Hebrew Gospel Pearls PLUS #32 – Don’t Pluck It Out!December 28, 2022In this episode of Hebrew Gospel Pearls, Don’t Pluck It Out!, Nehemia and Keith delve into different strategies to understand an impossible verse in the Gospel of Matthew. They explore the difference between plain meaning, literal interpretation, and downright truth.Continue Reading
Support Team Study – Christmas, Hanukkah, and other Fire FestivalsDecember 23, 2022In this brand-new Support Team Study, Christmas, Hanukkah, and Other Fire Festivals, I discuss with Rabbi Dr. Paul Shrell-Fox what Jews mean when they say “drive out the darkness”, take a look at early fire festivals in Rabbinic texts, and … Continue reading →Continue Reading
Support Team Study – The Oldest Hebrew Inscription? Part 2December 7, 2022In this Support Team Study, The Oldest Hebrew Inscription? Part 2, Frankie Snyder tells Nehemia about the cutting-edge research being done on what may be the most important archeological find of the 21st century, how her ancient Israelite lineage may … Continue reading →Continue Reading
Support Team Study – Looking Under the Hood of a Torah Scroll: Part 4November 23, 2022In this Support Team Study, Looking Under the Hood of a Torah Scroll: Part 4, Nehemia and research assistant Nelson Calvillo continue a series on the oldest (nearly) complete surviving Torah. They unpack Nehemia’s lecture at the World Congress of … Continue reading →Continue Reading
Support Team Study – Looking Under the Hood of a Torah Scroll: Part 3November 16, 2022In this Support Team Study, Looking Under the Hood of a Torah Scroll: Part 3, Nehemia and research assistant Nelson Calvillo continue a series on the oldest (nearly) complete surviving Torah. They unpack Nehemia’s lecture at the World Congress of … Continue reading →Continue Reading
Hebrew Gospel Pearls PLUS #30 – Haters and Heretics, Oh My!October 11, 2022In this episode of Hebrew Gospel Pearls, Haters and Heretics, Oh My!, Nehemia and Keith, discuss the Torah perspective on “social justice,” provide a short history of a blessing designed to keep believers of Yeshua out of the synagogues, and … Continue reading →Continue Reading
Support Team Study – Hope from Despair on Yom KippurSeptember 30, 2022In this Support Team Study, Hope from Despair on Yom Kippur, Nehemia Gordon explains how modern Israel nearly came to an end, how the hand of God turned imminent defeat into victory, and how the hope of a little-known Hebrew “saint” burns in the heart … Continue reading →Continue Reading
Support Team Study – Paleo-Hebrew and Papal Parchment RepairSeptember 21, 2022In this Support Team Study, Paleo-Hebrew and Papal Parchment Repair, Jewish scribe Marc Michaels explains how he rediscovered ancient scribal techniques for a television documentary and made a Scroll of Esther kosher for a Roman Catholic convent.Continue Reading
Support Team Study – Bible Vowels of Ancient IsraelAugust 31, 2022In this Support Team Study, Bible Vowels of Ancient Hebrew, Bible Scholar Dr. Nehemia Gordon talks with Dr. Kim Phillips about the scholarly challenges in studying the vocalization of the Land of Israel, why the graphic symbols which documented this … Continue reading →Continue Reading
Hebrew Gospel Pearls PLUS #28 – Don’t Call Me RacaAugust 10, 2022In this episode of Hebrew Gospel Pearls, Don’t Call Me Raca!, Nehemia and Keith, analyze the unexpected presence of an Aramaic insult in the Greek text of Matt. 5:22, uncover the poetic beauty of a commandment given to Noah, and … Continue reading →Continue Reading
Support Team Study – Constantine and the Canon of the New TestamentAugust 3, 2022In this Support Team Study, Constantine and the Canon of the New Testament, Bible Scholar Dr. Nehemia Gordon discusses with TikTok Torah-Keeper Nate Petroski, about the process that decided which books would be included in the New Testament and why … Continue reading →Continue Reading
Support Team Study – The Dog Ate My Torah Scroll July 20, 2022In this Support Team Study, The Dog Ate My Torah Scroll, Jewish scribe Marc Michaels shares the true story of how a classic high school excuse led to one of the most interesting repairs he has ever performed. He also … Continue reading →Continue Reading
Support Team Study – 3 Hebrew Vowel SystemsJune 15, 2022In this Support Team Study, 3 Hebrew Vowel Systems, Bible Scholar Dr. Nehemia Gordon talks with Dr. Nick Posegay about how many vowels are in each system, why the symbols and pronunciations varied in different regions, and which system is … Continue reading →Continue Reading
Support Team Study – The Vowels of the Aleppo CodexJune 15, 2022In this Support Team Study, The Vowels of the Aleppo Codex, Bible Scholar Dr. Nehemia Gordon speaks with an expert at Cambridge University about the pros and cons of writing down the Hebrew vowels, whether the accent marks were created … Continue reading →Continue Reading
Support Team Study – The Messiah, the Trinity, and the Virgin Birth May 26, 2022In this Support Team Study, The Messiah, the Trinity, and the Virgin Birth, Bible Scholar Dr. Nehemia Gordon talks with Tiktok sensation Nate Petroski, about whether the Messiah has come, if he will be a man or god, and why … Continue reading →Continue Reading
Hebrew Gospel Pearls PLUS #26 – Nullifying the TorahMay 4, 2022In this episode of Hebrew Gospel Pearls, Nullifying the Torah, Nehemia and Keith look at the consequences of teaching against the commandments, the balance of love and judgement in Hebrew Matthew, and a stark theological paradigm shift concerning Yeshua.Continue Reading
Support Team Study – Pesach: Feast of ProtectionApril 8, 2022In this Support Team Study, Pesach Feast of Protection, Nehemia Gordon deciphers the ancient Hebrew meaning of the word “Passover”. He starts out looking at how the word Pesach is used in the Bible and compares this with how it … Continue reading →Continue Reading
Support Team Study – Passover Letters from the Elephantine PapyriApril 1, 2022In this Support Team Study, Passover Letters from the Elephantine Papyri, Nehemia Gordon concludes his conversation with Prof. Bezalel Porten, by delving into a series of Jewish letters written in southern Egypt in the 5th century BCE. They discover that … Continue reading →Continue Reading
Hebrew Gospel Pearls PLUS #24 – Torah and the Council of NicaeaMarch 9, 2022In 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 … Continue reading →Continue Reading
Hebrew Gospel Pearls PLUS PLUS #24 – Yeshua Outside the GospelsMarch 9, 2022In 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, … Continue reading →Continue Reading
Support Team Study – MORE Society of Biblical Literature Reactions 2021February 23, 2022In 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 … Continue reading →Continue Reading
Support Team Study – Correcting Omissions of the Tetragrammaton February 23, 2022In 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 … Continue reading →Continue Reading
Support Team Study – The Hidden Message of PurimFebruary 11, 2022In this Support Team Study, The Hidden Message of Purim, Bible Scholar Nehemia Gordon gives an overview of the story of Purim. Nehemia discusses the concept of this holiday being a national day of celebration, as opposed to a holiday … Continue reading →Continue Reading
Hebrew Gospel Pearls PLUS #22 – Salt of the EarthJanuary 12, 2022In Hebrew Gospel Pearls PLUS #22, Salt of the Earth, Nehemia and Keith consider whether salt in the Sermon on the Mount represents purity, destruction, or the Messianic kingdom, what the daughter of Nicodemus and the Sages of Athens teach … Continue reading →Continue Reading
Support Team Study – The Secret Abraham Didn’t KnowDecember 29, 2021Shalom Support Team! Thank you for standing with me on the Wall! In my Support Team Study, The Secret Abraham Didn’t Know, I explore the depths of Exodus 6:3 and consider over a dozen possible explanations found in Jewish sources … Continue reading →Continue Reading
Support Team Study – The Lying Pen of the Scribes – PART 3/3December 22, 2021In this Support Team Study, The Lying Pen of the Scribes – Part 3, Bible Scholar Nehemia Gordon finds the true meaning of Jeremiah 8:8 in the sermon of an eighteenth century rabbi, delivered on the occasion of Christmas eve. … Continue reading →Continue Reading
Support Team Study – Part 2/3: The Lying Pen of the ScribesDecember 15, 2021In this Support Team Study, The Lying Pen of the Scribes – Part 2, Bible Scholar Nehemia Gordon discusses how medieval rabbis forced an interpretation onto Jeremiah 8:8, how the King James Version ended up adopting this forced interpretation, and … Continue reading →Continue Reading
Support Team Study – Part 1/3: The Lying Pen of the ScribesDecember 8, 2021In this Support Team Study, The Lying Pen of the Scribes – Part 1, Bible Scholar Nehemia Gordon takes a look at Jeremiah 8:8, which everyone from critical scholars to Sacred Namers cite as proof that the Torah we have … Continue reading →Continue Reading
Support Team Study – Thanksgiving to YehovahNovember 19, 2021In this Support Team Study, Thanksgiving to Yehovah, Nehemia Gordon discuss whether Thanksgiving is a pagan holiday, look at the Hebrew words for “turkey” and “thanks”, and what the Tanach teaches us about humility, gratitude, and salvation. Peggy wrote: “Nehemia, … Continue reading →Continue Reading
Hebrew Gospel Pearls PLUS #20 – Persecuting the ProphetsNovember 3, 2021In Hebrew Gospel Pearls PLUS #20, Persecuting the Prophets, Nehemia and Keith discuss the tragic apostasy of Moses’s grandson, how one man’s liberation is another man’s persecution, and the amazing invitation that God extended to the descendants of Jezebel.Continue Reading