The Real Yeshua

Blessed are the SHALOM makers, for they shall be called sons of God . [i] Who are the SHALOM makers? TZEDAQAH ( righteousness ) is one of the most important words in the Hebrew Scriptures, the Bible of Yeshua (the real Jewish Jesus). The teachings of Yeshua make it very clear that TZEDAQAH is the most important word to him, too. It is absolutely essential for us to accurately understand what it meant to him. TZEDAQAH not an abstract notion. It consists in doing what is just and right in all relationships. Acts of TZEDAQAH result in social stability and ultimately in SHALOM (completeness and wholeness).  An important part of TZEDAQAH is “almsgiving” -- t he obligation to help the poor and needy. This was considered by Jewish sages of all ages to be one of the cardinal commandments -- almsgiving is as important as all the other commandments combined. [ii] It is the almsgiving aspect of TZEDAQAH that is the focus of the message and movement of Yesh...

The message repeated throughout the Hebrew Scriptures, and taught by Yeshua, is do not elevate the value of anything above the value of human.

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Did Jesus want to start a new religion or was his goal to teach his fellow Jews how to be more faithful to the Jewish Scriptures of the Jewish religion that he practiced?  There is plenty of evidence that Jesus regarded Torah (Jewish Scriptures) as binding on him and his disciples—and that the early Jesus movement was making claims that were plausible within some streams of Jewish thought, if not all of them. In other words, Jesus was not trying to start a new religion–but claiming to show the inner meaning of the Jewish tradition. (1) He appealed to higher principles within the Torah and Torah purity laws. (2) He approved of the need for priestly purification after leprosy. (3) He was not entirely at ease with Gentiles and Samaritans. (4) He affirmed the sanctity of the Shabbat (Sabbath). (5) He approved of paying tithes the Temple. (6) He wore tassels on his garments. Read this very interesting article at -- http://www.patheos.com/blogs/northamptonseminar/2014...