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The Stories of the Seven Areas in the First Story in Genesis

  We are committed to Increasing Bible Literacy by teaching people how to use BHC Guidelines, Models, and Exploring Skills. Being familiar with the order of the creation of the seven areas, the things that occupy each area, and how each of them function will allow you to more accurately understand the Bible stories that follow it. Continue at = http://mailchi.mp/92a85f59deba/the-stories-of-the-seven-areas-in-the-first-story-in-genesis
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New Sanhedrin Ends Relationship with the Jesus Movement

  The new Sanhedrin’s ruling delt a deadly blow to the relationship between Judaism and the Jesus Movement. The 90 CE Sanhedrin also created a new Jewish canon. It would be the discovery of the Dead Sea Scrolls that revealed something else this council or another council did. It excluded some very old and popular scrolls that were “scripture” in Jewish communities, and they were probably read frequently at the Temple. Continue reading at - http://mailchi.mp/d2ec7b6e2a70/new-sanhedrin-ends-relationship-with-the-jesus-movement  

Hillel, Holy Spirit, Peace, the New Sanhedrin, and the Gospels

  Yochanan ben Zakkai converted his school to function as a re-establishment of the Sanhedrin in Yavneh. He was chosen to do this by Roman Emperor Vespasian because the Emperor had heard that he was “ a man of peace .” Zakkai was student of Hillel had been president of the Sanhedrin at the Temple and leader of the Pharisees. Hillel is one of the greatest rabbis of the Jewish tradition. The teachings of Jesus reflect many of the wisdom lessons taught by Hillel . As we will see as we follow the proceeding of the new Sanhedrin, Luke and Matthew shaped their Gospels in ways that would link the Jesus Movement to the school of Hillel. Continue reading at - http://mailchi.mp/b79bcaf5da34/hillel-holy-spirit-peace-the-new-sanhedrin-and-the-gospels

Jewish Sects, Roman Empire, and the Gospels

  At the end of my last email about the Gospel of Mark, I added a note about the new Sanhedrin . I was planning to write about the Gospel of Luke next. However, I wanted to dig a little deeper into the role the new Sanhedrin would play in the events that unfolded in Judaism and Christianity immediately after the Temple was destroyed. I realized I had stumbled into something that not only related to ancient Judea – it related to us in 2024 CE . Continue reading at - http://mailchi.mp/b272239e095d/jewish-sects-roman-empire-and-the-gospels

Exploring the Gospel of Mark Revised and Updated

  I decided to revise and update my previous email on the Gospel of Mark to make it more “reader friendly” and easier to understand. I also add new information that will make it more accurately fit within the historical context of the history Israel in period of great uncertainty. Mark, Luke, and Matthew are clearly the products of members of the Jesus Movement actively engaged in being part of the new Israel after the destruction of the Temple. You may listen to the audio version of this email or read it or do both. http://mailchi.mp/c239b8fccf70/exploring-the-gospel-of-mark-revised-and-updated

The New Sanhedrin and the Gospels of Luke and Matthew

  The Gospel of Mark was written around 72 CE. Roman armies were wrapping up their operation in Judea. It had been two years since the Temple in Jerusalem had been destroyed. After Mark wrote his Gospel and before Luke wrote his, a very important event took place that isn’t mentioned in the New Testament . Johanan ben Zakkai was the youngest of all the learned disciples in the academy of Hillel. Before the Temple was destroyed, it became clear him that the Jews would lose to the Romans. If Jerusalem and the Temple were destroyed, which was inevitable, how would the Jews survive as a people?  Roman Emperor Vespasian made a decision changed history. Continue reading at - http://mailchi.mp/9caa06c0d67c/the-new-sanhedrin-and-the-gospels-of-luke-and-matthew

Exploring Jesus in the Book of Mark: Part 2

  The destruction of the Jerusalem Temple created chaos in all Jewish communities! It was a primary reason the Gospel of Mark was written. Roman armies were still in the final stages of wrapping up the attacks in Judea in 72 CE when this Gospel was written. In Part 1 we explored the first verse in Mark and learned it meant this: “ The beginning of the good news of Jesus the Anointed One, the Son of Yahweh!” Continue reading at - http://mailchi.mp/3d3a9abfe540/exploring-jesus-in-the-book-of-mark-part-2