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| + | ====== Introduction to Christian Hebraism ====== | ||
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| The idea behind this series of teachings is to introduce people to Christian Hebraism and address some of the pertinent questions that keep coming up when this subject comes up. | The idea behind this series of teachings is to introduce people to Christian Hebraism and address some of the pertinent questions that keep coming up when this subject comes up. | ||
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| [[2. Christian Hebraism - the Forgotten Reformation]] | [[2. Christian Hebraism - the Forgotten Reformation]] | ||
| - | Hebrew was the language of the Bible and the New Testament. Not Greek, not Aramaic, not Latin. This is of paramount importance. Why? Because we can't believe in a God who equates himself with THE WORD while we ignore what words and languages mean or don't mean. | + | Hebrew was the language of the Bible and the New Testament. Not Greek, not Aramaic, not Latin. This is of paramount importance. Why? Because we can't believe in a God who equates himself with THE WORD while we ignore what words and languages mean or do not mean. |
| A return to Hebrew was a major trait of the Reformation of the Middle Ages. But this has been purposely hidden or forgotten by Christians today. | A return to Hebrew was a major trait of the Reformation of the Middle Ages. But this has been purposely hidden or forgotten by Christians today. | ||
| - | Restoring the Jewishness of the faith in our liturgy might only be relevant to those of Jewish origin. | + | While some non-Jews might develop a "taste" for messianic style liturgy, the restoration of the Jewishness of the faith when it comes to congregational //liturgy// is perhaps mostly relevant to those of Jewish origin. The majority of non-Jews will probably never choose to become part of a congregation following a messianic Jewish liturgical style. |
| - | But to most non-Jews this might seem like an irrelevant, secondary and even petty issue. | + | However, Hebraism transcends liturgical issues and deals with core issues of faith. Those are relevant to all believers: what do words mean (and don't mean), what was their original meaning when transmitted initially, how this relates to us today and so on. |
| - | Hebraism deals with the core issues of faith: what do words mean (and don't mean), what was their original meaning when transmitted initially and how this relates to us today. | + | In this article we will look at: |
| - | - Brief history of Christian Hebraism | + | * - A brief history of Christian Hebraism |
| - | - The legacy of Christian Hebraism | + | * - The legacy of Christian Hebraism |
| - | - Practical examples of big ticket corrections most if not all scholars agree on | + | * - Practical examples of big ticket corrections most if not all scholars agree on |
| - | - the issue of translations | + | * - The issue of translations |
| - | - The Gospels and the NT in Hebrew - a game changer | + | * - The issue of Greek vs. Hebraic primacy |
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