"Seminaries built theology on Greek metaphysics instead of Hebrew covenant, and the gospel slowly shifted from revelation to product." And from product to weapon. Instead of a cosmos to be lifted up to God, we see opinions to change, people to shame or force into into our mold. The Christ, the emanation of the Creator of the world came to heal and redeem the whole world, at a cosmic level, not just our private club. He, Christ, has been enormously successful. The Church, not so much.
Great insight, I agree. Thorleif Boman's book, Hebrew Thought Compared to Greek shows that God is dynamic and living (Hebrew) not cold and static (Greek). In fact, Western philosophy has been hindered for more than 2500 years by the concept of static Being and it's just now being liberated from it to recognize the value of the individual, free will, and authenticity.
This strengthens so much of what I feel but have not had words for. You need to consider a book written in this voice and POV. Many books exist not for monetary prosperity but the prosperity of the human soul. “Beloved, I pray that in all respects you may prosper and be in good health, just as your soul prospers.” 3 John 1:2
To have such a “ cliche” re sourced as you've done, really is a true revolution. Knew none of this, and our flat ,ever sillier translations try to take all the active ingredients out of a living faith .
You've restored it ,and I've got so much to think upon again. Brilliant.
Well, sir, you just confirmed that my latest purchase on Amazon was not a waste of money. I just bought "Learn to Read Hebrew in 6 Weeks", "The Hebrew Reader", and "The Hebrew Work Book". Looks like it is time for me to get down to the truth of the Scriptures. Todah rabah. Shalom, Shalom Mishpocha.
Thanks Again Sergio. Since I've been viewing everything from the Hebraic, scripture has taken on a much fuller meaning for me. I'm thankful for teachers such as yourself and a handful of others on this platform.
That's an excellent study that would do any theologian proud!
No matter how excellent the study, if its presentation hits the intended audience like a ton of bricks or smells like a garbage dumpster, then you've failed before even starting. Glad to see you put together a nice presentation! The extra effort is well worth it and spiritually fragrant. It's well structured and nicely formatted, clear without being too heavy. A first class coverage of the subject that cuts through all the confusion of languages and centuries of changing cultures.
Coincidently, the way you approach the subject is reflective of and in alignment with the Qu'ran, The Law of One, A course in Miracles, and especially the Urantia Book and its detailed account of the life and teachings of Yeshua. This means that you're appealing to a much broader audience, and by doing so you are sowing seeds of unity instead of fertilizing the old toxic weeds of division that have plagued us forever.
If you're looking for a harder challenge might I suggest a study of the mortal soul.
And if you're ready to leap over Mount Everest in a single bound you can always gather up all your courage and do a study of the resurrection!
Just recently discovered your work. So exciting! Confirming many things I've half heard or thought. Keep it up, we need this - we don't all have the opportunity or resources to do the research, or learn Hebrew, but reading and praying on what you have discovered is so illuminating!
The gospels were written in Greek. The scriptures used during the time of Christ were also in Greek (Septuagint translated sometime prior to 200BC). The Hebrew roots movement isn’t relevant to the New Testament since Hebrew wasn’t the spoken or written language during that time, especially in Galilee.
Matthew, the gospel written for the Jewish audience, still used the name Jesus, not Yeshua. This was what he recorded as the angel’s command to Joseph in 1:21 and it was preserved, not translated, in Koine Greek. Semitic terms were kept in his gospel (considering the audience) but the name of Christ was always Jesus since there was never a needed translation or original Hebrew version.
Few people in the second temple period could even read or write in Hebrew. So the Greek Septuagint translation was done FOR the Jewish Community at the time. Coins were Greek, as were edicts from the government and almost all of the disciples names. Nothing was incorrectly translated from the Hebrew New Testament texts since they never existed.
But the common Jew listened to the rabbi read the word in synagogue. And the rabbis, who were not unlearned, had centuries of Hebrew covenantal thought to draw upon. While Jesus corrected the errors of those rabbis, Pharisees, Saducees, etc. with whom he interacted he interacted, he did so in covenantal framework. Genesis 12, 15, 17, II Samuel 7, Jeremiah 31 and Ezekiel. God is faithful, and ensured a good translation of His word. By the time of the crucifixion, Nicodemus provided massive quantities of spices necessary for Jesus’ burial; through God’s grace regenerating him, he came to understand what had wildly perplexed him, the pre-eminent teacher of Israel. I’m not sure everything Sergio said is correct, but yes, born from above is correct, as that is the ministry of the Holy Spirit. And being faithful is important, rather than mere “belief.” John later reports Jesus as saying, if you love me, you will obey my commandments. Nevertheless, he is faithful even when we fail. If we confess our sin, he will forgive it. If God were not faithful to his covenants with either the descendants of Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, with David for an eternal throne, and with the new covenant set forth in Jeremiah and Ezekiel, Christians would have no basis for assurance of salvation based on John 3:16.
Agreed. Jesus didn’t correct Israel by leaving the Hebrew covenant frame; He corrected them from within it (Abraham, David, Jeremiah 31, Ezekiel).
“Born from above” is the Spirit’s work, but in John it’s never divorced from covenant faithfulness—love shows up as obedience.
And your last point is the anchor: if God isn’t faithful to His covenants with Israel and David, then Christian assurance (even John 3:16) has no foundation.
If God were an ocean, Jesus would be a drop of water, containing every attribute of the whole, such that if Jesus were multiplied, He could replace God.
"YHWH's Kingdom was Attacked in 2012, the Year the World Was Scheduled to End"
Yehoshua is in training to replace YHWH, according to a source familiar with the matter
4And they journeyed from mount Hor by the way of the Red sea, to compass the land of Edom: and the soul of the people was much discouraged because of the way. 5And the people spake against God, and against Moses, Wherefore have ye brought us up out of Egypt to die in the wilderness? for there is no bread, neither is there any water; and our soul loatheth this light bread.
6And the LORD sent fiery serpents among the people, and they bit the people; and much people of Israel died. 7Therefore the people came to Moses, and said, We have sinned, for we have spoken against the LORD, and against thee; pray unto the LORD, that he take away the serpents from us. And Moses prayed for the people. 8And the LORD said unto Moses, Make thee a fiery serpent, and set it upon a pole: and it shall come to pass, that every one that is bitten, when he looketh upon it, shall live. 9And Moses made a serpent of brass, and put it upon a pole, and it came to pass, that if a serpent had bitten any man, when he beheld the serpent of brass, he lived.
"Seminaries built theology on Greek metaphysics instead of Hebrew covenant, and the gospel slowly shifted from revelation to product." And from product to weapon. Instead of a cosmos to be lifted up to God, we see opinions to change, people to shame or force into into our mold. The Christ, the emanation of the Creator of the world came to heal and redeem the whole world, at a cosmic level, not just our private club. He, Christ, has been enormously successful. The Church, not so much.
Great insight, I agree. Thorleif Boman's book, Hebrew Thought Compared to Greek shows that God is dynamic and living (Hebrew) not cold and static (Greek). In fact, Western philosophy has been hindered for more than 2500 years by the concept of static Being and it's just now being liberated from it to recognize the value of the individual, free will, and authenticity.
This strengthens so much of what I feel but have not had words for. You need to consider a book written in this voice and POV. Many books exist not for monetary prosperity but the prosperity of the human soul. “Beloved, I pray that in all respects you may prosper and be in good health, just as your soul prospers.” 3 John 1:2
This is beautiful. Thank you for sharing this and very well explained and easy to understand
Boy ,this is magnificent and earth shattering
To have such a “ cliche” re sourced as you've done, really is a true revolution. Knew none of this, and our flat ,ever sillier translations try to take all the active ingredients out of a living faith .
You've restored it ,and I've got so much to think upon again. Brilliant.
Thank you, thank you!
Thank you for taking the time to read it :)
Well, sir, you just confirmed that my latest purchase on Amazon was not a waste of money. I just bought "Learn to Read Hebrew in 6 Weeks", "The Hebrew Reader", and "The Hebrew Work Book". Looks like it is time for me to get down to the truth of the Scriptures. Todah rabah. Shalom, Shalom Mishpocha.
Love it. Maybe Linus will learn it as well!
Thanks Again Sergio. Since I've been viewing everything from the Hebraic, scripture has taken on a much fuller meaning for me. I'm thankful for teachers such as yourself and a handful of others on this platform.
Love it! It’s like going from basic color to high def! 😊
That's an excellent study that would do any theologian proud!
No matter how excellent the study, if its presentation hits the intended audience like a ton of bricks or smells like a garbage dumpster, then you've failed before even starting. Glad to see you put together a nice presentation! The extra effort is well worth it and spiritually fragrant. It's well structured and nicely formatted, clear without being too heavy. A first class coverage of the subject that cuts through all the confusion of languages and centuries of changing cultures.
Coincidently, the way you approach the subject is reflective of and in alignment with the Qu'ran, The Law of One, A course in Miracles, and especially the Urantia Book and its detailed account of the life and teachings of Yeshua. This means that you're appealing to a much broader audience, and by doing so you are sowing seeds of unity instead of fertilizing the old toxic weeds of division that have plagued us forever.
If you're looking for a harder challenge might I suggest a study of the mortal soul.
And if you're ready to leap over Mount Everest in a single bound you can always gather up all your courage and do a study of the resurrection!
Keep the ideas coming, brother! It’s my own therapy to sit and right so I appreciate it!
Thank you for sharing this!
🙏 thank you for taking the time to read and comment.
So so GOOD!!!
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Excellent teaching!
Extraordinary insight into the pivotal premise of re-genesis. New Creation.
Just recently discovered your work. So exciting! Confirming many things I've half heard or thought. Keep it up, we need this - we don't all have the opportunity or resources to do the research, or learn Hebrew, but reading and praying on what you have discovered is so illuminating!
The gospels were written in Greek. The scriptures used during the time of Christ were also in Greek (Septuagint translated sometime prior to 200BC). The Hebrew roots movement isn’t relevant to the New Testament since Hebrew wasn’t the spoken or written language during that time, especially in Galilee.
Matthew, the gospel written for the Jewish audience, still used the name Jesus, not Yeshua. This was what he recorded as the angel’s command to Joseph in 1:21 and it was preserved, not translated, in Koine Greek. Semitic terms were kept in his gospel (considering the audience) but the name of Christ was always Jesus since there was never a needed translation or original Hebrew version.
Few people in the second temple period could even read or write in Hebrew. So the Greek Septuagint translation was done FOR the Jewish Community at the time. Coins were Greek, as were edicts from the government and almost all of the disciples names. Nothing was incorrectly translated from the Hebrew New Testament texts since they never existed.
But the common Jew listened to the rabbi read the word in synagogue. And the rabbis, who were not unlearned, had centuries of Hebrew covenantal thought to draw upon. While Jesus corrected the errors of those rabbis, Pharisees, Saducees, etc. with whom he interacted he interacted, he did so in covenantal framework. Genesis 12, 15, 17, II Samuel 7, Jeremiah 31 and Ezekiel. God is faithful, and ensured a good translation of His word. By the time of the crucifixion, Nicodemus provided massive quantities of spices necessary for Jesus’ burial; through God’s grace regenerating him, he came to understand what had wildly perplexed him, the pre-eminent teacher of Israel. I’m not sure everything Sergio said is correct, but yes, born from above is correct, as that is the ministry of the Holy Spirit. And being faithful is important, rather than mere “belief.” John later reports Jesus as saying, if you love me, you will obey my commandments. Nevertheless, he is faithful even when we fail. If we confess our sin, he will forgive it. If God were not faithful to his covenants with either the descendants of Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, with David for an eternal throne, and with the new covenant set forth in Jeremiah and Ezekiel, Christians would have no basis for assurance of salvation based on John 3:16.
Agreed. Jesus didn’t correct Israel by leaving the Hebrew covenant frame; He corrected them from within it (Abraham, David, Jeremiah 31, Ezekiel).
“Born from above” is the Spirit’s work, but in John it’s never divorced from covenant faithfulness—love shows up as obedience.
And your last point is the anchor: if God isn’t faithful to His covenants with Israel and David, then Christian assurance (even John 3:16) has no foundation.
"He gave His unique Son ..."
Perhaps, "He gave His one-begotten son ..."
If God were an ocean, Jesus would be a drop of water, containing every attribute of the whole, such that if Jesus were multiplied, He could replace God.
"YHWH's Kingdom was Attacked in 2012, the Year the World Was Scheduled to End"
Yehoshua is in training to replace YHWH, according to a source familiar with the matter
https://dianabarahona.substack.com/p/yhwhs-kingdom-was-attacked-and-destroyed
The Bronze Serpent (Numbers 21)
4And they journeyed from mount Hor by the way of the Red sea, to compass the land of Edom: and the soul of the people was much discouraged because of the way. 5And the people spake against God, and against Moses, Wherefore have ye brought us up out of Egypt to die in the wilderness? for there is no bread, neither is there any water; and our soul loatheth this light bread.
6And the LORD sent fiery serpents among the people, and they bit the people; and much people of Israel died. 7Therefore the people came to Moses, and said, We have sinned, for we have spoken against the LORD, and against thee; pray unto the LORD, that he take away the serpents from us. And Moses prayed for the people. 8And the LORD said unto Moses, Make thee a fiery serpent, and set it upon a pole: and it shall come to pass, that every one that is bitten, when he looketh upon it, shall live. 9And Moses made a serpent of brass, and put it upon a pole, and it came to pass, that if a serpent had bitten any man, when he beheld the serpent of brass, he lived.