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The Foundation of the New Testament
Investigating the New Testament from a Hebraic mindset to see what the first century Church really looked like. We will briefly examine, the history of the biblical text, Greek vs Hebrew thought processes, how to study the bible, while defining words to clarify the text. Identifying OT quotes in the NT.
Brief Bible History;
1. How did we end up with this document?
2. Have you read it in its entirety? If so, how many times? Have you read the publishers page?
3. What was the original language of the bible?
4. Why are there so many translations of the bible?
English translation History;
5. When, why and how did the English translation come into existence?
Hebrew vs Greek mindset;
Php 2:5 For, let this mind be in you that is also in Messiah Yeshua,
Greek and Hebrew mindset are completely polar opposites! Our western culture and mindset is based on a Greek model, whereas the scriptures are written in Hebrew mindset/model.
Fill in the mindset for each of the following;
1. linear __________________________________________________
2. cyclical _________________________________________________
3. form ___________________________________________________
4. function ________________________________________________
5. culture of the eye ________________________________________
6. culture of the ear ________________________________________
7. noun/thing based ________________________________________
8. verb/action based ________________________________________
In the Greek religious system, it was thought to gain a higher spirituality through what you say and what you think. However in the Hebrew culture your close relationship with God is based on what you do and your lifestyle.
Mat 21:28,31 `And what think ye? A man had two children, and having come to the first, he said, Child, go, to-day be working in my vineyard.' And he answering said, `I will not,' but at last, having repented, he went. `And having come to the second, he said in the same manner, and he answering said, I go , sir, and went not; which of the two did the will of the father?' They say to him, `The first.' Yeshua said to them, `Verily I say to you, that the tax-gatherers and the harlots do go before you into the reign of God,
Exercise; with a Hebrew mindset define the words “believe, faith and love”. __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Biblical study hermeneutics.
Rules of proper hermeneutics, 1._____________________________ 2. ___________________________
3. ________________________________ 4. ________________________________________________
There isn’t any contradiction in the scriptures. “The end is declared out of the beginning”
Isa 46:10, Luke 24:25,27, John 5:45-47, John 12:44, 2Tim 3:16,17, Ps 40:7, Heb 10:7
Who was the scriptures written to? _________________________________________________
Interpretation; 2Pet 1:16-21, what was the writers intent? _____________________________________
TO PROPERLY INTERPRET THE TEXT, WE MUST ALWAYS BE SEARCHING FOR THE WRITERS INTENT OR MESSAGE, THIS REQUIRES KNOWLEDGE OF THE ORIGINAL LANGAUGE, CULTURE, HISTORY, AND GEOGRAPHY. CONTEXT CONTEXT CONTEXT!
What would the first century Church look like and would we recognize it today?
Was it a “Church” or was it a Synagogue? _______________________________________
Synagogue is mentioned 57 times in the New Testament. It was the custom of the Master Yeshua, Paul and all of the rest of the disciples to go to the synagogue each Sabbath.
Luk 4:16 And He came to Nazareth where He was brought up. And as was His custom, He went in on the day of the Sabbath, into the synagogue, and He stood up to read. And the scroll of Isaiah the prophet was handed to Him. And unrolling the book, He found the place where it was written:
Each week there is a new Torah portion that is read and the verse above shows the cycle in which Yeshua was reading was the Torah portion before Rosh Hashannah.
Tzitzit, Hem of His garment?
Mat 9:20 And, behold, a woman, which was diseased with an issue of blood twelve years, came behind him, and touched the hem of his garment:
Deu 22:12 Thou shalt make thee fringes upon the four quarters of thy vesture, wherewith thou coverest thyself. Num 15:38,39
They wore talitis, Acts 18, Paul went to see them; and because he was of the same trade, he stayed with them and began working, for by trade they were tent-makers/tabernacles or prayer closet.
Sanhedrin? Exo 18:25 And Moses chose able men out of all Israel, and made them heads over the people, rulers of thousands, rulers of hundreds, rulers of fifties, and rulers of tens. Deu 17
Rom 13:1 Let every soul be subject unto the higher powers. For there is no power but of God: the powers that be are ordained of God.
Teachers were called Rabbis, the word Rabbi is used 17 times in the NT.
Joh 1:38 Yeshua turned around and saw them following. He said to them, “What are you looking for?” They said to Him, “Rabbi” (which is translated Teacher), “where are you staying?”
Joh 3:26 They came to John and said, “Rabbi, the One who was with you beyond the Jordan, the One you testified about—look, He is immersing, and all are coming to Him!”
Daily prayers,
They would say the Shema.
Mar 12:29 Yeshua answered, “The first is, ‘Shema/hear Yisrael, Adonai Eloheinu, Adonai echad. Hear, O Israel, the Lord our God, the Lord is One.
Deu 6:4 “Hear/Shema O Israel, the Lord our God, the Lord is one .
They would say the Amidah.
Act 3:1 Now Peter and John were going up to the Temple at the ninth hour, the time of prayer. Amidah-standing prayer
They gave offerings and sacrifices even after the time of Messiah. Act 21:20-26
What are the two things that did not exist in the first Century? ____________ and ______________
Act 7:38 This is he, that was in the church in the wilderness with the angel which spake to him in the mount Sina, and with our fathers: who received the lively oracles to give unto us:
2Ti 3:15 and that you have learned from your childhood, the Holy Scriptures, which are able to make you wise to salvation through belief in Messiah Yahshua.
They taught the Messiah from the OT;
Act 18:28, Luke 24:27, John 5:46, 47 Yeshua said that the OT speaks of Him.
Luk 24:44 And He said to them, These are the Words which I spoke to you yet being with you, that all the things must be fulfilled having been written in the Torah of Moses, and the Prophets, and the Psalms, concerning Me.
Psa 40:7 Then I said, Lo, I come, in the roll of the Book it is written of Me;
Heb 10:7 "Then I said, Lo, I come, as it is written about me in the beginning of the Books I delight to do Your will, O Elohim." (Psa. 40:6-8)
“As it is written” where is it written?
34 verses found, 151 matches
Matthew
1 verse found
6 matches
Mark
4 verses found
20 matches
Luke
2 verses found
8 matches
John
2 verses found
8 matches
Acts
3 verses found
12 matches
Romans
15 verses found
65 matches
1 Corinthians
3 verses found
13 matches
2 Corinthians
3 verses found
12 matches
Galatians
1 verse found
7 matches
Investigating the New Testament from a Hebraic mindset to see what the first century Church really looked like. We will briefly examine, the history of the biblical text, Greek vs Hebrew thought processes, how to study the bible, while defining words to clarify the text. Identifying OT quotes in the NT.
Brief Bible History;
1. How did we end up with this document?
2. Have you read it in its entirety? If so, how many times? Have you read the publishers page?
3. What was the original language of the bible?
4. Why are there so many translations of the bible?
English translation History;
5. When, why and how did the English translation come into existence?
Hebrew vs Greek mindset;
Php 2:5 For, let this mind be in you that is also in Messiah Yeshua,
Greek and Hebrew mindset are completely polar opposites! Our western culture and mindset is based on a Greek model, whereas the scriptures are written in Hebrew mindset/model.
Fill in the mindset for each of the following;
1. linear __________________________________________________
2. cyclical _________________________________________________
3. form ___________________________________________________
4. function ________________________________________________
5. culture of the eye ________________________________________
6. culture of the ear ________________________________________
7. noun/thing based ________________________________________
8. verb/action based ________________________________________
In the Greek religious system, it was thought to gain a higher spirituality through what you say and what you think. However in the Hebrew culture your close relationship with God is based on what you do and your lifestyle.
Mat 21:28,31 `And what think ye? A man had two children, and having come to the first, he said, Child, go, to-day be working in my vineyard.' And he answering said, `I will not,' but at last, having repented, he went. `And having come to the second, he said in the same manner, and he answering said, I go , sir, and went not; which of the two did the will of the father?' They say to him, `The first.' Yeshua said to them, `Verily I say to you, that the tax-gatherers and the harlots do go before you into the reign of God,
Exercise; with a Hebrew mindset define the words “believe, faith and love”. __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Biblical study hermeneutics.
Rules of proper hermeneutics, 1._____________________________ 2. ___________________________
3. ________________________________ 4. ________________________________________________
There isn’t any contradiction in the scriptures. “The end is declared out of the beginning”
Isa 46:10, Luke 24:25,27, John 5:45-47, John 12:44, 2Tim 3:16,17, Ps 40:7, Heb 10:7
Who was the scriptures written to? _________________________________________________
Interpretation; 2Pet 1:16-21, what was the writers intent? _____________________________________
TO PROPERLY INTERPRET THE TEXT, WE MUST ALWAYS BE SEARCHING FOR THE WRITERS INTENT OR MESSAGE, THIS REQUIRES KNOWLEDGE OF THE ORIGINAL LANGAUGE, CULTURE, HISTORY, AND GEOGRAPHY. CONTEXT CONTEXT CONTEXT!
What would the first century Church look like and would we recognize it today?
Was it a “Church” or was it a Synagogue? _______________________________________
Synagogue is mentioned 57 times in the New Testament. It was the custom of the Master Yeshua, Paul and all of the rest of the disciples to go to the synagogue each Sabbath.
Luk 4:16 And He came to Nazareth where He was brought up. And as was His custom, He went in on the day of the Sabbath, into the synagogue, and He stood up to read. And the scroll of Isaiah the prophet was handed to Him. And unrolling the book, He found the place where it was written:
Each week there is a new Torah portion that is read and the verse above shows the cycle in which Yeshua was reading was the Torah portion before Rosh Hashannah.
Tzitzit, Hem of His garment?
Mat 9:20 And, behold, a woman, which was diseased with an issue of blood twelve years, came behind him, and touched the hem of his garment:
Deu 22:12 Thou shalt make thee fringes upon the four quarters of thy vesture, wherewith thou coverest thyself. Num 15:38,39
They wore talitis, Acts 18, Paul went to see them; and because he was of the same trade, he stayed with them and began working, for by trade they were tent-makers/tabernacles or prayer closet.
Sanhedrin? Exo 18:25 And Moses chose able men out of all Israel, and made them heads over the people, rulers of thousands, rulers of hundreds, rulers of fifties, and rulers of tens. Deu 17
Rom 13:1 Let every soul be subject unto the higher powers. For there is no power but of God: the powers that be are ordained of God.
Teachers were called Rabbis, the word Rabbi is used 17 times in the NT.
Joh 1:38 Yeshua turned around and saw them following. He said to them, “What are you looking for?” They said to Him, “Rabbi” (which is translated Teacher), “where are you staying?”
Joh 3:26 They came to John and said, “Rabbi, the One who was with you beyond the Jordan, the One you testified about—look, He is immersing, and all are coming to Him!”
Daily prayers,
They would say the Shema.
Mar 12:29 Yeshua answered, “The first is, ‘Shema/hear Yisrael, Adonai Eloheinu, Adonai echad. Hear, O Israel, the Lord our God, the Lord is One.
Deu 6:4 “Hear/Shema O Israel, the Lord our God, the Lord is one .
They would say the Amidah.
Act 3:1 Now Peter and John were going up to the Temple at the ninth hour, the time of prayer. Amidah-standing prayer
They gave offerings and sacrifices even after the time of Messiah. Act 21:20-26
What are the two things that did not exist in the first Century? ____________ and ______________
Act 7:38 This is he, that was in the church in the wilderness with the angel which spake to him in the mount Sina, and with our fathers: who received the lively oracles to give unto us:
2Ti 3:15 and that you have learned from your childhood, the Holy Scriptures, which are able to make you wise to salvation through belief in Messiah Yahshua.
They taught the Messiah from the OT;
Act 18:28, Luke 24:27, John 5:46, 47 Yeshua said that the OT speaks of Him.
Luk 24:44 And He said to them, These are the Words which I spoke to you yet being with you, that all the things must be fulfilled having been written in the Torah of Moses, and the Prophets, and the Psalms, concerning Me.
Psa 40:7 Then I said, Lo, I come, in the roll of the Book it is written of Me;
Heb 10:7 "Then I said, Lo, I come, as it is written about me in the beginning of the Books I delight to do Your will, O Elohim." (Psa. 40:6-8)
“As it is written” where is it written?
34 verses found, 151 matches
Matthew
1 verse found
6 matches
Mark
4 verses found
20 matches
Luke
2 verses found
8 matches
John
2 verses found
8 matches
Acts
3 verses found
12 matches
Romans
15 verses found
65 matches
1 Corinthians
3 verses found
13 matches
2 Corinthians
3 verses found
12 matches
Galatians
1 verse found
7 matches