Converts and Shavuot

Following on from the central focus of biblical Shavuot as celebrating the Covenant, one of the sub-themes of Shavuot is the acceptance of converts into God’s Covenant with Israel. For this reason, the Book of Ruth is traditionally read at Shavuot. It is a short book,...

Shavuot in the time of Yeshua: the Jewish version of Thanksgiving

Shalom everyone, Shavuot is only a minor religious festival today, but in the original Israelite faith, it was a major, lavish and most moving festival. It was one of the three pilgrim-festivals that we swore to observe as Jews, as part of our Covenant-agreement with...

What does Shavuot celebrate? Not the Giving of the Torah!

THE BIBLE GIVES US THE PRECISE DATE WHEN TORAH WAS GIVEN TO ISRAEL! Are you interested in learning the EXACT date when Torah was really given to Israel – the precise day and month, according to the Bible? I can tell you with 100% confidence, it wasn’t at Shavuot! For...

Some thoughts on demon possession and exorcisms

Shalom everyone, This article is as a result of answering the questions of several enquirers who asked about the topics of demons, evil spirits, ghosts, possessions and exorcisms. The reason why there might be some disjuncture between parts of the overall article, is...

Commentary on SY 25: The Parable of the Leaven in the Flour

The twenty-fifth passage of the Sefer Yeshua is based on Mt 13:33, Lk 13:21, and Thomas 96:1-2a. It doesn’t appear in Mark, so it is probably from the Q-Gospel. The initial question in the passage is based on Lk 17:20a (“How will the Kingdom come?”). 25. 1Yeshuas...

Commentary on SY 24: The Parable of the Mustard Seed

The twenty-fourth passage of the Sefer Yeshua is based Mk 4:30-32, Mt 13:31-32, Lk 13.18-19, and Thomas 20:2-4. The words of the sectary (a reconstruction, giving Yeshua’s saying some cultural context), is from Ezek 17:22-23; see also Ps 104:12, Ezek 31:6, and Dan...