Grafted: Jewish Roots of Christianity

Carl Gallups and I talked about, Yahweh, God's Name--The Tetragrammaton--the reason we call on Him, the importance of His Name, and the Jewishness of His Name.

Carl Gallups is a critically acclaimed Amazon Top-60 bestselling author. He is a former decorated Florida law enforcement officer, the long-time senior pastor of Hickory Hammock Baptist Church (since 1987) on the Gulf Coast of Florida, and the internationally known radio talk show host of Freedom Friday with Carl Gallups. Carl also serves on the Board of Regents at the University of Mobile in Mobile, Alabama. Carl frequently appears in television, radio, and print media interviews as a commentator and pundit for all things geopolitical, biblical, and prophetic. He is also a well-known biblical conference speaker. Carl was featured on the Fox News Business Report as an "influential evangelical leader." Carl was asked by the Trump campaign to open the internationally broadcast Trump for President Rally in Pensacola, Florida, in January 2016. Pastor Gallups lives in Milton, Florida, with his wife, Pam. 

You can find one of Carl's many books here.

Best-selling author Lois Tverberg joins me on today's podcast. She has authored many books including Sitting at the Feet of Rabbi Jesus, Reading the Bible with Rabbi Jesus, and Walking in the Dust of Rabbi Jesus.

Lois Tverberg has been speaking and writing about the Jewish background of Christianity for the past twenty years. Her passion is translating the Bible’s ancient setting into fresh insights that deepen and strengthen the Christian faith. Lois grew up with plenty of Sunday school knowledge. Still, it wasn’t until after she had earned a Ph.D. in biology and was teaching as a college professor that a seminar at her church ignited her fascination for biblical study. She has since studied several times in Israel, taking courses in biblical Hebrew, Koine Greek, and the physical and cultural context of the Bible. 

https://ourrabbijesus.com/about-lois-tverberg/

https://engediresourcecenter.com/

Gena and I had a great time on my podcast talking about how she came to learn the Jewish Roots of Christianity and so much more!

Gena is first a Christ-follower and a Bible student of many decades. She is also a wife and mother of two young adult sons. Gena writes this expository Christian blog to share what she learns in her own personal devotions. She writes for her own learning, and the edification of her readers, but most importantly, for the glory of God. https://resplendentdaughter.blogspot.com/

Dr. Debbie Burd talks to me today about the importance of the Old Testament in understanding the New.

Debbie is the president of the Besorah Institute for Judaic-Christian Studies & Biblical Research.

The vision and mission of the Besorah Institute are to help increase understanding among the members of the Body of Christ (The Church) of their Jewish roots, to train individuals for lay ministry to share the Gospel message with non-believers from a Judaic-Christian perspective, and to add to the literature on Biblical research.

Register Here for the Free Called Out: Being the Body of Mashiach Conference Sunday, November 13th, 2022.

David Stern, in his Complete Jewish Bible, translates this phrase from Romans 1:16, “to theJew especially, but equally to the Gentile.” The Good News is offered “equally” to Gentiles; thus, it is “also” for the Gentiles(NASB). (Messianic Foundations, Dr. Sam Nadler, pg 24)

My guest today is Dr. Sam Nadler.

He is the president and founder of Word of Messiah Ministries. Sam is a Jewish believer in Jesus, and over his forty years in Messianic ministry, he has focused on raising leaders who plant congregations and make disciples of Yeshua (Jesus).

https://wordofmessiah.org/

My guest Miriam Feinberg Vamosh was an Israel tour guide for forty years. Today she "walks" us through the Temple Mount with Psalms of praise, the Garden Tomb, the Church of St. Peter in Gallicantu, the pool of Bethesda, and the Via Dolorosa in Jerusalem.

Miriam was born in Trenton, New Jersey, and has lived in Israel since 1970. Her love affair with the Bible and ancient sources – which led to her series of books on daily life in Bible times, her historical novel The Scroll, and hundreds of articles – grew over many years as a tour educator. Miriam’s interest in the New Testament began with the respect that she learned for people of other faiths and cultures from her parents, older brother, and sister. Her writing, and her translating, and editing of scholarly research on biblical antiquity on the one hand, and her work as a translator on the news desk of the critical, cutting-edge Israeli daily, Haaretz, on the other, come together in a complex whole that, for Miriam, makes life in Israel a never-ending search for meaning.

https://miriamfeinbergvamosh.com/

https://www.amazon.com/Scroll-Miriam-Feinberg-Vamosh/dp/1592645119

Diane and I tackled a whole lot of subjects on this episode of Grafted: Jewish Roots of Christianity. Messianic Judaism, Messianic Gentiles, and Jewish names for the Old and New Testaments.

Diane is a graduate of Messianic Jewish Theological Institute’s graduate certificate program and will be entering the Master of Jewish Studies program in Fall 2022, as well as regularly attending classes at the New School for Jewish Study and MJTI’s Panim el Panim Programs. Rav Carl Kinbar describes her as a lifelong learner (or a “geek” if you ask her children). Her favorite topics to study are Second Temple Judaism, Prophecy, Jewish prayer, Luke/Acts, and Midrash.

Her website is Worth Beyond Rubies.

My guest, Rabbi Darryl Weinberg, discusses the Torah and its function in the Christian's life.

Darryl has over 30 years of experience in sales and marketing, leadership developmentand training, and recruiting. In addition to preaching the gospel, Darryl is alsopassionate about health and finances. He ran an organic meat business for 10 years and truly believes you are what you eat so we need to learn about what is good for us and what isn’t. He is also on a mission to help people learn sound financial principles to get out of debt and live a life of freedom.Believing that we are all intended to have an abundant life, Darryl seeks to help people understand God’s blueprint so that people would experience all that He has designed for them.

https://www.alttnmessianic.com/

My guest, Steven Neptune, talks with me about Israel and the nations, replacement theology, covenant, and the Tanakh, as well as other topics found in his book Jesus and the Olive Tree: Re-engaging the Mystery.

Steve is the Senior Pastor of Gateway Church in Aurora, OH. He is an author, speaker, and President of HarvestNet Institute. In the tradition of C. S. Lewis and Francis Schaeffer, Steve is passionate about presenting the truth claims of the Christian worldview in a relevant way to his and future generation.

https://www.amazon.com/Jesus-Olive-Tree-Re-engaging-Mystery/dp/0578525011

My guest, Lauren Crews, is such an engaging teacher as she unpacks the Hebrew alphabet and language. You won't want to miss this episode!

Lauren is a teacher at heart and loves nothing more than teaching God’s Word. She holds a Master of Divinity from New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary and has 14 years of teaching experience.

https://www.laurencrews.com/shop/