UK Hebrew Roots/Messianic/Nazarene Forum

The High priest can bear the sins of the people. In Exodus the High Priest has the capacity to 'bear the iniquity of the Holy things', as representative of the nation he also carries with him the sins of the people, so the principle of one bearing sin for another is permissible according to the Tor...

A figure can represent the community. The life of a singular person can be reflective of an entire nation. This is a principle that in embedded in the Torah. Three figures can demonstrate this principle. Avraham and the nation of Yisrael. Mosheh and the nation of Yisrael. Adam and the nation of Yis...

The High Priest as a microcosm of the universe. Just like the Temple is linked with the universe so also is the High Priest. Different writers from the first century and before make this link. Philo: Mos. 2:117 117 XII. Such, then, is the dress of the high priest. But we must not omit to mention th...

The Temple as a microcosm of the universe. In the second Temple period the Temple was considered to be a 'microcosm' of the universe. A microcosm is a small version of something much larger. To look at the Temple was to look at the universe. There are various different sources from the second Templ...

שלום! Shalom! The opposing view can be viewed here: http://www.herealittletherealittle.net/index.cfm?page_name=70-Weeks-Daniel . With the evidence that we have from the early sources the 'fulfilment' of Daniel 9:24-27 happened during the 'Antiochene crisis' just before the first century. To review ...

שלום! The Heavenly Divine Council: http://www.herealittletherealittle.net/index.cfm?page_name=Divine-Council Fallen angels and demons: http://www.herealittletherealittle.net/index.cfm?page_name=Demons The last supper, was it a passover meal? http://www.herealittletherealittle.net/index.cfm?page_nam...

שלום! Links dealing with interpretive approach and commentary: Apostolic interpretive approach in Acts 15 in light of first century interpretive techniques and assumptions: http://www.academia.edu/6837546/The_Septuagint_and_Apostolic_Hermeneutics_Amos_9_in_Acts_15 The index of the website of brothe...

שלום! Below are some links dealing with the High Priestly context of Yeshua and links between Adam and the Temple: High Priestly context of Yeshua: http://www.marquette.edu/maqom/dan1.pdf http://www.marquette.edu/maqom/dan2.pdf http://www.marquette.edu/maqom/jesus.pdf http://www.etsjets.org/files/J...

שלום! Links dealing with second Temple period judaism[s] and interpretation and after. Techniques and assumptions in interpretive approach before the destruction of the Temple: http://www.academia.edu/1326790/Techniques_and_Assumptions_in_Jewish_Exegesis_Before_70_CE Theology of interpretive method...