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Brad has been teaching the Scriptures since 1971. Raised in Missouri, he began in the Lutheran system and was taught traditional Christian theology. In 1978, he began his studies in the Greek language and soon discovered that the well-defined Greek structure was not so well-defined. He soon began to learn the Hebrew language, and sat at the feet of Rabbinical scholars -- much the same way Sha'ul (Paul) may have done. He has been teaching the Hebrew language and culture since 1983. He has been featured on television and radio programs all over the world including just recently on the History Channel. Brad is an ordained minister through a non-denominational pastoralship. For more of Brad's teachings, visit his website: www.WildBranch.org
The title I have chosen is not an indication that we are going to study the book of Genesis, but rather to begin at a very crucial verse. The very first verse of the Scriptures. “In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth.” This is the verse that God chose to begin all creation with. (Before we begin, this would be a good time to review an article
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This question was asked of me just a few days ago. It never ceases to amaze me, the conclusions people come to when reading passages for the express purpose of finding something, anything, that appears to denigrate Torah (God’s Law). One has to do some terrific mental gymnastics to draw that conclusion here, but I am asked this often enough to address it for those who do not know how
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Part 1: Introduction – Going Back to the Beginning Part 2: Repent, for the Kingdom of Heaven is at Hand Part 3: Turn Back and Restore, or Collapse and Decay? Part 4: Restoration – Already and Not Yet [G]oing back to the beginning and defining all the words and phrases spoken in it gives us a better, if not a proper, understanding of what the writers meant when they used
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Frequently I am asked about the meaning of this section of scripture. I am told that this allegory definitively shows that Torah is bondage, and is not only to be set aside, but is to be cast out, and those of us who desire to follow the Torah of YHVH are the children of Hagar. But is that the background of what Sha’ul is teaching? The first four and a
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The following is a list of topics that this series will cover: Lesson 1: Introduction and “From the Beginning” Lesson 2: The Influence of Homer Lesson 3: Plato – The Beginning of the End Lesson 4: Aristotle and Alexander the Great Lesson 5: Antiochus IV to Yeshua Lesson 6: The Rise of Gnosticism Lesson 7: Elohiym: Greek vs. Hebrew View Lesson 8: Worship and Spirituality: Greek vs. Hebrew View Lesson
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This series is devoted to the study of the differences in western thinking (Greek, Hellenistic) and Eastern thinking (Hebraic, scriptural). The Scriptures (Old and New Testaments) are penned by Hebrew authors steeped in Hebrew culture — thus, it is difficult to properly understand the scriptures outside of this context and perspective. The following is a list of topics that this series will cover: Lesson 1: Introduction Lesson 2: The Influence
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The ancient Jewish sages believed that the alephbet (Hebrew alphabet) was the building blocks of life. In other words, those twenty-two letters of the Hebrew alphabet are what all of life is built on. In the book of Ivrim (Hebrews), chapter 11, verse 3, it says that the worlds were framed by the word of YHVH. When you read B e re’shiyt (Genesis) chapter one, you see ‘Elohiym saying, “
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Faith, in my humble opinion, is second only to law as the most misused word in the scriptures. In many ways it has developed a meaning that incorporates almost every concept from religion to sports. Many people are now named “Faith”. The word has become an every day part of our vernacular. “Keep the faith, baby!” “Ya gotta have faith.” “Don’t you have any faith?” “Where is your faith, man?”
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One of the main purposes of these lessons is to discuss the redefining of scriptural words. Some redefining does not cause life-altering changes. However, some are very important, and need to be revealed and thought about. We are in a battle with haSatan for the lives of those he wishes to deceive and destroy. We have discussed recently how knowing the truth is a continuation of YHVH’s word (Yochanan (John)
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The following is a list of topics that this series will cover: Lesson 1: Introduction and “From the Beginning” Lesson 2: The Influence of Homer Lesson 3: Plato – The Beginning of the End Lesson 4: Aristotle and Alexander the Great Lesson 5: Antiochus IV to Yeshua Lesson 6: The Rise of Gnosticism Lesson 7: Elohiym: Greek vs. Hebrew View Lesson 8: Worship and Spirituality: Greek vs. Hebrew View Lesson
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This series is devoted to the study of the differences in western thinking (Greek, Hellenistic) and Eastern thinking (Hebrew, scriptural). The Scriptures, Old and New Testaments, are penned by Hebrew authors from an Hebrew culture. They cannot be properly understood outside of this perspective. In this series, Brad Scott contends that many modern Christian teachings filter Scripture through Greek or Hellenistic glasses. Philippians 2:5 | Let this mind be in
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