Mishnah Snapshots

Personal Glimpses of Rabbi Yeshua

Step into the world of Yeshua and his disciples and understand the New Testament better through Judaism's oldest Bible commentary: the Mishnah.

The Mishnah and the New Testament are both Jewish sets of writings from roughly the same era. If you desire to behold the Jewish Jesus and understand the writings of his followers in their original Jewish context then you'll find the Mishnah to be invaluable for how it sheds light on the customs, culture, language, and geography of first-century Israel.

But there's a problem: The Mishnah is like a vast desert. Beneath its thousands of pages of dry legal material lie many gold nuggets of insight, but you're going to miss most of them in the English. That's where this course comes in, systematically scanning this massive work and zooming in to these specific sources so you can see these thrilling insights in the original text for yourself.

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What is the Mishnah anyway, and what isn't it? What does the Hebrew word "Mishnah" actually mean? Is the word "mishnah" in the Bible and if so where? Is the Mishnah controversial? How many of the negative things that Christians/Messianics say about the Mishnah are true?

Intro #1

  • What is the Mishnah anyway, and what isn't it?
  • What does the Hebrew word "Mishnah" actually mean?
  • Is the word "mishnah" in the Bible and if so where?
  • Is the Mishnah controversial?
  • How many of the negative things that Christians/Messianics say about the Mishnah are true?
How long was this commentary taking shape before it was written down? Is it in Hebrew or Aramaic? What's the difference between the Mishnah and the Talmud? The Million Dollar Question: Why have an oral Torah anyways, isn't the written Torah good enough?

Intro #2

  • How long did this commentary exist before it was written down? 
  • Is it in Hebrew or Aramaic? 
  • What's the difference between the Mishnah and the Talmud? 
  • Why have an oral Torah anyways, isn't the written Torah good enough?
Did the Mishnah exist in Yeshua's time and if so where was he at with it? Are Luke's "Sabbath day's journey" and "the Fast" in the written Torah? How about Hanukkah and the Water-Pouring Ceremony in John's Gospel? Is it a Biblical commandment or a Jewish tradition to pray before eating? Did Yeshua say to only obey Moses, or the Sages in his seat too? Are all traditions of men bad? How can I know when they are?

Intro #3

  • What did Yeshua think of the Mishnah?
  • What were Luke's "Sabbath day's journey" and "the Fast"?
  • Praying before eating: Biblical commandment or Jewish tradition?
  • Did Yeshua say to only follow the written Word of God?
  • Are all traditions of men bad? How can I know when they are?
This talk is especially for you if... You haven't even read through the Bible yet. This feels like a lot and you're overwhelmed. You don't want to become Jewish. You believe all Christians should keep the Torah. You identify with the lost ten tribes and not Judah.

Intro #4

This talk is especially for you if...
  • You haven't even read through the Bible yet.
  • This feels like a lot and you're overwhelmed.
  • You don't want to become Jewish.
  • You believe all Christians should keep the Torah.
  • You identify with the lost ten tribes and not Judah.

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