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TNN Press has produced a variety Messianic
commentaries on various books of the Bible
under the "for the Practical Messianic"
byline. These can be used in an individual, small group, or
congregational study.
 A
SURVEY OF THE TANACH
FOR THE PRACTICAL MESSIANIC
One of the major reasons that today’s Messianic
movement has grown in the past decade is a
significant interest by Believers in the Torah
and the Tanach. In too many cases, the Tanach
Scriptures were not probed in that great a
detail in a Jewish Believer’s traditional
Synagogue upbringing—and perhaps more serious, a
non-Jewish Believer’s Christian experience often
witnessed the Old Testament taking a back seat
to the New Testament in the Church. With many of
the ethical and moral controversies the greater
Judeo-Christian religious community is
experiencing in our age, a need for God’s people
to return to a foundational grounding in the
Tanach Scriptures is absolutely imperative. The
Old Testament cannot simply be disregarded any
more.
Many have stayed away from consulting the Tanach
not because of a lack of interest, but because
few want to have to deal with the controversies
it addresses. Unlike the Apostolic Scriptures,
constrained to the First Century C.E., the
period of the Tanach stretches back all the way
to the beginning of the universe itself.
Questions like: Who was the Pharaoh of the
Exodus? Did God actually condone the genocide of
the Canaanites? and Am I the only one who
thinks the Prophets are mentally disturbed?
are debates that many people do not want to
enter into. Even more significant is the effect
of critical scholarship which has attempted to
divide the Torah into non-Mosaic sources,
question the inspiration and historical
reliability of the text, and even regard much of
the Tanach as Ancient Israel’s mythology. For a
Messianic movement that claims to place a high
value on the Tanach, it is time that we join in
to these conversations.
A Survey of the Tanach for the Practical
Messianic
takes you through the Old Testament from a
distinct Messianic point of view. It presents a
theologically conservative perspective of the
books of the Tanach, but one that does not avoid
some of the controversies that have existed in
Biblical scholarship for over one hundred and
fifty years. The student, in company with his or
her study Bible, is asked to read through each
text of the Tanach, jotting down characters,
place names, key ideas, and reflective
questions. Each book of the Old Testament is
then summarized for its compositional data and
asks you questions to get a good Messianic feel
for the text. This workbook can be used for both
personal and group study, and will be a valuable
aid for any Messianic Believer wanting to study
the whole Bible on a consistent basis.
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A Survey of the Tanach
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 A
SURVEY OF THE APOSTOLIC SCRIPTURES
FOR THE PRACTICAL MESSIANIC
As
a Messianic Believer, do you have a problem
reading the New Testament? When you read the
Apostolic Scriptures, are you confused when you
encounter the Gospels, Acts, or Epistles? Have you
possibly been taught that the "New Testament"
replaces the "Old Testament," and that there are
contradictions between the two, only to be
reconciled by the coming of Yeshua? Do you have
difficulty reconciling the words of the Torah to
Yeshua, Peter, Paul, John, and the other
Apostles?
If
you have ever asked any of these questions, it
is time that you receive a re-introduction to
the Apostolic Scriptures. These texts record the
ministry and teachings of Yeshua the Messiah, the history of
the First Century Messianic community, and the
challenges that the early Believers in Yeshua
faced. These texts are not contrary to the
Torah, but do continue God's progressive story
that begins in Genesis. They have valuable
lessons that every Messianic Believer and
Messianic congregation must learn in this hour,
as the Messianic community grows and matures.
A Survey of the Apostolic Scriptures for the
Practical Messianic takes you on a journey
through the New Testament from a distinct
Messianic point of view. The student, in company
with his or her study Bible, is asked to read
through each text of the Apostolic Scriptures,
jotting down characters, place names, key ideas,
and reflective questions. Each book of the New
Testament is then summarized for its
compositional data and asks you questions to get
a good Messianic feel for the text. This
workbook can be used for both personal and group
study, and will be a valuable aid for any
Messianic Believer wanting to study the whole
Bible on a consistent basis.
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Table of Contents and excerpts from
A Survey of the Apostolic Scriptures
for the Practical Messianic (PDF)
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 ACTS 15
FOR THE PRACTICAL
MESSIANIC
There is some shifting going on in today’s
Messianic world as it concerns the unity that
Jewish and non-Jewish Believers are to
experience in Messiah Yeshua, and whether or not
non-Jewish Believers are really called to obey
God’s Torah. Much of this controversy is not
based in an objective, historically conscious
reading of the Scriptures—but instead in
shifting ministerial alliances and religious
politicking. The answer is not going to be found
in evaluating who-said-what, but will be found
in going to the Biblical text and in accurately
evaluating what the trajectory of God’s Word is.
Around two decades after the ascension of Yeshua
into Heaven, the message of salvation began
being spread to the Mediterranean world outside
the Land of Israel, and many from the nations
eagerly embraced it. Was this just a bi-product
of the message going to the Jewish people in the
Diaspora, or was it the Father’s Divine plan?
What was to take place with the new, non-Jewish
Believers? Did they have to be circumcised and
become Jewish proselytes? Or were
all of
the Believers, regardless of their ethnicity, to
come together in a new environment rooted in the
completed work of God’s Son? The Jerusalem
Council of Acts 15 assembled to consider these
issues, and it fairly ruled on what was to be
done.
Too many of today’s Messianics refer to Acts 15
without a great deal of consideration for the
context of the events as they took place in the
First Century C.E. We often assume things that
we should not assume, and we overlook things
that we should not be overlooking. This study
critically examines Acts 15 in detail, is
engaged with current Acts scholarship, and tries
to properly compare and contrast the ancient
setting of the Jerusalem Council with some of
what we see going on in the emerging Messianic
movement today. What can we learn from all of
this? What important lessons have we avoided for
far too long?
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excerpts from Acts 15 for the
Practical Messianic
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 JAMES
FOR THE PRACTICAL MESSIANIC
The letter of James the Just, the half-brother
of Yeshua (Jesus) the Messiah, is not without
its controversy. Often considered to have the
most Jewish character of among all the books of
the Apostolic Scriptures (New Testament), James’
epistle sits between two extremes: those who
deny his message, and those who give his message
a weight that it was never intended to have.
James’ letter has a distinctive emphasis on the
works of the individual, and so many have viewed
what he has to say as actually annulling the
grace of God in the process of salvation. Some
have denied James’ place in the Biblical canon,
and others have forgotten who James was as a
humble, kind, and patient servant of the Lord.
James’
epistle has a universal moral message for all of
humanity, and especially the Messianic community
today. Written at the emergence of First Century
Messianic faith, James was observing some of the
controversies and issues creeping in as the
gospel message went beyond the
Land
of Israel,
and God’s Kingdom was in the process of being
restored. Some were causing discord and
forgetting the ethics that God requires His
people to have in the Torah. When you add to
this the early persecutions that the Believers
faced, coupled with the fact that corrupt rich
people were being shown favor in the assembly,
you have a letter that deals with a great deal
of practical faith, holy living, and
consideration for others. James’ admonitions
must be heeded, in order for people to find
themselves in the will and purpose of the Lord.
In the
commentary James
for the Practical Messianic,
TNN Online editor J.K. McKee addresses what we
need to learn as Messianic Believers today from
James’ epistle. He takes into account the
distinct Jewish character of James, considering
various passages in the letter with statements
made in the Torah and Tanach, the Apocrypha,
Philo, Josephus, the Pseudepigrapha, Dead Sea
Scrolls, and also the Mishnah and Talmud. He
also considers the First Century history behind
James’ letter, and also parallels that exist
between statements in James and remarks made in
Greco-Roman classicism. Most importantly,
various important theological opinions that have
existed over the centuries regarding James are
addressed, especially as to whether or not the
Epistle of James at all contradicts the theology
of the letters of Paul. Some of the current
scholastic trends in examination of James are
also considered, both enriching and challenging
the diligent student who is looking for a
distinctive Messianic perspective of this
letter.
COMING 2013
 GALATIANS
FOR THE PRACTICAL MESSIANIC
Paul’s Epistle to the Galatians is easily the
most difficult to understand text for people
within today’s broad Messianic movement.
Galatians has been historically interpreted by
Christianity as delivering Believers a stark
choice between God’s Law and God’s grace. Those
who choose any obedience to the Law, according
to this view of Paul, are unfaithful to the
Messiah and the saving power of the gospel.
Supposedly, Paul was desperately concerned for
anyone who was trying to keep the Torah of
Moses. Consequently, Galatians is a
frequently-quoted text to today’s Messianic
Believers, many of whom are simply trying to
live a life of holiness by obeying God’s
commandments in accordance with the example of
obedience modeled by Yeshua (Jesus).
Understanding
Galatians in its original context, for its
original audience, and for the original issues
that it addressed, can be a severe challenge.
Was the issue that the Galatians faced forced
circumcision, followed by salvation―or was the
issue ritual proselyte conversion for inclusion
among God’s people? Likewise, who were the
people errantly influencing the Galatians? Were
they authorized members of the assembly, or
misguided outsiders with a definitive agenda?
In the
commentary
Galatians for the Practical Messianic,
TNN Online editor J.K. McKee takes a direct look
at the issues of Paul’s letter as he rebukes the
Galatians for errors that have crept into their
midst. Engaging with contemporary Christian
scholarship on Galatians, critical questions
regarding common conclusions of Paul’s words are
asked. Are Paul and Yeshua truly at odds when it
comes to the Torah? Were the Jerusalem
leaders and Paul at constant odds with one
another? How do Paul's Pharisaical background
and views affect the composition of this letter?
What were the spiritual dynamics present in
Galatia?
What does the term “works of law” really mean?
These are only a few of the questions that are
considered. Likewise, some of the proposals from
the New Perspective of Paul in theological
studies are also analyzed.
The Epistle to the
Galatians gives us a small peek into the world
of the First Century Body of Messiah, and the
social dynamics and divisions between Jewish and
non-Jewish Believers that had to be resolved.
Many of the issues that the Jerusalem Council of
Acts 15 would address had yet to be discussed.
Many did not understand the Abrahamic blessing
of his seed being a blessing to the whole world.
Many thought that inclusion among God’s people
came via ethnicity, rather than faith. Many did
not know the proper place of obedience to the
Torah in the post-resurrection era. Paul’s
letter set in motion the need for these issues
to be addressed by the First Century faith
community.
This commentary
will aid many Messianic Believers who have
difficulty with Paul’s letter to the Galatians.
It also provides solid, exegetical answers to
those who are skeptical, if not critical, of
today’s Messianic movement.
Also included in this commentary is an
exposition on Acts 13:13-14:28: Paul’s visit to
Southern Galatia.
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Table of Contents and excerpts from Galatians for the
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 EPHESIANS
FOR THE PRACTICAL MESSIANIC
The Epistle of Ephesians is a letter that
contains a very important message for the people
of God, who are to be encouraged in
accomplishing His mission for the world. Yeshua
the Messiah is portrayed as exalted above the
cosmos, with His resurrection power being
accessible to all Believers. God’s people have
been selected by Him to be holy, corporately
composing a Temple in which His presence can
dwell. By the sacrificial work of the cross,
Jewish and non-Jewish followers of the Messiah
are to be united together as a “one new
humanity”—the mystery of the gospel! All are to
serve one another in the Body of Messiah in
mutual submission, as Yeshua’s thoughts and
mindset nourish the whole ekklesia.
People are encouraged to emulate God in their
behavior, living distinctively different lives
from those around them.
In
varying degrees, Ephesians has often been highly
valued by today’s Messianic movement because of
its emphasis of Jewish and non-Jewish Believers
being a part of the Commonwealth of Israel. It
does speak of the unity that we are to all have
in the Lord, as a testament to the grander
redemption of Creation that will come in the
eschaton. But while Ephesians is a text that we
often turn to, Messianics are often not aware of
the more detailed issues surrounding this letter
present in contemporary scholarship. Were the
“Ephesians” the only audience who received the
letter, or was this a general epistle written to
Believers in Asia Minor? Did the Apostle Paul
really write Ephesians, or was it written by a
second generation Believer in his name? What is
the specific debate surrounding the dividing
wall that has been abolished by the cross—is the
wall abolished really the Torah of Moses in its
entirety or could it be something else?
Are husbands the head/authority of their wives
or the head/source of their wives? How
interconnected is the composition of Ephesians
with the composition of Colossians?
In
the commentary Ephesians for the Practical
Messianic, TNN Online editor J.K. McKee
addresses the known and unknown questions that
this important letter asks us as Messianic
Believers. A large Jewish and Greco-Roman
Mediterranean background is considered of the
issues. Careful and detailed attention has been
given to the opinions present today surrounding
the dividing wall, and complimentarian and
egalitarian views of the household codes.
References to Tanach (Old Testament) concepts in
the author’s words are considered, along with
careful consideration for how Ephesians
challenges us as a faith community trying to
achieve our Father’s objectives. Poignant
questions as to how we can be molded into a
mature people are asked for today’s season of
Messianic uncertainty.
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excerpts from Ephesians
for the Practical Messianic (PDF)
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 PHILIPPIANS
FOR THE PRACTICAL
MESSIANIC
The letter of Paul to the Philippians is a
frequently overlooked and disregarded text in
the Bible by today’s Messianic community—yet it
speaks so profoundly to many of the spiritual
issues we are facing, or will undoubtedly be
dealing with in the near future. Perhaps with
the most Roman character of any other book of
the Apostolic Scriptures (New Testament), save
Paul’s letter to the Romans, Philippians invites
us into a community of First Century Believers
on their own in the Roman colony of
Philippi. These people are
surrounded by neighbors who are hostile to both
Judaism and the gospel message of Messiah Yeshua.
Their numbers are few, but the Apostle Paul is
able to consider them his close and affectionate
friends, and seldom has a negative word for
them. The Philippians are generous to his
ministry work, and Paul has strong feelings for
their well-being and calling in the Lord.
The Epistle to the Philippians presents us with
many theological and social questions that
cannot be avoided by anyone who reads it. Above
all things, the Apostle Paul places Yeshua the
Messiah (Jesus Christ) at the center of his
life, and urges his Philippian brothers and
sisters to do the same. He urges the Philippians
to be kind, generous, and significantly
different from their neighbors. He urges them to
show humility and to be about the supreme
service of the gospel, even unto death. He urges
unity in the assembly, and that all demonstrate
God’s love to others. He affirms the mystery of
both the Divinity and humanity of Yeshua. Paul
also recognizes the value of women in the local
congregation as servants
and
leaders. For the modern Messianic, Philippians
gives us a definitive example of how small
fellowships and congregations on their own
should function, in addition to the huge
questions of how we must have a global vision
that recognizes the virtues of other ethnicities
and cultures, while still maintaining an Hebraic
view of the Scriptures and God’s mission.
In the commentary
Philippians for the Practical Messianic, TNN
Online editor J.K. McKee addresses many of the
avoided issues that this text asks Messianic
Believers. He takes into account the First
Century Jewish and Roman background of Paul’s
letter. He also considers the large amount of
intertexual references that Philippians makes to
the Tanach (Old Testament), deeply embedded in
Paul’s vocabulary and mannerisms. Most
importantly, he considers the centrality of
Yeshua and His completed work for Paul, and how
all human achievements pale in comparison to who
He should be for us as born again Believers who
have experienced His transforming power.
Also included in this commentary is an
exposition on Acts 16:6-40: Paul’s visit to
Philippi.
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 COLOSSIANS AND PHILEMON
FOR THE PRACTICAL
MESSIANIC
The Epistles to the Colossians and to Philemon are two of the most
overlooked letters in the Apostolic Scriptures
(New Testament) by today’s Messianic community.
Too frequently, our engagement level with
Colossians is limited to words that Paul issues
about Torah practices like Sabbath-keeping or
kosher eating or about something being
nailed to the cross. Because Christian friends
and family often use partial quotes from
Colossians to refute Messianic Believers who are
Torah observant, we often try to avoid Paul’s
letter. And like many of today’s evangelical
Christians, Paul’s letter to Philemon is totally
avoided, simply because we do not know what to
do with the issue of slavery. Ignoring these two
letters cannot be allowed to continue any
longer.
Colossians and Philemon, two letters of Paul written together, are
actually not too difficult to understand when
read as a whole—and when we consciously make a
point to interpret them for their original,
First Century audiences first. What was
the false teaching circulating among the
Believers in Ancient Colossae? Was it first
Jewish, and then pagan—or first pagan, and then
Jewish? When the Apostle Paul uplifts Messiah
Yeshua, is he simply claiming that He is like
the impersonal force Wisdom—or something much
more than Wisdom? Does Paul really affirm Yeshua
as being the Deity—God Himself incarnated as a
human? How were things like the Sabbath and
appointed times improperly used by the false
teachers in an ascetic philosophy designed to
appeal to the cosmic powers over which the
Messiah had prevailed? What can we learn about
the mystery of the ages, and how the power of
the gospel can change anyone? What role does a
letter like Philemon play in our reading of the
Bible?
In the commentary Colossians and Philemon for the Practical
Messianic, TNN Online editor J.K. McKee
shows us why today’s Messianic Believers need
not be afraid of these two letters any more. A
wide array of scholastic opinion is considered
in regard to these two texts, especially the
various proposals made about the false teaching
that disrupted the Believers in Colossae.
Contemporary applications for some negative
trends being witnessed in today’s Messianic
movement are also proposed, especially in terms
of the false philosophy and worship of angels
refuted by Paul. Colossians and Philemon are
both important letters for us to understand, as
today’s Messianic community strives to move
forward in its reading of the Pauline Epistles.
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excerpts from Colossians and Philemon for the
Practical Messianic
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 1&2
THESSALONIANS
FOR THE PRACTICAL MESSIANIC
It is very easy for
today’s Messianic Believers to overlook the
content of the Pauline Epistles, due to their
complexities about issues pertaining to the
Torah, First Century Judaism, and the inclusion
of the nations in God’s plan of salvation. Among
all of the Pauline letters, though, 1&2
Thessalonians get almost totally ignored by
contemporary Messianic readers. Yet, 1&2
Thessalonians were some of the earliest of
Paul’s letters written, depicting some of the
early conflicts that the Body of Messiah
experienced, as the good news was being
proclaimed in the Mediterranean world. 1&2
Thessalonians are quoted in bits and pieces for
their teachings on the end-times, the Second
Coming, and they are surely employed in debates
over a pre– or post-tribulational gathering of
the saints. 1&2 Thessalonians includes much more
to be examined for certain, as the First Century
Believers were caught in the middle of often
being rejected by the Jewish Synagogue, and they
were treated with great suspicion and hostility
by Greeks and Romans.
What are some of the important spiritual and
theological issues to be explored in 1&2
Thessalonians, that can no longer go overlooked
for today’s Messianic Believers? Is the Apostle
Paul anti-Semitic in 1 Thessalonians 2:14-15?
What kind of a religious and/or political clash
was occurring between the early Messianic
movement, and the Roman establishment’s
veneration of Caesar? How has 1&2 Thessalonians
been interpreted among many contemporary
Christians accurately, and not so accurately, as
it concerns the return of the Messiah? What
about the importance of the doctrine of the
resurrection, especially for the early
non-Jewish Believers, who were still likely
struggling with issues of their pagan
upbringing? What were some of the challenges
that the widely non-Jewish Believers of
Thessalonica faced, as they turned to the
Messiah of Israel for salvation, and had to
decisively be removed from any of the social or
religious spheres in which they had once lived?
What important lessons are
there for contemporary Messianic Believers to
learn from 1&2 Thessalonians? How much have we
left these two letters outside of our purview of
Bible reading? What key insights and admonitions
need to be incorporated into our spirituality,
given some of the issues and difficulties that
we currently face—presumably as we live in some
of the final decades before the actual return of
Yeshua (Jesus) to Planet Earth? TNN Online
editor J.K. McKee elaborates on these, and
various other key subjects, in the commentary
1&2 Thessalonians for the
Practical Messianic.
Also included in this commentary is an
exposition on Acts 17:1-15: Paul’s visit to
Thessalonica.
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excerpts from 1&2 Thessalonians for the
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 THE
PASTORAL EPISTLES
FOR THE PRACTICAL MESSIANIC
Unlike some of the other letters of the Pauline corpus, there has
been no significant demand for a detailed,
Messianic examination of the Pastoral Epistles
of 1&2 Timothy and Titus. Many of today's
Messianic teachers and leaders think that they
already know what these letters mean, and so
putting out the effort of analyzing them beyond
a cursory reading or survey is thought to
probably not be needed. Sadly, today's broad
Messianic movement is largely unaware and
under-informed of a literal factory of academic
proposals and perspectives, from over the past
fifty years, regarding 1&2 Timothy and Titus.
Much of this scholarship has affected various
trends present in evangelical Christianity, the
ordination of females as clergy within the
contemporary church, and the debate over
complimentarianism and egalitarianism. It is
time for our faith community to join into these
discussions.
What purpose do these three letters serve within the Apostolic
Scriptures? Are 1&2 Timothy and Titus to
actually be read as a kind of “church manual”?
What was the false teaching in Ephesus that
caused Paul to issue some restrictive
instruction? What is a proper usage of the
Torah, versus an improper usage of the Torah as
employed by the false teachers? What were the
troublemakers on Crete doing? Why is the Apostle
Paul so positive toward women in positions of
high service in other letters, but perhaps not
as much so in the Pastoral Epistles? Is
abstinence from eating certain things, like
keeping kosher, truly a sign of end-time
apostasy? What do the Pastoral Epistles teach us
about Yeshua the Messiah, and the Father’s plan
for the ages? How do we defend genuine Pauline
authorship of 1&2 Timothy and Titus? These, and
many more critical issues, are examined.
The Pastoral Epistles for the Practical
Messianic takes into consideration much of what has been offered by
various scholars, not only in terms of the
ancient setting of 1&2 Timothy and Titus, but
also with how these epistles should be
accurately applied in a modern setting. TNN
Online editor J.K. McKee helps to probe these
letters for the future development of the
Messianic movement, weighing our strengths and
weaknesses of them, in an effort to be an
assembly that is no longer lacking an adequate
understanding. What are the things that we have
actually interpreted correctly from the Pastoral
Epistles, and what needs to be improved upon?
How might some Messianic congregations and
fellowships change if we took a good, hard look
at 1&2 Timothy and Titus, and implemented some
necessary reform? How can we truly be all of the
things that we can be in the Lord? This
significant commentary asks these, and many more
pertinent questions.
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excerpts from The Pastoral Epistles for the
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 HEBREWS
FOR THE PRACTICAL MESSIANIC
The Epistle to the Hebrews is one of the most
overlooked texts in the entire Bible, and is
greatly unappreciated by many in today’s
Christianity, as well as the Messianic movement.
A profoundly spiritual and intellectual
masterpiece, the theme of this treatise is
undeniably Yeshua the Messiah (Jesus Christ),
and His supremacy over all. The author engages
his audience by describing Yeshua as the
Creator, being superior to angels, Moses,
Joshua, and as mediator of the New Covenant. The
author comes to these conclusions using some
very unique ways, employing First Century
rhetoric and literary devices that often evade
your average reader. His sacrifice has provided
men and women with permanent atonement for their
sins, if they will truly choose to accept it.
The Epistle to the Hebrews
asks First Century questions for a First Century
audience. The Jewish revolt in the
Land
of
Israel
was just getting started, and the
Temple
was on the verge of being destroyed. Many Jews
from all over the Mediterranean world—who had
acknowledged Yeshua as Messiah—did not know what
to do. Was this the end of their faith? Many
were at the possible point of denying the Lord.
The author of Hebrews, employing carefully
constructed and Scripturally-based arguments,
advocates that to not heed the warnings of the
past brought Ancient Israel extreme judgment—and
to deny the Messiah would bring even worse
judgment. The bulk of his arguments are deeply
rooted in the Jewish theology of the First
Century that we see attested to in a variety of
ancient sources such as the Septuagint, the
Apocrypha, the Pseudepigrapha, the Dead Sea
Scrolls, Josephus, Philo, and traditions later
recorded in the Mishnah and Talmud.
In the commentary
Hebrews for the Practical
Messianic, TNN
Online editor J.K. McKee tackles some of the
difficult hermeneutical questions that are asked
when we consider this text for today. Hebrews
asks ancient questions that had to be answered
by an ancient audience: Hebrews has background
issues that cannot be answered solely by a
surface reading of the text. Who wrote Hebrews?
When was it written? How broad was its original
audience? These are some of the many questions
that surround Hebrews. The Twenty-First Century
questions that Hebrews asks are difficult for
many Messianics to consider: What should the
role of the Greek Septuagint be in our theology?
Do we ever make the mistake of uplifting the
Torah over Yeshua? How do we maintain a high
regard for Moses, but understand that Yeshua is
superior?
In a very careful way, the
issues of Hebrews are addressed fairly and
scholastically. We need to understand who Yeshua
is to us, who Moses is to us, what the New
Covenant is to us, and how we should never lose
sight of our saving faith in Him. You will see
that the Epistle to the Hebrews is a truly
inspired and profound text.
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