Why Staying Connected Matters So Much: Building the Community We All Want to See
Dear Enquirer, One of the most common questions we receive is simple and understandable: “Do you have a Talmidi congregation in my local area?” We fully understand why people ask this. Human beings are not meant to live in isolation. Faith is often strengthened...
The Purpose of the additional Midrash in ‘The Exhortations’
This article is mostly by way of explanation, to clarify the purpose of the additional midrashim found throughout The Exhortations, especially in the first few books, such as the Book of Yochanan the Immerser, the Book of the Prophet Yeshua, and the Book of Yaʽaqov...
The biblical Criteria for a True Prophet of YHVH – and why Muhammad was not a Prophet of YHVH
In Islam, a prophet is someone who delivers a new revelation – and that’s it. In the Yahwist Israelite faith, a prophet is someone who calls people back to the original revelation, by calling for repentance, a change of heart, and a return to God. Islam had to...
Yeshua was not a Muslim
The Talmidi community has laboured long and hard to restore the original Jewishness of the Prophet Yeshua, because his Jewish identity was stolen from him by Paul of Tarsus. It therefore comes as something of a surprise to learn that there are some pro-Islamist...
What ‘The Exhortations’ is for — and what it’s not for
There is a recurring problem that has begun to overshadow the reception of The Exhortations: it is being read as something it was never intended to be. Some people embrace it as though it were claiming authority, historical accuracy, or even canonical status; critics...
Evidence for the Biblical Observance of the New Moon Festival
We are not worshipping the moon There are some people who object to the observation of the New Moon Festival (Rosh Chodesh), claiming that it is celebrating and worshipping the moon itself. This is a misunderstanding of the biblical purpose of the festival. I think it...
A Commentary on Isaiah 53 from a non-messianic Talmidi Perspective
The one prophecy that is quoted more than any other in support of the messiahship of ‘Jesus’ and his godhood, is Isaiah chapter 53. It is indeed sad then, that this is accomplished by deception, since the chapter is always taken completely out of context, and its...
29 Values and Beliefs Common in Fundamentalist Islamist Thought which Talmidis Explicitly Reject
This article is the third in a series comparing Talmidaism with Islam. 1. A Comparison of Talmidi values and Moderate Islamic values. 2. A Comparison of the Character and Personality of Allah and YHVH: Are they the same God? 3. A Comparison of Talmidi Values and...
The Core Essential Beliefs of Talmidaism
This is mostly a reference article for those enquiring about what Talmidaism is. Today there are several communities, sects and denominations that have come together to form the broader Talmidi community, both Jews and Gentiles, and the following beliefs are what...
The 39th Anniversary of My Conversion Experience, 12th March 1987
Shalom everyone, 39 years ago today, at a time when I was floundering desperately in matters of religion, when I didn’t know what to believe any more or where to turn to, I had a direct, living experience of God, which radically altered the direction of my life; it...