Watching again, and brother Brad, I love the way you wisely do your teachings. God continues giving you wisdom and strength to keep with this TH-cam channel. Definitely, one of the best content I have in my youtube channel is very helpful and interesting. I hope one day, be able to go for an Israel's trip with your group. May God bless you brother.🙌🙏
Wow! This teachings is gold! Everything just clicks and make more sense about the way things are done in Jesus times. So powerful! Thank you for this! I remember our JUC teachers mentioning the Mishnah, Talmud, "Beth ______" and everything else and I have no idea what are those haha...Now I understand!😄
Yeshua Ben Yoseph who we know as Jesus Christ, would have most certainly been a great Torah student as a child as Jewish life in his time would have demanded at the time and since the Torah was and continues to be the center of Jewish life. Since he was the son of the Living God, who knew the Torah by heart probably dedicated time to Torah study reinforcing his already astute knowledge of the word of God. I’m Catholic but have a great respect and admiration for the Jewish people and Judaism in general. I think learning about my savior Jewish heritage and roots is essential and important into being better practicing Christian and person of faith in general.
Love it! Thank you Brad (and all at WTT🙂) for the insight into the Jewish world of the time! You produce great teachings that produce not only great information but also bring up insights that provide direction for study! Ask-Seek-Find.
help.bibleproject.com/hc/en-us/articles/5748636388887-Resources-for-studying-Hebrew?_ga=2.221617629.455633255.1657977350-377098923.1655322850 You might also want to think about taking a short-term Hebrew class in the land of Israel.
48 When his parents saw him, they were astonished. His mother said to him, “Son, why have you treated us like this? Your father and I have been anxiously searching for you.” 49 “Why were you searching for me?” he asked. “Didn’t you know I had to be in my Father’s house?”[a] 50 But they did not understand what he was saying to them. ( Questions, questions. thanks for making it more clearer...)
Hi brad! I have a question regarding this rabbinism.. Is john the baptist a rabbi? He had disciples... Wheather he also studied in synagogue like others.. scripture told that he lived in wildnerness..how come he became a rabbi. A bit confusion plz clear this.u
Hi Shepana, thanks for your thoughtful question. John the Baptist did have disciples, but Josephus refers to him as a tzaddik or righteous man. He had no formal certification or position within the synagogue or Temple system and functioned more like a prophet. This article by Lois Tverberg speaks to some of the more subtle nuances of your question: ourrabbijesus.com/articles/can-we-call-jesus-rabbi/
@@iversonpurwanto8933 Yes! Visit this link here, bit.ly/rabbisanddisciplespt2 , and you will find a section titled "For Further Study" near the bottom of the page with a list of recommendations.
Yes, he was! The Romans utilized an age-old approach to collecting taxes called "Tax farming." In essence, Rome would put out an RFP for an area and bidders would compete to win the tax contract. Typically, the highest bidder would win. Then that person had to pay 50% of that years taxes up front and pay the remainder at the end of the year. However much he could extort over and above the contract was his profit. The person who won the tax proposal was called a "chief tax collector." That's what Zacchaeus was. A chief tax collector would then hire and oversee regional agents, like Matthew. You can see how this form of tax collection can get out of hand really fast. The money is changing hands so many times, and each person is taking a cut. Some estimate that people were being taxed anywhere from 50%-80% of their total income in Jesus's day. According to William Simmons, "Certain individuals and entire families apparently became adept at working the system and gained the confidence of the Roman censors, and for these reasons they were routinely awarded tax collecting contracts year after year...In this way, the tax collectors gradually evolved into an identifiable social group among the people." In other words, Matthew is probably learning his family trade just like other young Jewish boys. Except his family trade is as a hated tax collector.
Awesome content! This was really illuminating for me. One question - in the very beginning, you mentioned how some incorrectly take John 7 to imply that Jesus wasn’t educated. In that passage the people say Jesus “never studied.” But given this elaborate education system, why would they say that?
Hey Justin, great question! David Bivin, in his outstanding book, "New Light on the Difficult Words of Jesus," addresses this issue. I agree with his take on this. We're what he wrote on page 3 ... "The popular view of Jesus is that he was a simple, uneducated character from the provinces. But a careful reading of the New Testament suggests that Jesus was a scholar learned in the Scriptures and religious literature of the period, which was vast. The misunderstanding is due in part to a number of disparaging statements made about Nazareth and the Galilee such as, “Nazareth! Can anything good come from there?” (Jn 1:46), and “Utterly amazed, they asked: ‘Are not all these men who are speaking Galileans?’”(Acts 2:7). These statements may reflect a Judean bias against Galileans because some Judeans may have seen themselves as cultured and cosmopolitan. To them, the Galileans were provincials whose accent seemed coarse and unrefined. Actually, however, the reverse may have been true: the Galileans were more exposed to the outside world while the Judeans, living in the interior of the land, were partially sheltered from contact with foreign nations. The Galilee also was more urban, with many developed villages, while Judea was generally more rural in character. No doubt this same disdain toward Galileans prompted the assumption, preserved in John 7:15, that Jesus had no education: “The Jews [or, Judeans, also possible from the Greek] were amazed and asked, ‘How did this man get such learning without having studied?’” Such passages have given rise to the idea that Jesus and his disciples were uneducated simply because they came from Galilee. Surprisingly, however, the standard of education and religious training in Galilee surpassed that of Judea." I hope you find this helpful.
Eroni, here are some resources to get started. help.bibleproject.com/hc/en-us/articles/5748636388887-Resources-for-studying-Hebrew?_ga=2.221617629.455633255.1657977350-377098923.1655322850 In the meantime, you might consider taking a short-term Hebrew course in the Land. That would really accelerate your learning.
Hi Cindy, rabbis could be Pharisees, as was the case with Gamaliel. Paul's family was likely Pharisees. So it wasn't necessary something you became after being taught by a rabbi. In fact, it was likely Paul's pedigree and Pharisaic background that allowed him to become a disciple of the famous Gamaliel. Admittedly, there is much we don't know about the Pharisees. I hope this helps.
This is powerful I’ll never look at being a disciple of Jesus the same again. I think we have lost this concept in churches today. Rabbi Yeshua
So true.
Great video lesson, thank you Brad.
Thank you brother!
Watching again, and brother Brad, I love the way you wisely do your teachings.
God continues giving you wisdom and strength to keep with this TH-cam channel.
Definitely, one of the best content I have in my youtube channel is very helpful and interesting.
I hope one day, be able to go for an Israel's trip with your group.
May God bless you brother.🙌🙏
Wow! This teachings is gold! Everything just clicks and make more sense about the way things are done in Jesus times. So powerful! Thank you for this! I remember our JUC teachers mentioning the Mishnah, Talmud, "Beth ______" and everything else and I have no idea what are those haha...Now I understand!😄
God bless you !!!
I was looking for this kind of stuff toda raba
You''re welcome. Thanks for following along with us.
My good Lord this precious knowledge!!! Thank you for this
Even after almost 20 years of doing this work, context never fails to fascinate.
Yeshua Ben Yoseph who we know as Jesus Christ, would have most certainly been a great Torah student as a child as Jewish life in his time would have demanded at the time and since the Torah was and continues to be the center of Jewish life. Since he was the son of the Living God, who knew the Torah by heart probably dedicated time to Torah study reinforcing his already astute knowledge of the word of God. I’m Catholic but have a great respect and admiration for the Jewish people and Judaism in general. I think learning about my savior Jewish heritage and roots is essential and important into being better practicing Christian and person of faith in general.
Thanks for following along with us!
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You know that you are really a good moderen virtual rabbi(teacher) for us. Keep it up, God bless you brother.
Thanks so much for your encouragement, and may God bless you too!
Simply God bless you,
Thank you! And you as well!
Great teaching 👍 thanks so much!
Thank you! And thank you for watching!
Love it! Thank you Brad (and all at WTT🙂) for the insight into the Jewish world of the time! You produce great teachings that produce not only great information but also bring up insights that provide direction for study! Ask-Seek-Find.
So great to hear, Davy! Thank you for sharing this with us.
this is right on.
I just discovered your teachings. Good work. Insightful, to the point, and not too long for modern attention spans. I'll keep this on my list.
Grateful to hear that, Mike. Thank you for sharing this, and may you enjoy our channel and the teachings therein!
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Love your video, because the best gift that I would love is learning the 5 books written by moses in hebrew. How is it possible, need assistance??
help.bibleproject.com/hc/en-us/articles/5748636388887-Resources-for-studying-Hebrew?_ga=2.221617629.455633255.1657977350-377098923.1655322850 You might also want to think about taking a short-term Hebrew class in the land of Israel.
48 When his parents saw him, they were astonished. His mother said to him, “Son, why have you treated us like this? Your father and I have been anxiously searching for you.”
49 “Why were you searching for me?” he asked. “Didn’t you know I had to be in my Father’s house?”[a] 50 But they did not understand what he was saying to them. ( Questions, questions. thanks for making it more clearer...)
You're welcome! Thanks for following along with us!
Hi great session. Can you tell me if Safrai has a book on discipleship /1st century Judaism??? Thx
Thanks! Yes. It's called The Jewish People in the 1st Century, Vol. I & II.
The Dead Sea scrolls are good too
Hi brad! I have a question regarding this rabbinism.. Is john the baptist a rabbi? He had disciples... Wheather he also studied in synagogue like others.. scripture told that he lived in wildnerness..how come he became a rabbi. A bit confusion plz clear this.u
Hi Shepana, thanks for your thoughtful question. John the Baptist did have disciples, but Josephus refers to him as a tzaddik or righteous man. He had no formal certification or position within the synagogue or Temple system and functioned more like a prophet. This article by Lois Tverberg speaks to some of the more subtle nuances of your question: ourrabbijesus.com/articles/can-we-call-jesus-rabbi/
@@WalkingTheText Thanks for your reply brad!! This really helps me to understand more..
Do you keep the 7th day Sabbath, the Biblical Feast Days the dietary laws as Yeshua and His talmidim did?
These two resources will answer your question in detail:
walkingthetext.com/inchristcomesfirst/ & th-cam.com/video/V8UYaaXoQSA/w-d-xo.html
John 7:14-15
slowly but surely people will embrace the real identity that Jesus/Yeshua was jewish btw great information 👍👍
We really appreciate it, Iverson. Thank you.
any books recommendation on 1st century jewish education??
@@iversonpurwanto8933 Yes! Visit this link here, bit.ly/rabbisanddisciplespt2 , and you will find a section titled "For Further Study" near the bottom of the page with a list of recommendations.
But Matthew is a tax collector. At what age did they start working? Or how to understand this?
Yes, he was! The Romans utilized an age-old approach to collecting taxes called "Tax farming." In essence, Rome would put out an RFP for an area and bidders would compete to win the tax contract. Typically, the highest bidder would win. Then that person had to pay 50% of that years taxes up front and pay the remainder at the end of the year. However much he could extort over and above the contract was his profit. The person who won the tax proposal was called a "chief tax collector." That's what Zacchaeus was. A chief tax collector would then hire and oversee regional agents, like Matthew. You can see how this form of tax collection can get out of hand really fast. The money is changing hands so many times, and each person is taking a cut. Some estimate that people were being taxed anywhere from 50%-80% of their total income in Jesus's day.
According to William Simmons, "Certain individuals and entire families apparently became adept at working the system and gained the confidence of the Roman censors, and for these reasons they were routinely awarded tax collecting contracts year after year...In this way, the tax collectors gradually evolved into an identifiable social group among the people."
In other words, Matthew is probably learning his family trade just like other young Jewish boys. Except his family trade is as a hated tax collector.
Awesome content! This was really illuminating for me. One question - in the very beginning, you mentioned how some incorrectly take John 7 to imply that Jesus wasn’t educated. In that passage the people say Jesus “never studied.” But given this elaborate education system, why would they say that?
Hey Justin, great question! David Bivin, in his outstanding book, "New Light on the Difficult Words of Jesus," addresses this issue. I agree with his take on this. We're what he wrote on page 3 ... "The popular view of Jesus is that he was a simple, uneducated character from the provinces. But a careful reading of the New Testament suggests that Jesus was a scholar learned in the Scriptures and religious literature of the period, which was vast. The misunderstanding is due in part to a number of disparaging statements made about Nazareth and the Galilee such as, “Nazareth! Can anything good come from there?” (Jn 1:46), and “Utterly amazed, they asked: ‘Are not all these men who are speaking Galileans?’”(Acts 2:7). These statements may reflect a Judean bias against Galileans because some Judeans may have seen themselves as cultured and cosmopolitan. To them, the Galileans were provincials whose accent seemed coarse and unrefined. Actually, however, the reverse may have been true: the Galileans were more exposed to the outside world while the Judeans, living in the interior of the land, were partially sheltered from contact with foreign nations. The Galilee also was more urban, with many developed villages, while Judea was generally more rural in character. No doubt this same disdain toward Galileans prompted the assumption, preserved in John 7:15, that Jesus had no education: “The Jews [or, Judeans, also possible from the Greek] were amazed and asked, ‘How did this man get such learning without having studied?’” Such passages have given rise to the idea that Jesus and his disciples were uneducated simply because they came from Galilee. Surprisingly, however, the standard of education and religious training in Galilee surpassed that of Judea." I hope you find this helpful.
Ah thank you very much! Makes a lot of sense. And thank you for the book recommendation!
@@justincamacho275 You're welcome!
I need to learn true hebrew ' torah ' the holy word of our Creator, need assistance??
Eroni, here are some resources to get started. help.bibleproject.com/hc/en-us/articles/5748636388887-Resources-for-studying-Hebrew?_ga=2.221617629.455633255.1657977350-377098923.1655322850 In the meantime, you might consider taking a short-term Hebrew course in the Land. That would really accelerate your learning.
The apostle Paul studied under Rabi Gamaliel. how did he become a pharisee? was that what one would become after being taught by a Rabi?
Hi Cindy, rabbis could be Pharisees, as was the case with Gamaliel. Paul's family was likely Pharisees. So it wasn't necessary something you became after being taught by a rabbi. In fact, it was likely Paul's pedigree and Pharisaic background that allowed him to become a disciple of the famous Gamaliel. Admittedly, there is much we don't know about the Pharisees. I hope this helps.