Since I published Messiah ben Joseph in 2016 I often get questions about this mysterious Messiah son of Joseph. Here are some of the questions I am asked most often and the answers.
This is quite a long video. So, if you want the full info, stay tuned. Or if you want an overview of the questions that interest you most, you’ll get the list of questions and their time-slots down below. Let’s go.
SOME FOLK think that the Lord’s Prayer is a Sunday thing. They think it’s not normally something you say at home. But have you ever pondered what praying the Lord’s Prayer day by day can do for you? It’s an important question. Let’s take it from the beginning.
The Talmud is the core text of rabbinic Judaism. It’s a vast early-medieval compendium which I find totally fascinating. Here are just a few of the reasons why it’s worth getting to know.
YEARS AGO, I sat at my desk reading my Hebrew Bible. Then I fell into a deep reverie, wondering where the lost music of the Psalms had gone and how I could find it. I asked myself, “Who would know this? Could the secret be with some rabbi or cantor in Yemen or Bukhara? Or is it buried in a cave somewhere, waiting to be found, like the Dead Sea Scrolls? Or is it just lost for ever?”
Little did I know that the lost music of the Psalms was lying right there, in front of my eyes…
There are fifteen Psalms of Ascents. And there are several very good reasons why there are fifteen of them. Here’s fifteen fun facts about the Psalms of Ascents.
JESUS originally taught the Lord’s prayer in Aramaic. But how did that sound? Can we learn to say it in Aramaic too? Or sing it according to its melody sung in the churches of the east? You can read all about it here…