- One Torah, not One Law (PDF) – Prominent Messianic teacher and scholar Tim Hegg suggests “One Law” theology ought to be called “One Torah”.
The reason?
One Law adherents believe in the sufficiency and supremacy of the Scriptures. That is, the Scriptures were given by God and are sufficient for Messianic faith and practice; the Talmud and other secondary works are not required.
It has become increasingly evident that those who oppose our “One Torah” perspective have given more and more authority to what is commonly known as the “Oral Torah,” that is, the traditions of Rabbinic Judaism. Our use of the label “One Torah,” therefore, will also make it clear that while we appreciate the value of rabbinic literature as offering historical backgrounds out of which the Apostolic Scriptures (in particular) were written, we do not accord the writings of the rabbis as having authority to bind the conscience nor do we give the rabbis the authority to reinterpret the Scriptures.
- Helsinki Press Release: Jewish Believers in Jesus – The Messianic Jewish Theological Institute gathered with a great number of Jewish Christians to see if they can agree on anything.
- You Have To Be Willfully Blind – With the recent flotilla incident, the world is super-dee-duper-scary-angry at Israel. Aussie Dave shows the anti-Israel sentiment is often little more than a disguised form of anti-Semitism, as seen in this image posted to the 1 Million People Who Hate Israel Facebook group.
- Why the suffering servant of Isaiah 53 cannot be Israel – Jews for Jesus says Isaiah 53 is about Messiah. Jews for Judaism says it’s about Israel. Are the two views mutually exclusive? 166 comments later, we’re still unsure.
- Does God Love Gentiles, Too? – James discusses Jew and gentile relations in the Messianic movement, mixed marriages, resistance to the idea of gentiles converting to Messianic Judaism, and more.
- Oldest Painting of the Apostles – Archaeologists have uncovered a 1500 year-old painting of Peter, Andrew, Paul, and John in the catacombs of St. Tecla, Italy.
- No, really, the world pretty much hates Israel:
- Kosher Tobacco – Amusing post by Dr. Schiffman on tobacco being, errhh, uhmm, kosher. It’s true!
- Touchdown Jesus and the Oil Spill – In the 3rd installment of Russ Resnik interviewing his younger, hippie self, Russ discusses judgment, the apocalypse, national prayer, and oil spill off the US coast that’s making news lately.
- Israel: What Are Christians To Think? – Is Israel in the right with this flotilla problem? Can the state of Israel do anything it wants because it’s God’s Nation?
J-BOM (Jewish Book of the Month club)
- Torah of Lovingkindness – Yahnatan Lasko on this month’s selection, As A Driven Leaf.
Podcasts
- I Am – Derek Leman addresses Yeshua’s “I Am” statements in the gospel of John. Are they indicative of Yeshua being divine nature?
- Sorting Out End-Time Theologies – Dr. Michael Brown sheds clarifying light on the vast array of end-times theologies.
Enjoy the tasty bracha bits, my fine blog readers! May they sustain you ‘till next week.