Hebrew Voices #187 – Second Temple Hebrew in the Middle Ages: Part 1

Hebrew Voices #187 - Second Temple Hebrew in the Middle Ages: Part 1

In this episode of Hebrew Voices #187, Second Temple Hebrew in the Middle Ages: Part 1, the premier linguist of Northwest Semitic languages explains how scholars get behind the printed text of the Bible to access the proto-Masoretic reading tradition.

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Hebrew Voices #186 – The Hamas Prophecy: Part 1

In this episode of Hebrew Voices #186 - The Hamas Prophecy: Part 1, Nehemia and Lynell explore the prophetic meaning of the word Hamas in the Hebrew Bible with striking comparisons between modern headlines and the words of the ancient Hebrew prophets.

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Hebrew Voices #185 – A Biblical Understanding of Passover Leaven (Chametz)

In this episode of Hebrew Voices #185 - A Biblical Understanding of Passover Leaven (Chametz), Nehemia does a deep-dive into what exactly is or isn’t prohibited during the Feast of Unleavened Bread. He distinguishes the 3 Hebrew words all translated into English as “leaven”, describes how drastically different modern food production is from ancient times, and cuts through the controversy about alcohol.

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Hebrew Voices #175 – Thanksgiving to Yehovah for He is Good

In this episode of Hebrew Voices #175, Thanksgiving to Yehovah for He is Good, Nehemia Gordon discusses whether Thanksgiving is a pagan holiday, looks at the Hebrew words for "turkey" and “thanks”, and what the Tanach teaches us about gratitude in excerpts from the Support Team Study, "Thanksgiving to Yehovah".

Hebrew Voices #168 – Israelite Archaeology at the Israel Museum

In this episode of Hebrew Voices #168- “Israelite Archaeology at the Israel Museum,” Nehemia takes us on a tour tracing archaeological history from ancient Israel all the way through the Roman Exile. Pieces include the oldest surviving texts of the Hebrew Bible, the earliest surviving inscription of Jerusalem, and depictions of the Assyrians besieging the Northern Israelites.

Hebrew Voices #162 – Writing the Name of God in Torah Scrolls

In this episode of Hebrew Voices #162, Writing the Name of God in Torah Scrolls, Nehemia shows how blank spaces were left for Yehovah's holy name, which were then filled in during a second stage of writing. Nehemia presented this research last week to the world's top scholars at the European Association for Jewish Studies in Frankfurt, Germany.

Hebrew Gospel Pearls PLUS #23 – Lighting the Lamps

In Hebrew Gospel Pearls PLUS #23, Lighting the Lamps, Nehemia and Keith tackle a 2000-year old misconception about one of the vessels in the Temple and consider evidence from archeological artifacts to gain a glimpse at what Moses saw on the mountain.

Be sure to first watch Hebrew Gospel Pearls #23, before watching this PLUS episode.

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Hebrew Gospel Pearls PLUS #31 – Look But Don’t Touch

In Hebrew Gospel Pearls PLUS #31, Look But Don’t Touch, Nehemia and Keith sing a song about the Messiah, delve into the Catalan Hebrew Gospels, and reveal the profound meaning of Yeshua’s words about lust.In this episode...

Be sure to first watch Hebrew Gospel Pearls #31, before watching this PLUS episode.

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