Category Archives: Archaeology & History

The 7 Types of Pharisees

Did Rabbinic Judaism really come from Pharisee Judaism? Were the Sages of the Talmud themselves Pharisees (“Perushim”)? Find out the surprising answer in this short video!

For the full class on ‘Understanding Pharisees, Sadducees, and Essenes’, see here.

Please see also ‘The Mystery and Mysticism of the Essenes’

The Amazing Link Between the Biblical Judges and the Prime Ministers of Israel

How do we make sense of the modern State of Israel and its elected leaders from a spiritual perspective? Are we witnessing the fulfilment of Biblical prophecy? And is history repeating itself as we replay the Biblical era of Judges?

This video is an excerpt from a class which can be seen in full here.

Please see also ‘The Prime Ministers of Israel and the Coming of Mashiach’ in Garments of Light, Volume One, available here.

Judaism vs. Islam

Why did Islam emerge in 7th-century Arabia and what role did Jews play in its early history? How does Judaism view Islam today? And what are the similarities and differences between the two religions? Find out in this class where we also explore the Jewish wives and advisors of Muhammad, if a Jew is allowed to pray in a mosque, and an incredible prophecy about the role of Ishmael at the End of Days.

For the class on ‘Judaism vs. Christianity’, please see here.

Understanding the Arab-Israeli Conflict in 5 Easy Points (also includes a video about the true location of Al-Aqsa).

On the Arab-Jewish kings Abu Kariba and Dhu Nawas.

On Rayhana and Safiyya, the Jewish wives of Muhammad.

Please see also ‘How the Torah Alluded to Christianity and Islam’ in Garments of Light, Volume Two, which also has an in-depth exploration of the proper pronunciations of the Hebrew alphabet.

Regarding black and blue colours in ancient texts, see here.

For the paper on ‘Muhammad, the Jews, and the Composition of the Qur’an: Sacred History and Counter-History’ see here.