tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23307651837115500082024-03-28T20:28:34.042-07:00BHC Bible StudiesBiblical Heritage Center Bible Studies are designed to help readers more accurately understand the words of their Bible. The goal is to discover what the meanings of the words were to their ancient author and teach readers how to use BHC's Linguistic Method of Bible Study in their own studies..Jim Myershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13294569644091632187noreply@blogger.comBlogger546125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2330765183711550008.post-20329681485989137802024-03-27T12:54:00.000-07:002024-03-27T12:54:27.229-07:00Introducing the BHC Lives 1st Educational Network<p style="text-align: center;"> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYUG8C8zotvj-UhVB2hU2pgUsPsFumhBDIFKyua4My-tO6GR5cN4Dsy6xGU3DuknyK8eh717aeeH_kmmoORjf7DghsOZz6ngKl5iajM2GSDy4fk0TC9PsvXo295BvORrdJXvTEIkGDK0eQSNPGE3kFVxLlPyF1alLX1niiD6uluRSPGGaTIPB1kMEj18Xb/s650/Exploring-Beliefs-0326024-PixTeller.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="350" data-original-width="650" height="215" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYUG8C8zotvj-UhVB2hU2pgUsPsFumhBDIFKyua4My-tO6GR5cN4Dsy6xGU3DuknyK8eh717aeeH_kmmoORjf7DghsOZz6ngKl5iajM2GSDy4fk0TC9PsvXo295BvORrdJXvTEIkGDK0eQSNPGE3kFVxLlPyF1alLX1niiD6uluRSPGGaTIPB1kMEj18Xb/w400-h215/Exploring-Beliefs-0326024-PixTeller.png" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">In
August 1980 I began a journey of collecting information that led to this email.
It started when I prayed this short prayer: “<i>Dear God, please show me what
you want me to read in the Bible. Amen</i>.” And immediately, these words literally
popped into my mind: <i>Unless you know how words work, you cannot understand
the words in the Bible! </i>Was this God answering my prayer? Obviously, I
cannot provide any proof to claim that it was. However, I can provide facts
related to the words that popped into my mind. Continue reading at - </span><a href="http://mailchi.mp/d6981e3f06a6/introducing-the-bhc-lives-1st-educational-network"><span style="background: white; border: none windowtext 1.0pt; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-border-alt: none windowtext 0in; padding: 0in;">http://mailchi.mp/d6981e3f06a6/introducing-the-bhc-lives-1st-educational-network</span></a><span class="c-campaignarchiveurltoken"><span style="background: white; border: none windowtext 1.0pt; color: #241c15; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-border-alt: none windowtext 0in; padding: 0in;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><br /></div><p></p>Jim Myershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13294569644091632187noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2330765183711550008.post-39764783310224888012024-03-24T19:31:00.000-07:002024-03-24T19:31:21.551-07:00Why Exploring the Bible is Important<p style="text-align: center;"> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTpww339rZlDqmAQAQriZHPRLK5n72MU2Dcsysp1sIps1skozgleXqQ6yvBezdeFFNHw7lxe6dIKhBNkcHS5yiOVmUMG6qiEKNF7lobpw8aq3cjwcLwLmtLSSRzwkngK23asCj7DHR2HbNeI5pwjScUiiq3-zbMGxMGz72g12aroCzkCSJ7iUV28LpGdoT/s650/Exploring-Beliefs-032424-PixTeller%20(1).png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="350" data-original-width="650" height="215" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTpww339rZlDqmAQAQriZHPRLK5n72MU2Dcsysp1sIps1skozgleXqQ6yvBezdeFFNHw7lxe6dIKhBNkcHS5yiOVmUMG6qiEKNF7lobpw8aq3cjwcLwLmtLSSRzwkngK23asCj7DHR2HbNeI5pwjScUiiq3-zbMGxMGz72g12aroCzkCSJ7iUV28LpGdoT/w400-h215/Exploring-Beliefs-032424-PixTeller%20(1).png" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Today,
I want to tell you a story that will provide a context in which you can better
understand why exploring the Bible is so important. Once upon a time, a
professor, a rabbi and a pastor agreed to follow a guideline and explore the
Bible. Their names are <b><u>Ike Tennison</u></b>, <b><u>Jeffrey Leynor</u></b>,
and <b><u>Jim Myers</u></b>. (that’s me). We are the First Exploring the Bible
Team. We explored the Bible for over 30 years and became very good friends. <i>Agreeing
to follow the guideline creates safe and open environments to explore belief
systems; and that is priceless! </i>Continue reading at – <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="background: white; border: none windowtext 1.0pt; color: #241c15; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-border-alt: none windowtext 0in; padding: 0in;"><a href="http://mailchi.mp/100c706d4971/why-exploring-the-bible-is-important">http://mailchi.mp/100c706d4971/why-exploring-the-bible-is-important</a><span class="c-campaignarchiveurltoken"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><br /></div><p></p>Jim Myershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13294569644091632187noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2330765183711550008.post-17284124663434528182024-03-22T13:10:00.000-07:002024-03-22T13:10:00.442-07:00The Valuable Benefits of Exploring the Bible<p style="text-align: center;"> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFxG23JYZU2n78otR3i1V87skwp6nHv_P0phawttbPOQTO6sowxi8PqW3NG0MlnHK5_hI_Cur6sTH5MPk5bIkbC5n2Qrdo04pS1szI2YycdVEP6WL42hOoxWk_YfzhPZYkZCG3MGsXyYXy-Symm53veXJFMURWcdHCrhvDZiWsEo501bx5VH0TtJVMQPK6/s650/Exploring-Beliefs-032124-PixTeller.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="350" data-original-width="650" height="215" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFxG23JYZU2n78otR3i1V87skwp6nHv_P0phawttbPOQTO6sowxi8PqW3NG0MlnHK5_hI_Cur6sTH5MPk5bIkbC5n2Qrdo04pS1szI2YycdVEP6WL42hOoxWk_YfzhPZYkZCG3MGsXyYXy-Symm53veXJFMURWcdHCrhvDZiWsEo501bx5VH0TtJVMQPK6/w400-h215/Exploring-Beliefs-032124-PixTeller.png" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">My
email about Judgment Day in the Gospel of Matthew linked the parable Jesus
taught to the First Story in Genesis. My previous email, The Miracle of
Rediscovering the Ancient Alliance, revealed the miracle that makes it possible
for understand why Jesus linked the parable to the Genesis Story. The Alliance
in the story in Genesis is the standard the King used to judge all the nations
of the earth, including Israel. Understanding how words work transforms the way
we read the Bible. Continue reading at - </span><span style="color: blue;"><a href="http://mailchi.mp/adcf0cbb94fb/the-valuable-benefits-of-exploring-the-bible"><span style="background: white; border: none windowtext 1.0pt; color: blue; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-border-alt: none windowtext 0in; padding: 0in;">http://mailchi.mp/adcf0cbb94fb/the-valuable-benefits-of-exploring-the-bible</span></a></span><span class="c-campaignarchiveurltoken"><span style="background: white; border: none windowtext 1.0pt; color: #241c15; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-border-alt: none windowtext 0in; padding: 0in;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><br /></div><p></p>Jim Myershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13294569644091632187noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2330765183711550008.post-36641956247081656022024-03-21T07:10:00.000-07:002024-03-21T07:10:15.774-07:00The Miracle of Rediscovering the Ancient Alliance<p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4yt_uQMULsQzPYzycoSXiTG4598ryxMKfT0c_KbGVh2O2ryR9sahwJd0fXb2Lvcp9cNw2yh2QEnKb-gBnmt6IKyc1EN_T72q_RWbRSy5ZyNPenG6N-rdJbOyLPJ7cAQmoPirhTPdASsJplnNOK0xdztITC2WB7M8_EP1mY3sX9T2uOFtoKiCh4SN8piTx/s650/Exploring-Beliefs-0321024-PixTeller.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="350" data-original-width="650" height="215" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4yt_uQMULsQzPYzycoSXiTG4598ryxMKfT0c_KbGVh2O2ryR9sahwJd0fXb2Lvcp9cNw2yh2QEnKb-gBnmt6IKyc1EN_T72q_RWbRSy5ZyNPenG6N-rdJbOyLPJ7cAQmoPirhTPdASsJplnNOK0xdztITC2WB7M8_EP1mY3sX9T2uOFtoKiCh4SN8piTx/w400-h215/Exploring-Beliefs-0321024-PixTeller.png" width="400" /></a></div><p></p><p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">We
would have never known anything about the Alliance Jesus referred to in the <b><span style="color: blue;"><a href="http://mailchi.mp/6eeb62e2b734/judgment-day-in-the-gospel-of-matthew"><span style="color: blue;">Parable About the Great Day of Judgment</span></a></span></b>
without the Guidelines and Linguistic Models we use to Explore the Bible. They
allowed us to track the journey of the Alliance from Jesus back to ancient Babylonian
texts. Some of those texts existed before Abraham was born. In order to do this,
and accurately understand the words of the Bible, we had to learn how words
work. Continue reading at - </span><span style="color: blue;"><a href="http://mailchi.mp/f9b2116bcf6e/the-miracle-of-rediscovering-the-ancient-alliance"><span style="background: white; border: none windowtext 1.0pt; color: blue; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-border-alt: none windowtext 0in; padding: 0in;">http://mailchi.mp/f9b2116bcf6e/the-miracle-of-rediscovering-the-ancient-alliance</span></a></span><span class="c-campaignarchiveurltoken"><span style="background: white; border: none windowtext 1.0pt; color: blue; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-border-alt: none windowtext 0in; padding: 0in;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><div style="text-align: left;"></div><p style="text-align: center;"> </p>Jim Myershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13294569644091632187noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2330765183711550008.post-47839853070573052812024-03-19T19:42:00.000-07:002024-03-19T19:42:21.280-07:00Judgment Day in the Gospel of Matthew<p style="text-align: center;"> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgP0Zek9d1pAq7EX7cszRWPLG6XwPZ0-Lmtnoo2dxVmrr4YRfCCpAa6OtG4asMkm-OOJD07UhZcITe_WuvqIQXv3hnhRysylkq0Qo-nC5tYMHFvLlnG0dxtTkDSY6cbWD851fVWALFQG8qfMA4x8qO_9Rn7RMsobpyEihvoWZvVsLkSzJt5aqBKUz-MV-eC/s650/Exploring-Matthew-25-031924-PixTeller.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="350" data-original-width="650" height="215" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgP0Zek9d1pAq7EX7cszRWPLG6XwPZ0-Lmtnoo2dxVmrr4YRfCCpAa6OtG4asMkm-OOJD07UhZcITe_WuvqIQXv3hnhRysylkq0Qo-nC5tYMHFvLlnG0dxtTkDSY6cbWD851fVWALFQG8qfMA4x8qO_9Rn7RMsobpyEihvoWZvVsLkSzJt5aqBKUz-MV-eC/w400-h215/Exploring-Matthew-25-031924-PixTeller.png" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">In
90 CE, the Sanhedrin adds t<span style="background: white; color: black; mso-color-alt: windowtext;">he <b><i><u>Birkat haMinim</u></i></b><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; float: none; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-thickness: initial; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"> ("Blessing on the heretics") to synagogue
services. It is a curse on heretics. The doors of synagogues are now closed to
members of the Jesus Movement. </span>The Pharisees had always controlled the
new Sanhedrin. However, it is important to understand that there were sects
within the Pharisees that ranged from being “doves” (men of peace) to “hawks”
(men of war). Emperor Vespasian chose “a man of peace” to create the new
Sanhedrin. But, in 90 CE it appears that the hawks had gained control. The men
of peace were members of the “school of Hillel” and the “Jesus Movement.”
Continue reading at - <span style="background: white; border: none windowtext 1.0pt; color: #241c15; mso-border-alt: none windowtext 0in; padding: 0in;"><a href="http://mailchi.mp/6eeb62e2b734/judgment-day-in-the-gospel-of-matthew">http://mailchi.mp/6eeb62e2b734/judgment-day-in-the-gospel-of-matthew</a><span class="c-campaignarchiveurltoken"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></span></p><br /></div><p></p>Jim Myershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13294569644091632187noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2330765183711550008.post-54893240608574527822024-03-16T20:03:00.000-07:002024-03-16T20:03:17.704-07:00The Stories of the Seven Areas in the First Story in Genesis<p style="text-align: center;"> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXK9xKbZJFm8Onon8NkfV29MNIgSoWSDGH-6OPdlS-NTPtEnZh_PzOrR3VxNxOCtzhYYX8dIxaRJuOpoj7XW7pq8TAwr1iALQPF1qnY3gkztcKrW5Rp_b7ooptTIi9pram7SMaxkdqvAmqdQRjj29ERSHfvQfzAiL7RUIG7ENoX-W1cNyKsdx8jCJBucnU/s650/Exploring-Beliefs-031624-PixTeller.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="350" data-original-width="650" height="215" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXK9xKbZJFm8Onon8NkfV29MNIgSoWSDGH-6OPdlS-NTPtEnZh_PzOrR3VxNxOCtzhYYX8dIxaRJuOpoj7XW7pq8TAwr1iALQPF1qnY3gkztcKrW5Rp_b7ooptTIi9pram7SMaxkdqvAmqdQRjj29ERSHfvQfzAiL7RUIG7ENoX-W1cNyKsdx8jCJBucnU/w400-h215/Exploring-Beliefs-031624-PixTeller.png" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">We
are committed to Increasing Bible Literacy by teaching people how to use BHC Guidelines,
Models, and Exploring Skills. Being familiar with the order of the creation of
the seven areas, the things that occupy each area, and how each of them function
will allow you to more accurately understand the Bible stories that follow it. Continue
at = <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="background: white; border: none windowtext 1.0pt; color: #241c15; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-border-alt: none windowtext 0in; padding: 0in;"><a href="http://mailchi.mp/92a85f59deba/the-stories-of-the-seven-areas-in-the-first-story-in-genesis">http://mailchi.mp/92a85f59deba/the-stories-of-the-seven-areas-in-the-first-story-in-genesis</a><span class="c-campaignarchiveurltoken"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><br /></div><p></p>Jim Myershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13294569644091632187noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2330765183711550008.post-52188408806458387112024-03-13T20:00:00.000-07:002024-03-13T20:00:56.706-07:00New Sanhedrin Ends Relationship with the Jesus Movement<p style="text-align: center;"> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrKS6TdKe_dakTfAl96UmDWsq2HfdJd-gGSVisw_LPBuzRH4iXT8gNTHPL2szqz2igGQ9s03L6_gxp456_2SYae6vtEDLBrvBLoDkoWeyURJNCgel5XkSwCo8eIigAI_GUg3C443ZiwGNNnHWhkp1AJ0X6J5PsyZGML9lyNunxGRQGZ7qPfJ39Rb4oUyyz/s650/Exploring-Beliefs-0313024-PixTeller.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="350" data-original-width="650" height="215" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrKS6TdKe_dakTfAl96UmDWsq2HfdJd-gGSVisw_LPBuzRH4iXT8gNTHPL2szqz2igGQ9s03L6_gxp456_2SYae6vtEDLBrvBLoDkoWeyURJNCgel5XkSwCo8eIigAI_GUg3C443ZiwGNNnHWhkp1AJ0X6J5PsyZGML9lyNunxGRQGZ7qPfJ39Rb4oUyyz/w400-h215/Exploring-Beliefs-0313024-PixTeller.png" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">The
new Sanhedrin’s ruling delt a deadly blow to the relationship between Judaism
and the Jesus Movement. The 90 CE Sanhedrin also created a new Jewish canon. It
would be the discovery of the <i>Dead Sea Scrolls</i> that revealed something
else this council or another council did. It excluded some very old and popular
scrolls that were “scripture” in Jewish communities, and they were probably
read frequently at the Temple. Continue reading at - <span style="background: white; border: none windowtext 1.0pt; color: #241c15; mso-border-alt: none windowtext 0in; padding: 0in;"><a href="http://mailchi.mp/d2ec7b6e2a70/new-sanhedrin-ends-relationship-with-the-jesus-movement">http://mailchi.mp/d2ec7b6e2a70/new-sanhedrin-ends-relationship-with-the-jesus-movement</a><span class="c-campaignarchiveurltoken"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p><br /></div><p></p>Jim Myershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13294569644091632187noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2330765183711550008.post-23826424203699413892024-03-11T20:22:00.000-07:002024-03-11T20:22:47.526-07:00Hillel, Holy Spirit, Peace, the New Sanhedrin, and the Gospels<p style="text-align: center;"> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfmO0hgpyEGrEf1hnYpHdZm1npsmB9x2JU4J4vG86cfbj9OJepM1Uazbm9gDDdvxUdOxDhFr5nRLd6_xkkzbJFVf034VnCDBqrnrmarS-VjGf7rXiUgHsyXBAwXEHh48dNgb7AStFv-gYLz6JoudgeyFBI2-aOPohuIJXdOIl5dKfB5cZ0B0_E9rsE6qcM/s650/Exploring-Beliefs-0311024-PixTeller.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="350" data-original-width="650" height="215" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfmO0hgpyEGrEf1hnYpHdZm1npsmB9x2JU4J4vG86cfbj9OJepM1Uazbm9gDDdvxUdOxDhFr5nRLd6_xkkzbJFVf034VnCDBqrnrmarS-VjGf7rXiUgHsyXBAwXEHh48dNgb7AStFv-gYLz6JoudgeyFBI2-aOPohuIJXdOIl5dKfB5cZ0B0_E9rsE6qcM/w400-h215/Exploring-Beliefs-0311024-PixTeller.png" width="400" /></a></div><p></p><p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b><u><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Yochanan
ben Zakkai</span></u></b><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">
converted his school to function as a re-establishment of the Sanhedrin in
Yavneh. He was chosen to do this by Roman Emperor Vespasian because the Emperor
had heard that he was “<b><u>a man of peace</u></b>.” Zakkai was student of
Hillel had been president of the Sanhedrin at the Temple and leader of the
Pharisees. Hillel is one of the greatest rabbis of the Jewish tradition. <b><i>The
teachings of Jesus reflect many of the wisdom lessons taught by Hillel</i></b>.
As we will see as we follow the proceeding of the new Sanhedrin, Luke and
Matthew shaped their Gospels in ways that would link the Jesus Movement to the
school of Hillel. Continue reading at - <o:p></o:p></span></p><div>
<span style="background: white; border: none windowtext 1.0pt; color: #241c15; font-family: "Helvetica",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-border-alt: none windowtext 0in; mso-fareast-font-family: Aptos; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; padding: 0in;"><a href="http://mailchi.mp/b79bcaf5da34/hillel-holy-spirit-peace-the-new-sanhedrin-and-the-gospels">http://mailchi.mp/b79bcaf5da34/hillel-holy-spirit-peace-the-new-sanhedrin-and-the-gospels</a></span></div>Jim Myershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13294569644091632187noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2330765183711550008.post-82928671698007843362024-03-11T10:58:00.000-07:002024-03-11T10:58:03.723-07:00Jewish Sects, Roman Empire, and the Gospels<p style="text-align: center;"> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeBl6lKOnd6yi-s88n4-LXQpB9L2YYUd3jMDip3cpGvqiE9r7EZZAv3O6Pb3Db0o9tCnXvJ9CUWMzLWNRKJzFAIfRNU2PV7XR1LZxf9yK5wtdso6f0DGyW2yTRxPFJiubF08dcLHpgyGcy9K-E0J3DKQu7C44YPsEnGmRQfgPCtSEbaukpmCZR8K-5QIlk/s650/Exploring-Beliefs-031024-PixTeller.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="350" data-original-width="650" height="215" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeBl6lKOnd6yi-s88n4-LXQpB9L2YYUd3jMDip3cpGvqiE9r7EZZAv3O6Pb3Db0o9tCnXvJ9CUWMzLWNRKJzFAIfRNU2PV7XR1LZxf9yK5wtdso6f0DGyW2yTRxPFJiubF08dcLHpgyGcy9K-E0J3DKQu7C44YPsEnGmRQfgPCtSEbaukpmCZR8K-5QIlk/w400-h215/Exploring-Beliefs-031024-PixTeller.png" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;">At
the end of my last email about the Gospel of Mark, I added a note about the <b><u>new
Sanhedrin</u></b>. I was planning to write about the Gospel of Luke next.
However, I wanted to dig a little deeper into the role the new Sanhedrin would
play in the events that unfolded in Judaism and Christianity immediately after
the Temple was destroyed. <span style="background: white; color: black;">I realized I had stumbled into something that not only
related to ancient Judea – <i>it related to us in 2024 CE</i>. Continue reading
</span><span style="background: white; color: #494949;">at - </span></span><a href="http://mailchi.mp/b272239e095d/jewish-sects-roman-empire-and-the-gospels"><span style="background: white; border: 1pt none windowtext; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; padding: 0in;">http://mailchi.mp/b272239e095d/jewish-sects-roman-empire-and-the-gospels</span></a></span><span class="c-campaignarchiveurltoken"><span style="background: white; border: none windowtext 1.0pt; color: #241c15; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-border-alt: none windowtext 0in; padding: 0in;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><br /></div><p></p>Jim Myershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13294569644091632187noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2330765183711550008.post-10950203304202526122024-03-05T20:28:00.000-08:002024-03-05T20:28:48.796-08:00Exploring the Gospel of Mark Revised and Updated<p style="text-align: center;"> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUuSfeIOPPxX5g4BPCcjLCR5tkIwHikhoTKfUBM1x4iMP_C83M8JCij7Bva5K67lG9LJOh1ftTeMwhUINa3GhqRiqPaCp5lTTXhEomZ2HLS80HNsGRviNHZEihnn_Vh8C6LKrIIBuRlmFVhtmU3o265Z5RQZrjPo-cry29A0i4ryJmfbFPEwijjq1Z3c3O/s650/Exploring-Beliefs-030524-PixTeller.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="350" data-original-width="650" height="215" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUuSfeIOPPxX5g4BPCcjLCR5tkIwHikhoTKfUBM1x4iMP_C83M8JCij7Bva5K67lG9LJOh1ftTeMwhUINa3GhqRiqPaCp5lTTXhEomZ2HLS80HNsGRviNHZEihnn_Vh8C6LKrIIBuRlmFVhtmU3o265Z5RQZrjPo-cry29A0i4ryJmfbFPEwijjq1Z3c3O/w400-h215/Exploring-Beliefs-030524-PixTeller.png" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">I
decided to revise and update my previous email on the Gospel of Mark to make it
more “reader friendly” and easier to understand. I also add new information
that will make it more accurately fit within the historical context of the
history Israel in period of great uncertainty. <i>Mark, Luke, and Matthew</i> are
clearly the products of members of the Jesus Movement actively engaged in being
part of the new Israel after the destruction of the Temple. You may listen to the
audio version of this email or read it or do both. <span style="background: white; border: none windowtext 1.0pt; color: #241c15; mso-border-alt: none windowtext 0in; padding: 0in;"><a href="http://mailchi.mp/c239b8fccf70/exploring-the-gospel-of-mark-revised-and-updated">http://mailchi.mp/c239b8fccf70/exploring-the-gospel-of-mark-revised-and-updated</a><span class="c-campaignarchiveurltoken"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p><br /></div><p></p>Jim Myershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13294569644091632187noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2330765183711550008.post-38092478057789640272024-03-01T15:17:00.000-08:002024-03-01T15:17:12.993-08:00The New Sanhedrin and the Gospels of Luke and Matthew<p style="text-align: center;"> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhn5ERwtCvmYkCi1Z-51WddpSmZjroK6K7kqAiRXAsBXSkxgoTIgV7jfOjJnMPHDsSxkd-ikoVEfVAlckhAH4kxLiYokm8OZF-1GuT4BlNzo9xJn1-NVgzt_a3Q5-q4O413insLX785IFrWRne5n8M2IFVJtsusQjxBvaanFy6m2DcAsxPWc-9JvTmkP5R7/s650/Exploring-Beliefs-030124-PixTeller.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="350" data-original-width="650" height="215" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhn5ERwtCvmYkCi1Z-51WddpSmZjroK6K7kqAiRXAsBXSkxgoTIgV7jfOjJnMPHDsSxkd-ikoVEfVAlckhAH4kxLiYokm8OZF-1GuT4BlNzo9xJn1-NVgzt_a3Q5-q4O413insLX785IFrWRne5n8M2IFVJtsusQjxBvaanFy6m2DcAsxPWc-9JvTmkP5R7/w400-h215/Exploring-Beliefs-030124-PixTeller.png" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">The
<i>Gospel of Mark</i> was written around 72 CE. Roman armies were wrapping up
their operation in Judea. It had been two years since the Temple in Jerusalem
had been destroyed. <span style="background: white; color: black; mso-color-alt: windowtext;">After Mark wrote his Gospel and before Luke wrote his, a very
important event took place that isn’t mentioned in the <i>New Testament</i>. </span>Johanan<span style="background: white; color: black; mso-color-alt: windowtext;"> </span>ben
Zakkai was the youngest of all the learned disciples in the academy of Hillel. Before
the Temple was destroyed, it became clear him that the Jews would lose to the
Romans. If Jerusalem and the Temple were destroyed, which was inevitable, how
would the Jews survive as a people? </span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Roman Emperor Vespasian made a
decision changed history. Continue reading at - </span><span style="background: white; border: 1pt none windowtext; color: #241c15; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; padding: 0in;"><a href="http://mailchi.mp/9caa06c0d67c/the-new-sanhedrin-and-the-gospels-of-luke-and-matthew">http://mailchi.mp/9caa06c0d67c/the-new-sanhedrin-and-the-gospels-of-luke-and-matthew</a></span></p><br /></div><p></p>Jim Myershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13294569644091632187noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2330765183711550008.post-12734459265491561522024-02-28T06:34:00.000-08:002024-02-28T06:34:53.577-08:00Exploring Jesus in the Book of Mark: Part 2<p style="text-align: center;"> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXG4zqsac_IX7VpGKlrOtVbAA9Gyzw1VY1z-5GTo1tu-NsovL8QCqNiBD033qhoI2SIXzvZgh0a8AxDkpOmnTa7952dgkxfFh3n30uMnoFZ9S_6lPKpQ2Cuw0CjOsXABD0MB5nZ1y2Hftp2Q_dAkPdr4pugCngFfqjewD43sC2_A91VG4pOdh0jwyiRjTj/s650/Exploring-Beliefs-022724-PixTeller.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="350" data-original-width="650" height="215" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXG4zqsac_IX7VpGKlrOtVbAA9Gyzw1VY1z-5GTo1tu-NsovL8QCqNiBD033qhoI2SIXzvZgh0a8AxDkpOmnTa7952dgkxfFh3n30uMnoFZ9S_6lPKpQ2Cuw0CjOsXABD0MB5nZ1y2Hftp2Q_dAkPdr4pugCngFfqjewD43sC2_A91VG4pOdh0jwyiRjTj/w400-h215/Exploring-Beliefs-022724-PixTeller.png" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b><i><u><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">The
destruction of the Jerusalem Temple created chaos in all Jewish communities!</span></u></i></b><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;"> It was a primary
reason the <i>Gospel of Mark</i> was written. Roman armies were still in the
final stages of wrapping up the attacks in Judea in <b><u>72 CE</u></b> when
this Gospel was written. In Part 1 we explored the first verse in Mark and
learned it meant this: “<i><span style="background: white; color: black; mso-color-alt: windowtext;">The beginning of the good news of Jesus the Anointed One, the
Son of Yahweh!”</span></i><span style="background: white; color: black; mso-color-alt: windowtext;"> Continue reading at - </span></span><a href="http://mailchi.mp/3d3a9abfe540/exploring-jesus-in-the-book-of-mark-part-2"><span style="background: white; border: none windowtext 1.0pt; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-border-alt: none windowtext 0in; padding: 0in;">http://mailchi.mp/3d3a9abfe540/exploring-jesus-in-the-book-of-mark-part-2</span></a><span class="c-campaignarchiveurltoken"><span style="background: white; border: none windowtext 1.0pt; color: #241c15; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-border-alt: none windowtext 0in; padding: 0in;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><br /></div><p></p>Jim Myershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13294569644091632187noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2330765183711550008.post-11671411310780477672024-02-26T08:21:00.000-08:002024-02-26T08:21:30.286-08:00Exploring Jesus in the Book of Mark: Part 1<p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEix4BYeESWVaidOyNk9ichaMeaJ4aZOKmFQee6VTqEl3E0pC5pcfIm1EgzkLVCHHrdzBsP2pVNDiSVPq4Z6Jv2hKw-zERlAa8IGhL2ycI9-YabzsPoH6nOtfl1STpsuIG19RSJlqFw5jcZSd_ZqLLrzwmXPAHIpaqLupJkS5ptaYVLwJwSUggPuIWWcgQww/s650/Exploring-Beliefs-022524B-PixTeller.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="350" data-original-width="650" height="215" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEix4BYeESWVaidOyNk9ichaMeaJ4aZOKmFQee6VTqEl3E0pC5pcfIm1EgzkLVCHHrdzBsP2pVNDiSVPq4Z6Jv2hKw-zERlAa8IGhL2ycI9-YabzsPoH6nOtfl1STpsuIG19RSJlqFw5jcZSd_ZqLLrzwmXPAHIpaqLupJkS5ptaYVLwJwSUggPuIWWcgQww/w400-h215/Exploring-Beliefs-022524B-PixTeller.png" width="400" /></a></div><p></p><p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">The
primary purpose of this email is to introduce you to the skills required to
explore the Bible. Regardless of whether you are a believer or an atheist, you
need to be able to participate in “informed and accurate” discussions about
biblical texts. <i>Bible verses are being quoted in religious, political, and
economic discussions. </i>This exploration is a scouting trip that will give
you the general “<i>lay of the land</i>” – the ancient text of the first verses
in Mark. Continue reading at - </span><a href="http://mailchi.mp/df36ad2e92cf/exploring-jesus-in-the-book-of-mark-part-1"><span style="background: white; border: none windowtext 1.0pt; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-border-alt: none windowtext 0in; padding: 0in;">http://mailchi.mp/df36ad2e92cf/exploring-jesus-in-the-book-of-mark-part-1</span></a><span class="c-campaignarchiveurltoken"><span style="background: white; border: none windowtext 1.0pt; color: #241c15; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-border-alt: none windowtext 0in; padding: 0in;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><div style="text-align: left;"></div><p style="text-align: center;"> </p>Jim Myershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13294569644091632187noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2330765183711550008.post-88674698373598158482024-02-25T09:12:00.000-08:002024-02-25T09:12:16.731-08:00We Must Examine Our Own Belief Systems ASAP!<p style="text-align: center;"> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdQSD9BnbJY3ibJ9dtX8Tn6wiqkatWueT_f_rHkF2SbEwNqdz0u2B6vJlYfCTMNC33EWE0512Jzt0MbbVAiO22UTfZFpLS0FaEhxnkQduuY0KSImZe3YJ6-boP3Su9C42byTewWhRUxwaWCMhsGZHn-6yI6F_NJ4oqHPNjSszd5L6tzFl6LYV5gRs2hSZv/s650/Exploring-Beliefs-022524-PixTeller.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="350" data-original-width="650" height="215" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdQSD9BnbJY3ibJ9dtX8Tn6wiqkatWueT_f_rHkF2SbEwNqdz0u2B6vJlYfCTMNC33EWE0512Jzt0MbbVAiO22UTfZFpLS0FaEhxnkQduuY0KSImZe3YJ6-boP3Su9C42byTewWhRUxwaWCMhsGZHn-6yI6F_NJ4oqHPNjSszd5L6tzFl6LYV5gRs2hSZv/w400-h215/Exploring-Beliefs-022524-PixTeller.png" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">One
fact we must prioritize is this: There is no <b><u>one</u></b> Judaism, no <b><u>one</u></b>
Christianity, and no <b><u>one</u></b> Islam. Jewish, Christian, and Muslim are
“umbrella terms.” This is the 21<sup>st</sup> century and we know a lot about
their histories. We have access to powerful technologies. We have to learn how
to see, examine, and discuss the very big elephants that are in the room. Most
people know they are there, but don’t how to talk about them! Continue reading
at - </span><a href="http://mailchi.mp/aa0a31129f1c/we-must-examine-our-own-belief-systems-asap"><span style="background: white; border: none windowtext 1.0pt; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-border-alt: none windowtext 0in; padding: 0in;">http://mailchi.mp/aa0a31129f1c/we-must-examine-our-own-belief-systems-asap</span></a><span class="c-campaignarchiveurltoken"><span style="background: white; border: none windowtext 1.0pt; color: #241c15; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-border-alt: none windowtext 0in; padding: 0in;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><br /></div><p></p>Jim Myershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13294569644091632187noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2330765183711550008.post-46607904491254851732024-02-19T19:55:00.000-08:002024-02-19T19:55:03.174-08:00The Bible’s Wisdom of the Beginnings: Family 101<p style="text-align: center;"> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTqvxPsj128qUkGap_6ktYBOhn4lir9vRUhCK3BH9IjeKiepM37b0SQO6BlF34u2Achiu0HIQlciojM_fW5oYvka6-WIYmGTBfee_8N8gpJB38nv3b5GAyt_CSODs4_opRz5nwU9-cGGc0S_-JCbW-GSTwc0rHJhLWlIxmE5TFhol73HgfKL31cyo87CJd/s600/Genesis-1-Story-021924-PixTeller.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="273" data-original-width="600" height="183" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTqvxPsj128qUkGap_6ktYBOhn4lir9vRUhCK3BH9IjeKiepM37b0SQO6BlF34u2Achiu0HIQlciojM_fW5oYvka6-WIYmGTBfee_8N8gpJB38nv3b5GAyt_CSODs4_opRz5nwU9-cGGc0S_-JCbW-GSTwc0rHJhLWlIxmE5TFhol73HgfKL31cyo87CJd/w400-h183/Genesis-1-Story-021924-PixTeller.png" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b><u><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">The
Alliance</span></u></b><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">
in Genesis fulfills a foundational requirement for family in the Jewish culture
of Yeshua, the Jesus of history. Rabbi Adin Steinsaltz provides very important details
(<i>Simple Words: Thinking About What Really Matters In Life</i>). The Alliance
in Genesis can serve as <b><u>a starting place for a family contract and a
social contract</u></b>. For Christians, <b><u>it can serve as a Kingdom of God
contract, too</u></b>. But the Alliance is only the beginning – <i>The Bible’s
Wisdom of the Beginnings has much more to add</i>. Continue reading at - <span style="background: white; border: none windowtext 1.0pt; color: #241c15; mso-border-alt: none windowtext 0in; padding: 0in;"><a href="http://mailchi.mp/984c3edca8f5/the-bibles-wisdom-of-the-beginnings-family-101">http://mailchi.mp/984c3edca8f5/the-bibles-wisdom-of-the-beginnings-family-101</a><span class="c-campaignarchiveurltoken"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p><br /></div><p></p>Jim Myershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13294569644091632187noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2330765183711550008.post-11800019507842808352024-02-17T16:03:00.000-08:002024-02-17T16:03:08.086-08:00In the Course of Human Events and the TOV Standard<p style="text-align: center;"> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEQ0zn5uCe4V7cYjmcLO7R2SFCSrYH1yOWWVtWeJi9_l5eW_T18YOC_p4mJUOJmaFV6uPEtVreIvJY-sBK0kXYGEe2TOzfmD1tCT7O2BNvR29cw943a1vxfnkUDSH8em96KOxZ2rgDU2dLGdC0XtPt9kimOldb7E8vxl_zToUG3toucf5XDgEUfQa4U47G/s600/Genesis-1-Story-021624-PixTeller.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="273" data-original-width="600" height="183" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEQ0zn5uCe4V7cYjmcLO7R2SFCSrYH1yOWWVtWeJi9_l5eW_T18YOC_p4mJUOJmaFV6uPEtVreIvJY-sBK0kXYGEe2TOzfmD1tCT7O2BNvR29cw943a1vxfnkUDSH8em96KOxZ2rgDU2dLGdC0XtPt9kimOldb7E8vxl_zToUG3toucf5XDgEUfQa4U47G/w400-h183/Genesis-1-Story-021624-PixTeller.png" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Citizens
should be able to tell where their nation is collectively headed because they
will be keeping up with current events. Citizens will be able to see and
understand patterns and trends that emerge from these events. Citizens will not
be like “mindless driftwood.” Citizens will protect lives, preserve lives, make
lives more functional, increase the quality of life, and they will know where
the money is going. Continue reading at - </span><a href="http://mailchi.mp/c4c04940ea42/in-the-course-of-human-events-and-the-tov-standard"><span style="background: white; border: none windowtext 1.0pt; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-border-alt: none windowtext 0in; padding: 0in;">http://mailchi.mp/c4c04940ea42/in-the-course-of-human-events-and-the-tov-standard</span></a><span class="c-campaignarchiveurltoken"><span style="background: white; border: none windowtext 1.0pt; color: #241c15; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-border-alt: none windowtext 0in; padding: 0in;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><br /></div><p></p>Jim Myershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13294569644091632187noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2330765183711550008.post-89359976913407210152024-02-15T16:35:00.000-08:002024-02-15T16:35:47.040-08:00The Alliance in Genesis and the Declaration of Independence<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4WVYTmEJm-p9RFA-KbxpR7RDBUrcvWhAocuxZpamfrrIcJvHW9_OickYN07MSlpDdMaHv0YDJls9daoMXqwG6yJpA1uZGGf5oqg9e_m32FA-OSsxWy-fhcyvDbl1xe1sOJIGUGTndwcMzrzE3VsVduss0u-NaMtBB0ztMOfeFOh4MeF6oUB6CSIhxD6ug/s600/Genesis-1-Story-021424-PixTeller.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="273" data-original-width="600" height="183" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4WVYTmEJm-p9RFA-KbxpR7RDBUrcvWhAocuxZpamfrrIcJvHW9_OickYN07MSlpDdMaHv0YDJls9daoMXqwG6yJpA1uZGGf5oqg9e_m32FA-OSsxWy-fhcyvDbl1xe1sOJIGUGTndwcMzrzE3VsVduss0u-NaMtBB0ztMOfeFOh4MeF6oUB6CSIhxD6ug/w400-h183/Genesis-1-Story-021424-PixTeller.png" width="400" /></a></div><p></p><p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Today
I want to show you how The <i>Declaration of Independence</i> (July 4, 1776) is
linked to <i>The First Story in Genesis</i> (450 BCE) and the teachings of
Yeshua aka the Jesus of history. They are all very well-known, powerful, and
popular documents – <i>and the least understood documents by generations of
Americans and Bible readers</i>. Continue reading at - </span><a href="http://mailchi.mp/93a58bce547b/the-alliance-in-genesis-and-the-declaration-of-independence"><span style="background: white; border: none windowtext 1.0pt; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-border-alt: none windowtext 0in; padding: 0in;">http://mailchi.mp/93a58bce547b/the-alliance-in-genesis-and-the-declaration-of-independence</span></a><span class="c-campaignarchiveurltoken"><span style="background: white; border: none windowtext 1.0pt; color: #241c15; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-border-alt: none windowtext 0in; padding: 0in;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p> </p>Jim Myershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13294569644091632187noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2330765183711550008.post-55207957407455233752024-02-13T19:05:00.000-08:002024-02-13T19:05:44.885-08:00Wisdom for Parents and Grandparents About The Alliance<p style="text-align: center;"> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijv2IPM3ejvE94_LRvJsOTpN1VooaAdvy26JJPJj8Fhg55kUp1qV-pJnLZYZ4bkytmS_w3eBdn3VcKcIKdeBWcA222GMKZY5DFY0ebdoCTUCREE4mhPPRqQC-CCkh24OZiU6wa2XF9G7sfz18iW6ioPDvIsW8qYPuCizIMS3QWb2aR220sBP0auNGHuUyO/s600/Genesis-1-Story-021324-PixTeller.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="273" data-original-width="600" height="183" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijv2IPM3ejvE94_LRvJsOTpN1VooaAdvy26JJPJj8Fhg55kUp1qV-pJnLZYZ4bkytmS_w3eBdn3VcKcIKdeBWcA222GMKZY5DFY0ebdoCTUCREE4mhPPRqQC-CCkh24OZiU6wa2XF9G7sfz18iW6ioPDvIsW8qYPuCizIMS3QWb2aR220sBP0auNGHuUyO/w400-h183/Genesis-1-Story-021324-PixTeller.png" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Most
creatures in the world have parent-child relationships – whether it is a mother
lion protecting her cubs or a mother bird feeding her young. But only the human
being has a concept of grandchildren, of perpetuation beyond a single
generation. Being a grandparent is therefore an experience which connects us to
our uniqueness as human beings. Follow the story of the first parents and
grandparents from the Garden of Eden to Noah. Continue reading at - <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="background: white; border: none windowtext 1.0pt; color: #241c15; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-border-alt: none windowtext 0in; padding: 0in;"><a href="http://mailchi.mp/28c2d33a22a2/wisdom-for-parents-and-grandparents-about-the-alliance">http://mailchi.mp/28c2d33a22a2/wisdom-for-parents-and-grandparents-about-the-alliance</a><span class="c-campaignarchiveurltoken"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><br /></div><p></p>Jim Myershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13294569644091632187noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2330765183711550008.post-90039898662423876172024-02-10T17:14:00.000-08:002024-02-10T17:14:42.114-08:00Did You Survive Reading My Previous Email?<p style="text-align: center;"> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxAX4D58pAqHYEpX2gU18zt15ajuQDX7f4FiqzEKVfsiGZ3qzCU-ZQ2yKLtUCdQTce95SZaXBagd_qDcUKA1bX-5jxWxcpSssRtbj4zbhj0w8Uckpt-KV1YX5qLorKhPvKy_lCdKEJg-TpT1vl_67pqfyvOW7yUr46_NVCYR4OYu1ablwKd-1gIO0wBEBp/s600/Genesis-1-Story-021024-PixTeller.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="273" data-original-width="600" height="183" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxAX4D58pAqHYEpX2gU18zt15ajuQDX7f4FiqzEKVfsiGZ3qzCU-ZQ2yKLtUCdQTce95SZaXBagd_qDcUKA1bX-5jxWxcpSssRtbj4zbhj0w8Uckpt-KV1YX5qLorKhPvKy_lCdKEJg-TpT1vl_67pqfyvOW7yUr46_NVCYR4OYu1ablwKd-1gIO0wBEBp/w400-h183/Genesis-1-Story-021024-PixTeller.png" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">I
am sure that my previous email, <i>ELOHIM Creates First Family. Yahweh
Threatens to Destroy Humans</i>, set off a lot of <b><u>BS Alarms</u></b> (“<b><u>BS</u></b>”
means “<b><i><u>belief systems</u></i></b>”). It did in my brain the first time
I saw the word “<b><u>ELOHIM</u></b>” in the First Story and “<b><u>Yahweh
ELOHIM</u></b>” in the Second Story. <i>There are specific reasons each name
appears where it does in every sentence in the Torah</i>. This “<b><u>divine
wisdom</u></b>” is completely unknown to readers of English translations
because they cannot see the original names. Continue reading at - <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="background: white; border: none windowtext 1.0pt; color: #241c15; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-border-alt: none windowtext 0in; padding: 0in;"><a href="http://mailchi.mp/1e13cc812446/did-you-survive-reading-my-previous-email">http://mailchi.mp/1e13cc812446/did-you-survive-reading-my-previous-email</a><span class="c-campaignarchiveurltoken"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><br /></div><p></p>Jim Myershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13294569644091632187noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2330765183711550008.post-84189939036043233702024-02-09T19:46:00.000-08:002024-02-09T19:46:17.957-08:00ELOHIM Creates First Family. Yahweh Threatens to Destroy Humans<p style="text-align: center;"> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiVgt7KcV8YSsPGL36g2xHYueJ6Q1E3Pkd9Qej8ZuWevsYmjds5G5X6z5TJv1kTUdxZZrGQuIIYUVHZ1Z7AgJoAbSUQF9CPpwR_RyS-rO-DW2f2b0pdD-M4tb_TEuSTEpBWPL2dwwHMTjxiQKN4JzPugy1guG2saph1DNJkn_mJxo9BMS2hyphenhyphenEZfEjKv_Tu/s600/Genesis-1-Story-020924-PixTeller.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="273" data-original-width="600" height="183" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiVgt7KcV8YSsPGL36g2xHYueJ6Q1E3Pkd9Qej8ZuWevsYmjds5G5X6z5TJv1kTUdxZZrGQuIIYUVHZ1Z7AgJoAbSUQF9CPpwR_RyS-rO-DW2f2b0pdD-M4tb_TEuSTEpBWPL2dwwHMTjxiQKN4JzPugy1guG2saph1DNJkn_mJxo9BMS2hyphenhyphenEZfEjKv_Tu/w400-h183/Genesis-1-Story-020924-PixTeller.png" width="400" /></a></div><p></p><p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">When
Jesus connected his “<i>Kingdom of God Movement</i>” to the “<i>Kingdom
prepared from the foundation of world</i>” in Matthew 25, he revealed the
standard that God used to judge all the nations of the earth. He also connected
his parable to the Story of Noah. Members of the Jesus Movement were keepers of
ELOHIM’s Alliance and their goal was to walk with the Creator like Noah walked
with Him. Continue reading at - <span class="woj"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><div>
<span style="background: white; border: none windowtext 1.0pt; color: #241c15; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-border-alt: none windowtext 0in; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; padding: 0in;"><a href="http://mailchi.mp/9ce126e61a3f/elohim-creates-first-family-yahweh-threatens-to-destroy-humans">http://mailchi.mp/9ce126e61a3f/elohim-creates-first-family-yahweh-threatens-to-destroy-humans</a></span></div>Jim Myershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13294569644091632187noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2330765183711550008.post-14255652847504622882024-02-06T19:58:00.000-08:002024-02-06T19:58:04.293-08:00Jesus, Genesis, and the Kingdom of God<p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgppkdawLnrxQ2jJUHjPrVs1Ui5YuZq14ac-wrFP6aA7vYmqyl0NcYkjbMnzhyWcNeLcGZqnXZcNVLPE7P-jAZMWgOA0imP7I4j69kMiMFGHZFJlo2XkBidXsetJrEKVSKkX4t4sNrrSEAmot9ICVckrCnxQ2nj2Y-uSNAmgfIv_VlqV-19O4SifUFKVtq8/s650/Exploring-Beliefs-020624-PixTeller.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="350" data-original-width="650" height="215" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgppkdawLnrxQ2jJUHjPrVs1Ui5YuZq14ac-wrFP6aA7vYmqyl0NcYkjbMnzhyWcNeLcGZqnXZcNVLPE7P-jAZMWgOA0imP7I4j69kMiMFGHZFJlo2XkBidXsetJrEKVSKkX4t4sNrrSEAmot9ICVckrCnxQ2nj2Y-uSNAmgfIv_VlqV-19O4SifUFKVtq8/w400-h215/Exploring-Beliefs-020624-PixTeller.png" width="400" /></a></div><p></p><p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">“<span class="woj"><i><span style="background: white;">Do not think that I intend to remove words from or add words
to the Torah or the Prophets. I do not intend to misinterpret them! I intend to
</span></i></span><i>accurately quote <span class="woj"><span style="background: white;">and correctly interpret
them. Amen!”</span></span></i><span class="woj"><span style="background: white;"> Only a very skilled and confident
Torah scholar would have made a statement like this. This is supported by his
interactions with scribes and Pharisees. </span></span>It was connecting the Parable
of the Great Day of Judgment the Creation Story in Genesis that revealed how
skilled Jesus was. Continue reading at - <o:p></o:p></span></p><div>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="background: white; border: none windowtext 1.0pt; color: #241c15; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-border-alt: none windowtext 0in; padding: 0in;"><a href="http://mailchi.mp/35d98c2de010/jesus-genesis-and-the-kingdom-of-god">http://mailchi.mp/35d98c2de010/jesus-genesis-and-the-kingdom-of-god</a><span class="c-campaignarchiveurltoken"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p></div><p style="text-align: center;"> </p>Jim Myershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13294569644091632187noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2330765183711550008.post-69688712335484885642024-02-05T20:00:00.000-08:002024-02-05T20:00:37.425-08:00The God that Created a Family to Represent Him on Earth: Part 1<p style="text-align: center;"> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjw1vor18AyqOCRM7b2_0uRS1JGDsdIkRmTekT-2bssu2sGly1UAEVyPv2thPQwzF9MYdTeRx4W6MRmJg3MoLebANxwfkPcA50WPW_V3mkXLvM_G58z1C21yY35DDSJwDxU3J7TRqCPLDm_hIS9KmsGNvXAtNtmEaapt9WOX6sqGwARiwSP_r48Lz82crrA/s650/Exploring-Beliefs-020524-PixTeller.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="350" data-original-width="650" height="215" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjw1vor18AyqOCRM7b2_0uRS1JGDsdIkRmTekT-2bssu2sGly1UAEVyPv2thPQwzF9MYdTeRx4W6MRmJg3MoLebANxwfkPcA50WPW_V3mkXLvM_G58z1C21yY35DDSJwDxU3J7TRqCPLDm_hIS9KmsGNvXAtNtmEaapt9WOX6sqGwARiwSP_r48Lz82crrA/w400-h215/Exploring-Beliefs-020524-PixTeller.png" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">As
the Jesus Movement spread throughout the Roman Empire, there appears to have
been a great deal of confusion among Gentiles about Jesus and his “Jewishness.”
This is a story that is found in Genesis. However, after the destruction of the
Temple in Jerusalem in 70 CE, the meaning of the story was lost when Paul’s
Movement became Christianity. Thanks to ancient scribes, a scientific approach to
archaeology, and powerful computer technologies, clues began to appear in Gospels
of Matthew, Mark, and Luke that linked the teachings of Jesus to the story in
Genesis. Continue reading at - <span style="background: white; border: none windowtext 1.0pt; color: #241c15; mso-border-alt: none windowtext 0in; padding: 0in;"><a href="http://mailchi.mp/4723aa3c4c30/the-god-that-created-a-family-to-represent-him-on-earth-part-1">http://mailchi.mp/4723aa3c4c30/the-god-that-created-a-family-to-represent-him-on-earth-part-1</a><span class="c-campaignarchiveurltoken"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p><br /></div><p></p>Jim Myershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13294569644091632187noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2330765183711550008.post-30529276333045435692024-01-30T19:10:00.000-08:002024-01-30T19:10:12.196-08:00Forgiveness and Prayer<p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJ_AjEIkiKWjzgFBlByedb2cuohob2FNN7ow9FOACI17P4mgjHXTGmfAMPuWNMgLP1MLIN-0oYIIDPwDgnzeGQVwGyJwNiXYELhand1Z668DTgiFIlme3cj7UR6Y2YTss0NL2WW4kGbdttMune1vo2gwQFEp4irm6d2ATo5laRsBGN6oubAY9ETOEOj34L/s650/Exploring-Beliefs-013024-PixTeller.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="350" data-original-width="650" height="215" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJ_AjEIkiKWjzgFBlByedb2cuohob2FNN7ow9FOACI17P4mgjHXTGmfAMPuWNMgLP1MLIN-0oYIIDPwDgnzeGQVwGyJwNiXYELhand1Z668DTgiFIlme3cj7UR6Y2YTss0NL2WW4kGbdttMune1vo2gwQFEp4irm6d2ATo5laRsBGN6oubAY9ETOEOj34L/w400-h215/Exploring-Beliefs-013024-PixTeller.png" width="400" /></a></div><p></p><p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Make
sure you note that Jesus linked “<i>eating to forgiveness</i>.” His point was “eating
is a basic requirement for the body to survive and forgiveness is a basic
requirement for the Kingdom of God to survive! God’s forgiveness, however extensive, only encompasses those offenses
which man commits directly against Him. Those in which injury is caused to
one’s fellow man are not forgiven by God until the injured party has himself
forgiven the perpetrator. Continue reading at - <o:p></o:p></span></p><div>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="background: white; border: none windowtext 1.0pt; color: #241c15; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-border-alt: none windowtext 0in; padding: 0in;"><a href="http://mailchi.mp/665f7440372c/forgiveness-and-prayer">http://mailchi.mp/665f7440372c/forgiveness-and-prayer</a><span class="c-campaignarchiveurltoken"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p></div><p style="text-align: center;"> </p>Jim Myershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13294569644091632187noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2330765183711550008.post-2397833128053731842024-01-28T18:33:00.000-08:002024-01-28T18:33:42.470-08:00Representing the Creator in His Kingdom and Temple<p style="text-align: center;"> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqmdQl5UeGvazrO_lSjq_hNFz8JGSfnmHJypLofgjH1N5OOx7unm6ZU_21b0-hjcSgLlsOtTdDdsk_kGnjm7nKFxPqij_bCiqRJYz9yDprENDRUBWmw11hXl05uUNg0-aX7eMNjQBYUBEKpF2Y8o_3gVCn82CkF8EiC_r0Nb6P4ct5bdKUs9meKe5kzC2L/s650/Exploring-Beliefs-012424-PixTeller%20(1).png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="350" data-original-width="650" height="215" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqmdQl5UeGvazrO_lSjq_hNFz8JGSfnmHJypLofgjH1N5OOx7unm6ZU_21b0-hjcSgLlsOtTdDdsk_kGnjm7nKFxPqij_bCiqRJYz9yDprENDRUBWmw11hXl05uUNg0-aX7eMNjQBYUBEKpF2Y8o_3gVCn82CkF8EiC_r0Nb6P4ct5bdKUs9meKe5kzC2L/w400-h215/Exploring-Beliefs-012424-PixTeller%20(1).png" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">What
if every Christian and Church knew the following every time they prayed the
Lotd’s Prayer? They were the Creator’s Representative on Earth -- <i>Their work
is to represent Him as the Priest of His Temple </i>& <i>representing Him
as King of His Kingdom. </i>What if they knew there cannot be love when one
does not care. Caring is the foundation of love, but caring is not an emotion –
caring is an action! Did you know it! Continue reading at<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>- <span style="background: white; border: none windowtext 1.0pt; color: #241c15; mso-border-alt: none windowtext 0in; padding: 0in;"><a href="http://mailchi.mp/b130c3e1dfbe/representing-the-creator-in-his-kingdom-and-temple">http://mailchi.mp/b130c3e1dfbe/representing-the-creator-in-his-kingdom-and-temple</a><span class="c-campaignarchiveurltoken"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p><br /></div><p></p>Jim Myershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13294569644091632187noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2330765183711550008.post-85006764575489526312024-01-25T19:41:00.000-08:002024-01-25T19:41:38.130-08:00May Your Will Be Done<p style="text-align: center;"> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiV_uhXNhJ07CqaoSelViMxO-HsYg2U1kakggr21cV72ae1LRPlm0JusnHrXZ_1vDg0NOoSh8qtpM2PZBtkI52IcSV6Rk6xuArOo_5QJqgPD4ie_hBbaehemhETHOw_ceUKGbc39ZF-D9w9/s708/Our-Father-Prayer-01-012524-PixTeller.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="705" data-original-width="708" height="319" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiV_uhXNhJ07CqaoSelViMxO-HsYg2U1kakggr21cV72ae1LRPlm0JusnHrXZ_1vDg0NOoSh8qtpM2PZBtkI52IcSV6Rk6xuArOo_5QJqgPD4ie_hBbaehemhETHOw_ceUKGbc39ZF-D9w9/s320/Our-Father-Prayer-01-012524-PixTeller.png" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">The
next line of this prayer is: “<i>May Your will be done on earth as above the Sky.</i>”
The phrases “<b><u>Your Kingdom</u></b>” and “<b><u>Your will</u></b>” are two
parts of the same idea – <b><i><u>His Kingdom is governed by His will</u></i></b>.
Obviously, there were many kingdoms on the earth when Yeshua taught his followers
to pray. Which kingdom is he talking about? Every follower who heard Yeshua knew
the answer to that question. Do you? Continue reading at - <span style="background: white; border: none windowtext 1.0pt; color: #241c15; mso-border-alt: none windowtext 0in; padding: 0in;"><a href="http://mailchi.mp/7aca5b0f9c7c/may-your-will-be-done">http://mailchi.mp/7aca5b0f9c7c/may-your-will-be-done</a><span class="c-campaignarchiveurltoken"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p><br /></div><p></p>Jim Myershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13294569644091632187noreply@blogger.com0