In this episode of Hebrew Voices, Was the New Testament Originally Written in Aramaic, Bible Scholar Nehemia Gordon explains what the Peshitta is and brings irrefutable evidence as to whether it’s the primary source of the New Testament. Oscar wrote: “Thank you for your insights on this topic. I was leaning toward Aramaic primacy, but now I know better.”
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In Hebrew Gospel Pearls #15, The key principles to understanding Hebrew manuscripts, Nehemia and Keith discuss the key principles to understanding Hebrew manuscripts, how this sheds new light on the pronunciation of the name of Yehovah, and what this teaches us about the Beatitudes.
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In Hebrew Gospel Pearls PLUS #14, The Hebrew Meaning of "Low in Spirit" as found in Matthew 5:3, Nehemia and Keith discuss living out the Kingdom of Heaven in our lives with God in charge, focusing on Him, and taking that focus into our lives to live with our brothers and sisters on Earth. Continue reading
In Hebrew Gospel Pearls #14, How Matthew 5 presents Yeshua as a sage teaching wisdom!, Nehemia and Keith discuss the three realms of information in biblical thought, how Matthew 5 presents Yeshua as a sage teaching wisdom, and the Hebrew meaning behind the phrase “poor in spirit”.
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In Hebrew Gospel Pearls #13, How Jewish scribes changed Hebrew Matthew to make it match the Greek!, Nehemia and Keith discuss how Jewish scribes changed Hebrew Matthew to make it match the Greek, the secret origin of the Hebrew word for praise, and why some Christians interpret the Beatitudes as a replacement for the Ten Commandments.
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In this episode of Hebrew Voices, The Name of God in the Hebrew Gospel of Matthew, Nehemia Gordon talks about how a Karaite Jew came to study the New Testament in Hebrew, what he discovered regarding God’s name in a Hebrew gospel preserved by Jewish rabbis, and how we know Matthew was originally written in Hebrew. Continue reading
In Hebrew Gospel Pearls PLUS #12, Matthew 4:23-25, Nehemia and Keith look at a Hebrew word pun missing from the Greek text of Matthew, an overlooked prophecy of Jeremiah about "fishers of men", and the Tanakh context of casting out demons. Continue reading
In Hebrew Gospel Pearls #12, Matthew 4:23-25, Nehemia and Keith discuss what Second Temple period tomb inscriptions can teach us about the name Yeshua, why Hebrew Matthew includes a Greek form of the name Peter, and what a medieval Hebrew medical manuscript can teach us about these issues.
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In Hebrew Gospel Pearls #11, Matthew 4:17-22, Nehemia and Keith delve into the functions and roles of the prophet in the Tanakh and compare that to how Yeshua is portrayed in the New Testament.
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In Hebrew Gospel Pearls PLUS #10, Matthew 4:12-16, Nehemia and Keith reveal how the pope tried to change the Bible by tampering with an ancient Hebrew manuscript, how translators tried to change the map of Israel to fit their misinterpretations, and how Herod's forbidden marriage contributed to the Protestant Reformation 1,500 years after his death. Continue reading