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New Testament From Jewish Point of View - A Temple Israel Long Beach Zoom Class

I am now facilitating a Zoom class for my congregation Temple Israel Long Beach, California. The class is meeting every Monday morning, Pacific Standard time via Zoom from 9:45 to 10:45 am.

Archives of New Testament From Jewish Point of View Class - October 10, 2021 to 1/16/2023

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- January 22, 2023

Zoom Link - Temple Israel Long Beach’s New Testament From a Jewish Point of View - Mondays 9:45–10:45 am Pacific Standard Time
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Summary of New Testament From a Jewish Point of View Class - 1/16/2023
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Summary of New Testament From a Jewish Point of View Class - 12/26/2022
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Summary of New Testament From a Jewish Point of View Class - 9/19/2022
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Summary of New Testament From a Jewish Point of View Class - 9/5/2022
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Summary of New Testament From a Jewish Point of View Class - 7/25/2022
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Summary of New Testament From Jewish Point of View Class - 7/11/2022
Summary of New Testament From Jewish Point of View Class - 6/27/2022
Summary of New Testament From Jewish Point of View Class - 6/20/2022

Archives of what we discussed in our classes from October 10, 2021 — June 13, 2022

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We Finished Reading the New Testament! - Temple Israel Long Beach’s New Testament From Jewish Point of View Class 10/9/23

- October 15, 2023

We have completed the New Testament, so we will begin studying the gospels again but read all four at the same time since many in this class did not ever study the gospels or Acts. Below is a summary written by Dan of what went on last Monday, October 9, 2023: “We did it, finished reading the letter to Philemon and with it the entire New Testament. Thanks to Dave who told us we began reading it over three years ago. Spent most of our time this week talking about slavery, in ancient times and more recent too. We were against it, if you want to know. It was kind of nice having a letter this short, just one chapter. Nicer still, it was not someone complaining about what some person was teaching that was wrong. Instead, it was personal, a request for Philemon to free a slave who evidently had run away from him. It was a request that would do the most guilt inducing Jewish mama proud. This letter is among the letters that modern scholars consider genuinely written by the Apostle Paul, ...

Summary of New Testament From a Jewish Point of View Class - Monday, August 21, 2023

- August 23, 2023

Jo Ann was on the road and worried her car was overheating during our class, so Dan facilitated the class. We had a large group: Dan, Steve, Karen, Merrill, Igor, Laura, Dave, Robin, Randy, and Jay attended. Jessica joined at the end and Jo Ann listened in. It was great to have Randy back! Below is a summary written by Dan of what was discussed: II Timothy chapter 1 We read the introduction to II Timothy from the second edition of the Jewish Annotated New Testament and the text of II Timothy 1. However, our discussion centered about why there are so many religious opinions about all kinds of things in the first place? We had the advantage of having a very diverse group to talk this over with. I believe we achieved a consensus that no one has a monopoly on truth. Also, the point was raised that sincere belief of any kind can never be forced on anyone. Our discussion ranged far, from the Spanish Inquisition to religious belief in Spain and the United States today. ...

Summary of New Testament From a Jewish Point of View Class - August 7 and August 14, 2023

- August 15, 2023

Is the love of money the root of all evil? Jo Ann missed our class on 8/7/23 since she was helping our daughter Annabelle move, so Dan facilitated the class. The summary, written by Dan, of what went on is below: “We are always grateful for all who participate in our discussions. We covered ITimothy chapters 3 and 4. In chapter 3 we discussed the qualification for leaders in the early church. We compared what this chapter had to say about how this church operated versus the church in Corinth mentioned in ICorinthians. Notably the qualifications for the leaders in ITimothy are moral and not based at all on what kinds of “spiritual gifts” people had. In I Timothy 4 there is teaching about what should be believed, and more importantly, what should not be believed. In particular, there seems to be criticism of those who tell them what to eat (Jewish teaching?) and those who teach that it is wrong to marry (early Gnostics?). What follows in the same chapter is encouragemen...