Paid-members only >Seminars Shavuot Commandments and Customs This recording is a shiur (lesson) - a live teaching, complete with audience participation at a messianic synagogue (about 45 minutes long). This session explores the commandments and customs of Shavuot, focusing on their spiritual significance for Messianic Jews in particular. Yet even non-Jewish followers of Messiah will find this
Paid-members only >Seminars The Majestic Image of the Son of Man The image of the Son of Man is not unique to the Bible. This portrayal of a heavenly messianic figure was not embraced by every Jew in antiquity, but some Jews clearly awaited this majestic figure to appear. The book of Revelation portrays the Son of Man with a sword
Paid-members only >Seminars Sukkot Commandments and Customs This is a shiur, a recording of short thematic live and interactive teaching (broken up into 3 segments, about 50 minutes long in total) that surveys the commandments and customs of the Festival of Tabernacles and looks at the text that possibly reflects on Sukkot during the First Temple era.
Paid-members only >Seminars From Rabbi to Lord to Jesus Was Jesus truly a Rabbi? What did it mean to be a Rabbi in antiquity? How did he go from Rabbi to Lord, and why? How did this happen that Hebrew Yeshua became English Jesus? I highlight these questions and many more in this recording of a multi-part seminar (a
Paid-members only >Seminars Villains and Heroes of Hanukkah The story of Hanukkah is epic, much more epic than the books of Maccabees paint it. Yes, it’s the story of the Jewish wars against the mad and tyrannical Antiochus IV. But the Seleucid king himself was entangled in a series of wars that began long before he was
Paid-members only >Seminars Atonement and Messiah's Sacrifice Do you understand Atonement? In this multi-part seminar, we look at the language of Atonement, Sacrifice, and Redemption in the New Testament as it is applied to Jesus and consider it in the broader light of the Hebrew Bible and tradition. We study through chapters 9 and 10 of Hebrews,
Paid-members only >Seminars Embracing Spiritual Duty: Benei Mitzvah Tradition Many cultures around the world have rituals that signify the coming of age. Bar and Bat Mitzvah ceremonies are customs of this variety that have developed in Jewish culture. In the Jewish context, however, the custom has to do with reaching spiritual maturity. It's a moment when a young man
Paid-members only >Seminars The Sound of Shofar Have you wondered about the Shofar? This is a discussion on the tradition of sounding the Shofar, what it means, and its purpose. This interactive talk was recorded live and includes questions and comments from the audience.
Paid-members only >Seminars The World of Hebrew Prophets: Prior to Monarchy The words of the biblical prophets should be understood in context. This multi-part seminar lays a foundation for exploring the social world, history, and lives of ancient prophets. For your convenience, approximately 4 and a half hours of lecture material was broken up into smaller segments.
Paid-members only >Seminars Love Human, Love Divine These videos are inspirational talks, teachings about love. Not an academic topic but an interactive conversation about the meaning of love and how we should make sense of it. The talk was recorded in front of a live audience and a number of interactions with the audience were edited out
Paid-members only >Seminars The Sign of Jonah What is this Sign of Jonah? The traditional thinking is that it's Jesus' resurrection, three days and three nights... But the passage may not be so simple as it appears on the surface. Interested to take a deeper look and discover another way of reading the text? Explore the Sign
Paid-members only >Seminars Jewish Ecclesia in Acts The book of Acts mentions the church. Where does this new word come from? What does it mean? How did the early Christ-followers see themselves? Look deeper into Jewish context of Acts in this multi-part seminar (exclusively on pshir.com)
>Seminars Beyond Menorahs and Dreidels Hanukkah is so much more than Menorahs and Dreidels. Learn more about this celebration and its history in this three-part seminar (exclusively on pshir.com) In this hour and a half we explore what the book of Maccabees tells us about Hanukkah. We also consider how Josephus explains those events
Paid-members only >Seminars Holy Spirit in Early Judaism Holy Spirit is a special term that arose and became common at a certain time in history. It is often associated with New Testament and Christianity. But we know that God’s Spirit is inseparable from God. We read of Spirit's involvement in creation and know that it is inseparable
Paid-members only >Seminars The Jews of Cyrene The New Testament records that some Jewish followers of Jesus from Cyrene were responsible for the first Gentile converts in Antioch (Acts 11:19-21). The Jewish inhabitants of Cyrene were fully engaged in world affairs, closely connected to Jerusalem and other Jewish communities throughout the Mediterranean. Learn more about these