I was recently a guest on Ari Lieberman’s Sparks of History podcast, and we discussed the “classical era” of Jewish history, including the Second Temple, Cyrus the Great, the last prophets of Israel; the Samaritans, Pharisees, Sadducees, and Essenes; Herod and the Hasmoneans, as well as Second Temple era messianism and what it means for us today.
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Understanding Edom #3: Jesus & Constantine
How did Christianity become its own religion distinct from Judaism? Why did “Edom” come to be associated with the Christian world in rabbinic texts? Who was the real, historical Jesus, and what was his spiritual connection to Esau? Find out in this class as we take a deep dive into the evolution of the Roman Empire and the Catholic Church, and explore what the prophet Malachi said about “replacement theology” and God’s eternal covenant with Israel.
For Part 1 of this series, see here.
For Part 2, see here.
For more on the Joshua-Jesus blueprint, see ‘Yehoshua and the Origins of Christianity’.
Time Travel in the Torah
Are there cases of time travel in the Torah and ancient Jewish texts? Is it possible that Adam, Enoch, and Moses were able to traverse the universe using faster-than-light technology? And how do we deal with apparent chronological contradictions in the Torah? Find out in this fascinating class, where we also uncover the true meaning of God’s Ineffable Name, propose a theory for how Adam was able to live 930 years, and calculate the speed of God’s divine “chariots”.
For a written summary and lots more information (including the time travel of Eliyahu briefly mentioned in the class), please see here.
For more on Block Universe Theory and Judaism, see ‘Time, Gravity, and Free Will’.
See also ‘How Did Adam Live 930 Years?’