The Torah commands us: "In the First Month on the fourteenth day of the month, between the two evenings [Hebrew: "Bein Ha'arabayim"], is the Passover [Sacrifice] to Yehovah." In biblical Hebrew, the word "evening" (Ayin-Resh-Bet) indicates both the "early part of the night", as well as the actual "onset of evening". Continue reading
In this episode of Hebrew Gospel Pearls, Preserving “the Good Jesus”, Nehemia and Keith detail the untold backstory that ultimately led to their study of Hebrew Matthew, share the amazing account of how copper preserved a sunken ship for five centuries, and give a crash course on the text of the Hebrew Bible. Continue reading
In this episode of Hebrew Voices, Passover Special, Nehemia Gordon and Keith Johnson delve into the story of the exodus, beginning with Ex 12:21. They start off by sharing the time they personally experienced "darkness so dark, it could be felt". Nehemia points out a few examples in the exodus story where we are given background information by way of a flashback and he explain how the Passover sacrifice was brought, who could eat of it and how it should be commemorated today. Keith gets all excited when they come to the part where Yehovah introduces His calendar and Nehemia suggests we be tolerant of our neighbor who may be celebrating the holidays on a different date than ourselves. Nehemia also gives a very quick overview of the three different types of leaven and the extent of the prohibition of leaven on Chag HaMatzot (Passover). Continue reading
In this episode of Hebrew Gospel Pearls, Nailed to the Cross?, Nehemia and Keith discuss a New Testament verse that has divided Christians throughout the ages, reveal the smoking gun that proves how the verse was changed, and show how Yeshua’s words, taken out of context, command his followers not to think! Continue reading
In this episode of Hebrew Gospel Pearls PLUS, Torah and the Council of Nicaea, Nehemia and Keith do a deep dive on the Hebrew word “fulfill,” why the early Church Fathers felt a need to “spiritualize” away the Torah, and Christian Shabbat observance before Constantine. Continue reading
In this special extra bonus episode, Hebrew Gospel Pearls PLUS PLUS, Yeshua Outside the Gospels, Nehemia and Keith discuss the only New Testament verse independently verified by the Talmud, why Christians used to rip pages out of Jewish holy books, and evidence that points to the existence of many other lost gospels. Continue reading
In this episode of Hebrew Voices, Society of Biblical Literature Reactions 2021, Bible Scholar Dr. Nehemia Gordon is joined by Rabbi Dr. David Moster and Manuscript Researcher Nelson Calvillo to discuss lectures they attended on the forefront of biblical studies. The topics include Ezekiel's grapevine and a scribal error in the Aleppo Codex involving God's name. Continue reading
In this Support Team Study, MORE Society of Biblical Literature Reactions 2021, we discuss groundbreaking research in the field of biblical studies, including phylacteries among the Dead Sea Scrolls, the function of the Hebrew accent marks, and the origin of the Hebrew vowel marks. Be sure to first watch Society of Biblical Literature Reactions 2021! Continue reading
In this Support Team Study, Correcting Omissions of the Tetragrammaton, Bible Scholar Dr. Nehemia Gordon share the results of his research on how Jewish scribes dealt with mistakes involving God's name. This lecture was presented to some of the top Bible scholars in the world at the Society of Biblical Literature Conference in San Antonio in November 2021. Continue reading
In this episode of Hebrew Voices, Does John 6:4 Belong in the New Testament - PART 3/4, we examine the controversy about the Gospel of John which has raged for nearly 2,000 years, as we continue our 4-part series to solve a textual conundrum using technology John could not have imagined and drawing on resources unavailable even a few years ago. Be sure to first watch Part 1 and Part 2! Continue reading