The Real Yeshua

Learning about the Jesus of history , the one we call Yeshua , transforms our understanding of the one over two billion people today call Jesus Christ . I have been researching and studying the Jesus of history and his words from English translations, Greek manuscripts and reconstructed Hebrew texts for over 30 years now with scholars, professors, rabbis, ministers and a lot of sincere students of the Bible. Over the years I created guidelines and models for the people that I study with to follow and use when we gather to study the words of the Bible. They make our Bible Study gatherings very different from other Bible study groups . Learn more about our guidelines and models at -- https://theyeshuateam.blogspot.com/2017/11/y-team-guidelines-for-bible-study.html

If you had been a member of Yeshua’s group in the first century, there is little doubt that you would have heard Yeshua quote from and teach the following words. They are found in your Bible in ten chapters of Isaiah, chapters 51 through 61. I would like to suggest that you first read the version below and get a feel for what hearing Yeshua read it would have been like. You can use the online version, but it would be even better if you print the pdf version. http://www.biblicalheritage.org/yeshua-movement-handbook.html

Few readers of the English Bible realize that the name “James” actually comes from the Hebrew name Jacob or Yaaqov, which adds to the confusion over the various “Jameses” mentioned in the New Testament. There is, of course, Jacob the Patriarch, grandson of Abraham; James the Apostle, the fisherman brother of John and one of the two sons of Zebedee (Mark 4:21); “James the Less,” and several others. Ironically, the most obscure, and surely the most important James as “James the brother of Jesus,” known subsequently as “James the Just.” takes a bit of analysis. Read James Tabor’s complete blog at -- https://jamestabor.com/jesus-his-brother-james-and-peter-when-a-picture-is-worth-more-than-a-thousand-words/

Over 25 years ago when their journey began, Jim Myers was the pastor of a nondenominational church and Jeffrey Leynor was the rabbi of a Conservative synagogue. This is the first in a series of videos and live streams to come. View it at - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aXGrlyty0v0

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A very useful tool for your New Testament studies is the Parallel Greek New Testament online. It is great for comparing manuscripts and translations of a verse and identifying differences. Read complete article at -- https://theyeshuateam.blogspot.com/2017/11/parallel-greek-new-testament-bible.html

I have been involved in and coached youth sports (first grade to varsity) for many years. One thing I never expected from my players was perfection – “ You must be perfect to be part of the team .” But, I have spoken with many Christians that believed that “ being perfect ” is what Yeshua, the Jesus of history, expects from them. Read the complete blog at -- https://theyeshuateam.blogspot.com/2017/11/perfecting-is-goal-not-perfection.html