The Book Of Revelation
I have often thought that the Book of Revelation should be banned. It is, I know, a shocking thing to want as no book of the Bible should...
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Stephen HRM
Oct 17 min read
The Story of Jesus as told in the Gospel of Mark
The Gospel of Mark was historically one of the lest researched Gospels. In fact, there was no commentary written on this gospel until the...
Stephen HRM
Sep 282 min read
Nitzavim
Nitzavim Deuteronomy 30:11-14 As often occurs in the Torah, Nitzavim offers not only laws by which we are to model our lives, but...
Stephen HRM
Mar 95 min read
The Tabernacle, Rituals, And The Golden Calf
The Torah portion Terumah is a hard read. In fact, one could be forgiven for calling it boring. Just prior, the Exodus story had unfolded...
Stephen HRM
Feb 174 min read
Torah Monks- Two Notes on Yitro
A statement we sometimes hear from our brothers and sisters in our movement and in Christianity more broadly is that the only authority...
stephenhindes
Jan 152 min read
Knowing God
There are things within every religion that make an honest man appreciate why people are atheists. In the Hebrew Roots Movement we...
Jason HRM
Dec 15, 20234 min read
The book of psalms
The Book of Psalms holds a unique place in worldwide religious and literary traditions. It is not only a sacred text for Judaism and...
Stephen HRM
Nov 25, 20234 min read
As in the Days of Noah and What to Do When the World is Ending
Attempting to decipher the eschatological nuances in Jesus' revelation that the End Times would mirror the Days of Noah remains an...
jasedh
Nov 12, 202316 min read
The Book of Ezekiel: Matthew Nolan's 13 Lies
Hello Internet! This week I asked myself a tough question. Am I allowed to post a blog where I label a so-called Torah teacher an idiot?...
Jason HRM
Oct 16, 20237 min read
The Religion of Peace?
It has been quite some time since I last wrote a blog post and for that I say life has been exceptionally busy. However, the recent...
Stephen HRM
Oct 16, 20233 min read
Deuteronomy 28 and The Pursuit of Happiness
In our modern world steeped in the supposed wisdom of wellness gurus, mindfulness, and all manner of self-improvement manuals, we have...
Stephen HRM
Oct 16, 20233 min read
The Wandering Aramean, History and Returning to Eden
Deuteronomy 26: 5-10 recounts a liturgy that the Torah requires one to declare when delivering the first of his crop during the Festival...
Stephen HRM
Sep 25, 20235 min read
The U’netaneh Tokef
On Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur, it is customary in many Jewish services to recite the U’netaneh Tokef, a poetic prayer, or piyyut....
Stephen HRM
Jul 28, 20233 min read
Devarim and the Torah as a call to action
In Deuteronomy 1:6, God says, "You have remained long enough on this mountain". Israel had received the Torah, and it was now time to...
Stephen HRM
Jul 15, 20235 min read
The Enigma of Judas
In the Divine Comedy, Dante wrote that in the fourth course of the ninth circle of hell, as far as one could descend, “That soul up there...
stephenhindes
Jul 12, 20235 min read
The Poetics of the Law and the Book of Numbers
In 1993, Mary Douglas noted that the Book of Numbers was among the least explored books in the Bible. Although some time has passed since...
stephenhindes
Jun 30, 20232 min read
CHRISTIANITY IS A LUXARY GOOD
Ryan Burge is the author of the newsletter Graphs About Religion which appears on Substack. As the name suggests, Ryan's newsletter is a...
Stephen HRM
May 11, 20234 min read
Beards maketh the man
A belief is common within some parts of our movement that hold beards are compulsory for men. It is not an uncommon belief for a...
Stephen HRM
May 11, 20234 min read
Context is king Judges 11
There are many stories in the Bible that are perfect for the big screen. I have often wondered why many are not movies but one I came...
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