Category - FAQs

An offshoot Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (LDS) group, which calls itself the Restorative Scriptures Foundation, and incorporated under the name Restoration Archive LLC, published a Hebrew Roots paraphrase of Restorative Scriptures Foundation's version of the Book of Mormon in 2019. The work targets Orthodox Jews and Messianic believers through social media with a Hebraicized, unorthodox spin on the faith of Yeshua. Learn more about this effort.

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Find out why this Greek translation of the Hebrew Bible is so important in finding out what was originally written and intended. It's also foundational for Hebrew Bible quotations in the Apostolic Writings (New Testament).

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The first five books of the Bible are the foundational part of the Hebrew Bible.

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Here's a primer on the offerings found in the Bible. t's a starting point for exploring why God devotes so much space in the Torah to explaining them and why they're very relevant for believers in Messiah Yeshua (Christ Jesus).

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We received this question: How do you respond to those who say that the law is a “shadow,” as we read in Colossians 2:16-17? In short, those who claim that since we know Yeshua (Jesus) as the Messiah, we can throw away the shadows are missing out on learning the heart and intent of God. How can we know who the Messiah is supposed to be if we don't as regularly as God prescribes immerse our hearts and minds in the patterns for the Messiah in the Scriptures? If we ignore the patterns or the shadows of the Messiah, we can be just guessing as to Who He is and what He is doing. We would be changing the Word of God and misunderstanding the Word made flesh.

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The beginning of Shabbat (Sabbath) at sunset on the sixth day of the week (Friday) is attested by practices recorded in the Gospels and in other Hebrew and Roman literature of the 1st century and before. But there are a number of teachings circulating that question this practice as truly Biblical. Could Shabbat really start on the morning of the seventh day (Saturday)? This study analyzes explores when a day begins, focusing on translation and interpretation issues in Gospel and Torah passages.

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The common interpretation of Colossians 2 is wrong, very wrong. Unlike what is often taught and explained in commentaries, Apostle Paul never dismissed the Torah’s instructions regarding food, circumcision, the Sabbath, or God's festivals. He followed them even after he came to faith in Yeshua (Jesus). He reinforced the need to walk in Yeshua by the same faith through which He is received, a faith characterized by obedience to God’s commandments.

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