 2, 2013 Point #2 in the article is an example of what bugs me about some of these "NT is Jewish" articles: 2. His mother’s name was not Mary or even Maria. She was not Catholic! Miriam is the same name as the sister of Moses. It is a Jewish name, and that was her name. She was an Israelite who lived long before the Vatican even existed. I'm not sure what the point is, since the NT was written in Greek, not Hebrew or Aramaic. In the Greek, her name appears as Maria (or some form of the noun), so his is argument is with the inspired Greek text, not with the Catholic Church. Today, the name occurs in dozens of languages as some form of Maria/Marie. He's technically right, in point #6, that "James" is not the name of the fellow who wrote the epistle, as even the Greek has Iakwbos. But again, what's the point? "James" is simply the anglicized form of Jacob, just as Seamus is the Irish form, and Giacomo the Italian form. The point is perception. Mary, as we call her, was a Jew with a Jewish name. How many portrayals of her appear as a Jewish woman? The same for James. We forget that every single one of the Apostles and disciples and first followers of Jesus were Jews Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted February 2, 2013 Share Posted February 2, 2013 Point #2 in the article is an example of what bugs me about some of these "NT is Jewish" articles.... The point is perception. Mary, as we call her, was a Jew with a Jewish name. How many portrayals of her appear as a Jewish woman? The same for James. We forget that every single one of the Apostles and disciples and first followers of Jesus were Jews ~ And Our LORD And Our God Is Forever A Jew Behold, a virgin shall be with child, and shall bring forth a son, and they shall call his name Emmanuel, which being interpreted is, God with us. Matthew 1:23 So Why The Rush By So Many In The Western "Church" To Burn His Israel? I will also gather all nations, and will bring them down into the valley of Jehoshaphat, and will plead with them there for my people and for my heritage Israel, whom they have scattered among the nations, and parted my land. Joel 3:2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonah'sJourney Posted February 2, 2013 Group: Members Followers: 0 Topic Count: 3 Topics Per Day: 0.00 Content Count: 24 Content Per Day: 0.01 Reputation: 1 Days Won: 0 Joined: 11/21/2012 Status: Offline Share Posted February 2, 2013 Maybe it's frustrating to me because I've never had the perception that Jesus, Mary, or the Apostles were not Jews. Not the case with some, apparently, so I'll leave this alone and let others be blessed by it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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