J-M's History Corner

J-M's History Corner Today is Good Friday – in Australia, at least; it’s still the day before in some parts of the world.  Today, many Christians celebrate and remember Yehoshua ha’Mashiach/Jesus the Christ’s death by crucifixion on a Friday, and His resurrection 3 days later on a Sunday. BUT – it’s all a myth.  No, Yeshua’s crucifixion and resurrection is absolutely NOT a myth in any way, shape or form – nor is it “non-literal”, as some absurdly claim.  However, the tale of “Good Friday” is a myth.  Allow me to elaborate. The Bible is clear that Jesus was raised on a Sunday.  More specifically, Saturday night.  And since in Biblical times days were counted from sunset to sunset, what we call Saturday night was in fact Sunday – or to use the Biblical phrase, “first day of the week”.  (There was no “Sunday sunrise resurrection”; it was during the night.)  And it… View original post 660 more words

G'day everyone!  Today I present my Restored English Translation (RET) of the 5th chapter of the Besorot Matityahu , commonly known in English as the Gospel of Matthew .  As usual, it contains the Hebrew names , with a glossary at the end.  This translation is primarily based on the original Hebrew , and so will sometimes differ from conventional translations (although rarely on something doctrinally significant). This chapter contains one of the strongest statements on the fact that the Torah - the Sabbath, Feasts (Passover etc) - still apply to us today.  See verses 17-19, and Does the Torah Still Apply? . CHAPTER 5 1 And seeing the multitudes, He went up into a mountain. And when He was set, His disciples came to Him. 2 And He opened His mouth, and taught them, saying, 3 “Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of Heaven. 4 Blessed are they who mourn, for they will be comforted. 5 Blessed are the meek, for they will inherit the Land. 6 Bless...

G'day, everyone!  Today, I present my Restored English Translation (RET) of  Matityahu ( Matthew ) chapter 4.  As usual, it contains the Hebrew names , with a glossary of them at the end.  As this translation is sourced from the original Hebrew , there will be some differences - mostly minor - when compared to conventional translations. CHAPTER 4 1 Then YEHOSHUA was led up by the RUACH HA‘ KODESH into the wilderness of Yehudah to be tempted by the devil. 2 And when He had fasted 40 days and 40 nights, He was hungry afterwards. 3 And when the tempter came to Him, he said, “If You be the Son of ELOHIM, command that these stones be made bread.” 4 But He answered and said, “It is written, ‘Man will not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceeds out of the mouth of ELOHIM.’” 5 Then the devil took Him up into the set-apart city, and set Him on a pinnacle of the temple, 6 and says to him, “If You be the Son of ELOHIM, cast Yourself down. For it is writt...

(Be warned - this is a long article.) This is a heated subject for many.  Yehoshua ha'Mashiach (Jesus the Christ) has been traditionally viewed as chaste and single, but conspiracy theories circulate that He was married and/or had children.  The typical candidate for Jesus' alleged wife is Mary Magdalene.  Some view such claims as blasphemous and heretical. Some within the "married Jesus" crowd claim that Jesus faked His death, and other such nonsense.  Considering the facts I cover in Has Jesus' Burial Shroud Been Found? and The Empty Tomb (and Other Evidence for Jesus’ Death & Resurrection) , we can dismiss such theories.  Ignoring such anti-Christian nonsense, let's just focus on the idea that Yeshua was married. From Wikipedia: History of the hypothesis The 13th-century Cistercian monk and chronicler Peter of Vaux de Cernay claimed it was part of Catharist belief that the earthly Jesus Christ had a relationship with Mary Magdalene, descri...