There are certain Bible passages -- Mark 7; Acts 10; Romans 14; Colossians 2 -- that without a grasp of the history, language and culture are easy to misinterpret.
The Prophets speak of what's been called a “greater exodus” from the nations to the land of Israel. The Scriptures tell us it, and the events preceding, will be so massive, it will eclipse the memory of the Exodus out of Egypt. Here we explore Scripture as well as ancient and modern commentary on it.
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.
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).
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).
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.