This section of the website holds an archive of articles which were published in the Tishrei Journal. The earliest version of the journal began in the month of Tishrei 1992, with the purpose of exploring the Jewish Roots of the Christian Faith. These articles represent the beginning of what is being fulfilled in The Tishrei Bible School. Many of these articles raise questions of continuing relevance. By browsing through the various sections, viewing titles of the articles and opening those which are of particular interest, can be a help to those who are asking questions relating to the origins of the Christian Faith and the continuing relationship with Messianic Jews.
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44. The Solidarity of Man
Tom Hamilton The idea of a first and therefore last Adam is very ancient in Hebrew thought. They believed in a last Adam which was to come in as much as they believed in the first. Paul, therefore, in writing to the church at Corinth, used these precise terms to show, on the one hand, […]
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45. The Subtle Anti-Semitism of the New Age Movement
Clifford Denton There can be no more contemporary issue than the rise of the New Age Movement. Indeed, the scope of this movement is so wide that it raises up a multitude of contemporary issues. Over the last twenty or thirty years it has emerged out of the hippie movement into a ‘respectable’ alternative religion […]
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46. Education
Clifford Denton The First Century Church in Jerusalem was not complicated by video recorders, telephones, televisions, computers, micro-wave cookers, cars, supermarkets, and Internet. The education of children was in a simpler setting. It was a responsibility for the family. It began at home. Practical trades were valued. Torah was at the heart of all the […]
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47. Wisdom, Understanding and Knowledge
Karl D Coke Proverbs 3:19-20 says, “By wisdom the LORD laid the earth’s foundations, by understanding he set the heavens in place; by his knowledge the deeps were divided, and the clouds let drop the dew.’, This passage reveals a truth most impressive. That is, by observing God’s wisdom in action, we gain understanding. Then, […]
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48. Education Begins at Home
Karl D Coke There is a worldwide exodus of Christians from organised religion. This current trend is not rebellion against. “authority.” God is bringing His people to Biblical awareness. Involved directly in this fresh awareness is the restoration of the family. The restored family is a portion of Acts 3:21, which says, “He must remain […]
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49. A Biblical Hermeneutic – “Rightly Dividing the Word of Truth”
Dr. John A. Looper Introduction: “Study to shew thyself approved unto God, a workman that needeth not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth” (2 Tim. 2:15 KJV);. The apostle Paul (Saul), the ever vigilant Jewish apostle who was sent of the Lord to the gentiles, conveys in his prison letters to his […]
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5. Rabbinic Parallels in the Teaching of Jesus
David Bivin Foreword One of the most important aspects of Jesus’ ministry is that He lived a full human life on earth. As such, He existed in an historical context – He was a Jew who spoke Hebrew and Aramaic and lived in the Land of Israel in the first century. He received a Jewish […]
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50. Torah
Clifford Denton In every area of life we ask the question, “What shall we do in this situation?” There is often a right way and a wrong way, a safe way or an unsafe way. Decisions are part of life and we base our decisions on the philosophy of life we adopt. We can be […]
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51. Torah
John Garr The nature and extent of Torah’s ongoing relationship with the people of God has been the subject of intense debate in the Christian community since the first century C.E. From the earliest apostolic statements to the most recent ecclesiastical pronouncements, Torah (the law) has been relegated to varying positions in the economy of […]
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52. Torah Study
Ariel Berkowitz If there is ever an area of misguided theological thinking for believers it is in the study of ”Torah.” In fact most evangelical Bible colleges and seminaries do not even have an area of study called “Torah.” In contrast, however, the study of Torah is one of three main areas of study in […]