Support Team Study – Are Messianic Jews Really Jews?September 27, 2023In this Support Team Study – Are Messianic Jews Really Jews?, Nehemia continues his discussion with Dr. Yaakov Ariel about the attitudes of Reform Judaism towards Messianics, traditional Jewish suspicions about the sincerity of converts to Christianity, and the unique … Continue reading →Continue Reading
Support Team Study – A Karaite Jew on Mormonism: Part 2August 30, 2023In this Support Team Study – A Karaite Jew on Mormonism: Part 2, Nehemia continues his discussion with Dan Vogel about early Mormon history. They talk about the critical view of Joseph Smith’s “First Vision,” the unorthodox folk magic beliefs … Continue reading →Continue Reading
Support Team Study – Treasures of a Hebrew Library in Cincinnati: Part 2August 9, 2023In this Support Team Study – Treasures of a Hebrew Library in Cincinnati: Part 2, Nehemia gets exclusive access to illuminated Passover haggadot including the “bird Head Haggadah” and the “Cincinnati Haggadah,” as well as the “Rothschild Miscellany.”Continue Reading
Support Team Study – The Shapira ScrollsJuly 12, 2023In this Support Team Study – The Shapira Scrolls, Nehemia and Ross Nichols continue discussing the controversy behind the “Shapira Scrolls,” These scrolls, which should have been the most important biblical manuscript find of the last 300 years, were proclaimed … Continue reading →Continue Reading
Support Team Study – Rabbinical NecromancyJune 21, 2023In this Support Team Study – Rabbinical Necromancy, Nehemia continues speaking to Dr. Gabriel Wasserman about a medieval Karaite epistle. The discussion explores Karaite and Rabbinical views on life after death, the Jewish concept of Hell, reincarnation, and astrology.Continue Reading
Support Team Study – Secret Messianic Believers in Israel: Part 2June 7, 2023In this Secret Messianic Believers in Israel: Part 2, Nehemia continues his discussion with David Serner about “Jesus-believing Israelis”. Serner reveals the true story of “secret believers” embedded within Orthodox Judaism, how belief in Yeshua leads some Israeli Jews to … Continue reading →Continue Reading
Support Team Study – SBL Reactions 2022: Part 2May 17, 2023In this Support Team Study – SBL Reactions 2022 Part 2, Nehemia continues discussing with Rabbi Dr. David Moster and Nelson Calvillo the demographics of Messianic Jews in Israel, Emanuel Tov’s contributions to textual criticism, and whether “fake” Dead Sea … Continue reading →Continue Reading
Support Team Study – Hebrew Bible Manuscript Gold RushMay 10, 2023In this Support Team Study – Hebrew Bible Manuscript Gold Rush, Nehemia joins forces with University of Cambridge scholar Vincent Beiler to understand the Sassoon Codex, expected to become the most valuable book ever sold at auction. They talk about … Continue reading →Continue Reading
Hebrew Gospel Pearls Plus #25 – Connecting the DotsMay 6, 2023In Hebrew Gospel Pearls Plus #25, Connecting the Dots, Nehemia and Keith explore the confusion around the words “one jot and one tittle” in Matt. 5:18, discuss one of the major debates of Jewish history – the question of the … Continue reading →Continue Reading
Hebrew Gospel Pearls PLUS #23 – Lighting the LampsMay 6, 2023In 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 … Continue reading →Continue Reading
Hebrew Gospel Pearls PLUS #19 – Sons of GodMay 6, 2023In Hebrew Gospel Pearls PLUS #19, Sons of God, Nehemia and Keith discuss Yeshua’s line of defense against a mob that wanted to stone him, the richness of meaning of the Hebrew word for God (Elohim), and a bizarre passage … Continue reading →Continue Reading
Support Team Study – How Medieval Jewish Children Read HebrewApril 19, 2023In this Support Team Study – How Medieval Jewish Children Read Hebrew, Nehemia talks to Cambridge University researcher Dr. Estara Arrant about vowel discrepancies in “informal Bibles”, shifts in Hebrew pronunciation, and the influence of Aramaic and Arabic.Continue Reading
Support Team Study – The Samaritans and the Name of GodApril 5, 2023In this Support Team Study – The Samaritans and the Name of God, Nehemia has an animated discussion with Samaritan scholar Benyamim Tsedaka about key differences between the Masoretic Text and the Samaritan Torah, the origin of the script and … Continue reading →Continue Reading
Support Team Study – Meet the Samaritan High Priest!March 29, 2023This lost Support Team Study – Meet the Samaritan High Priest!, involves a rare encounter between a Karaite and a Samaritan with an exploration of the Samaritan practice of tithing, modern-day sacrifice of the Paschal lamb on Mount Gerizim, and … Continue reading →Continue Reading
Hebrew Gospel Pearls PLUS #31 – Look But Don’t TouchMarch 6, 2023In 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 … Continue reading →Continue Reading
Hebrew Gospel Pearls PLUS #29 – Confession Time!March 6, 2023In Hebrew Gospel Pearls PLUS #29, Confession Time!, Nehemia and Keith explore whether Yeshua taught to profess your sins to the man behind the curtain, whether the blood of the sacrifice cleanses the evildoer, and whether the Sunday altar call … Continue reading →Continue Reading
Hebrew Gospel Pearls PLUS #27 – Faithful ObedienceMarch 6, 2023In Hebrew Gospel Pearls PLUS #27, Faithful Obedience, Nehemia and Keith discuss the “survival kit” that got Nehemia through his Orthodox Jewish high school, do a deep dive on the semitic meaning behind the word “Pharisee”, and read in the … Continue reading →Continue Reading
Hebrew Gospel Pearls PLUS #11 – Matthew 4:17-22March 6, 2023In Hebrew Gospel Pearls PLUS #11, Matthew 4:17-22, Nehemia and Keith discuss the Jewish understanding of the “kingdom of heaven”, the steps involved in repentance, and proclaiming the “good news” in the Hebrew context.Be sure to first watch Hebrew Gospel … Continue reading →Continue Reading
Hebrew Gospel Pearls PLUS #9 – Matthew 4:1-11March 6, 2023In Hebrew Gospel Pearls PLUS #9 (Matthew 4:1-11), Nehemia and Keith discuss the temptation of Yeshua, why it was acceptable for Gideon to test God but sinful when the Israelites did it, and how different scribes wrote God’s name in … Continue reading →Continue Reading
Hebrew Gospel Pearls PLUS #21 – Rejoicing in the Name of SalvationMarch 6, 2023In Hebrew Gospel Pearls PLUS #21, Rejoicing in the Name of Salvation, Nehemia and Keith discuss the origin of the name Jesus, how Yeshua’s teaching on the Sabbath undermined medieval Christianity, and evidence that some of the Jewish copyists of … Continue reading →Continue Reading
Hebrew Gospel Pearls PLUS #7 – Matthew 3:7-12March 6, 2023In Hebrew Gospel Pearls PLUS #7 (Matthew 3:7-12) Nehemia Gordon and Keith Johnson discuss an independent Hebrew witness to the words of John the Baptist, a possible Hebrew solution to the “Synoptic” problem, and a threefold Hebrew word pun around … Continue reading →Continue Reading
Hebrew Gospel Pearls PLUS #17 – Power of ParableMarch 6, 2023In Hebrew Gospel Pearls PLUS #17, Power of Parable, Nehemia and Keith discuss how God responds to those who genuinely seek Him even if they do so in all the wrong ways, how modern-day parables still have the power to … Continue reading →Continue Reading
Hebrew Gospel Pearls PLUS #5 – Matthew 2:16-23March 6, 2023In Hebrew Gospel Pearls PLUS #5 (Matthew 2:16-23), Nehemia and Keith discuss why the verse “he shall be called a Nazarene” can’t be found in the Tanakh, whether Jeremiah prophesied about modern Israeli prisoners of war, and the mystery of … Continue reading →Continue Reading
Hebrew Gospel Pearls PLUS #13 – Matthew 5:3March 6, 2023In Hebrew Gospel Pearls PLUS #13, Matthew 5:3, Nehemia and Keith discuss the Hebrew word for “happiness” (Ashrei), why it is usually translated as “Blessed”, and the biblical keys to rejoicing in eternity.Be sure to first watch Hebrew Gospel Pearls … Continue reading →Continue Reading
Hebrew Gospel Pearls PLUS #15 – Matthew 5:4March 6, 2023In Hebrew Gospel Pearls PLUS #15, Nehemia and Keith discuss the two main manuscript variants of Matthew 5:4, how this discrepancy might have come about, and look at a manuscript which seems to indicate that the Hebrew text was altered … Continue reading →Continue Reading
Hebrew Gospel Pearls PLUS Special – Tricks of Translation 2February 22, 2023In this episode of Hebrew Gospel Pearls Special PLUS, Tricks of Translation 2, Nehemia and Keith explore a divide between the Masoretic Text and the Septuagint, how it may have been caused by a mistake of only one letter, and … Continue reading →Continue Reading
Support Team Study – Calculating Passover in the Middle AgesFebruary 15, 2023In this Support Team Study, Calculating Passover in the Middle Ages, Nehemia speaks with a scholar at University College London about how Karaite Jews implemented the biblical calendar in exile, how they determined the beginning of the year when faced … Continue reading →Continue Reading
Hebrew Gospel Pearls PLUS Special – Tricks of Translation 1January 25, 2023In this episode of Hebrew Gospel Pearls Special PLUS, Tricks of Translation 1, Nehemia and Keith use archeology to recalculate Elisha’s request for a double portion, consider the Hebrew significance of laying on of hands, and what it means for … Continue reading →Continue Reading
Support Team Study – Mount Ebal Curse Tablet: Part 2January 18, 2023In this Support Team Study, The Mount Ebal Curse Tablet: Part 2, Dr. Scott Stripling, the archeologist responsible for the most important discovery of 2022, explains how he deciphered an ancient Hebrew inscription using state of the art technology, an … Continue reading →Continue Reading
Support Team Study – Royal Attire 2: The Karaite-Rabbanite SchismJanuary 4, 2023In this Support Team Study, Royal Attire 2: The Karaite-Rabbanite Schism, Nehemia continues talking about an 18th century Karaite letter to the king of Sweden with Dr. Gabriel Wasserman. They discuss theories about how the Torah was restored from Egypt … Continue reading →Continue Reading