From: D. Thomas Lancaster
Tel Arad: Josiah's Reformation
Tags: idolatry, israel, restoration, tel arad, torah, tour
In this video blog, Daniel and Steven Lancaster join together to give you a glimpse into the holy land of Israel. Archaeology, geography, geology, along with the language and cultural history of the Land and the People of Israel make the words of the Torah, the Psalms, and the Prophets - the Scriptures of Israel - come alive. In this video blog you'll get a raw peak into the experience...
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Answering Anti-Missionaries
Anti-missionaries have questions. We have answers. Judaism has objections. We have solutions. At Vine of David and First Fruits of Zion, we are going to begin utilizing our blog post space for answering Judaism's arguments against faith in Messiah. This is not our first foray into the battle for faith. In 2007, First Fruits of Zion offered a conference dedicated to answering anti-missionary arguments. The conference was a response to...
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First Century Nazareth House
Archaeologists in Nazareth announced the discovery of the remains of a house dating back to the time of our Master. The first-century-era house is the only one dating to the days of Yeshua discovered in Nazareth. Read about the discovery here. Nazareth was a small Jewish community probably pioneered by descendants of the royal line of David. Villages tended to be large extended families. Children rarely left home. Families built...
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Christmas & Virgin Birth
Tags: Chanukkah, Christmas, Isaac, Mary, miraculous birth, perpetual virginity, virgin birth
During the Christmas season, the majority of our brothers and sisters in Messiah honor His birth. Even for those of us who are keeping Chanukkah, the Christmas season inevitably turns one's mind back to the nativity stories as we hear strains of carols come drifting through the air: "Round yon virgin mother and child, Holy Infant, so tender and mild." I have often wondered exactly what a "round yon virgin"...
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Olive Tree Symbolism
Tags: Israel, Lessons from the Land, Olive Tree, olives
Daniel and Steven Lancaster join together to give you a glimpse into holy land of Israel. Archaeology, geography, geology, along with the language and cultural history of the Land and the People of Israel makes the words of the Torah, the Psalms, and the Prophets - the Scriptures of Israel - come alive. In this video blog you'll get a raw peak into the experience of being on a First...
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Messiah Journal 102
One of the fun things about working at First Fruits of Zion is watching the publications take shape. I just got a peek at the early proofs for the new issue of Messiah Journal (Issue 102). If you are not a Messiah Journal subscriber, I encourage you to get signed up now, before the next issue comes out. Issue 102 is packed with good stuff. Seth Dralle has a feature...
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Daily Dose of the Apostles
I enjoy rabbinic literature. I am happy to curl up with a tractate of the Talmud the way many people are happy to curl up with a detective novel. As I slog through the obscure and sometimes impenetrable arguments and legal wrangling of long-gone rabbis, I occasionally find a maxim or aphorism that leaps off the page--the wisdom of Torah distilled. The minds of those saintly sages were saturated with...
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More posts by D. Thomas Lancaster
- Jesus Was Here
- Sin and Torah
- Part 3) The Lone Voice of FFOZ
- Part 2) Acts 15 Re-Examined
- Part 1) The Tipping Point: Acts 15; 21
- An Unbearable Yoke: Acts 15:10
- One Simple Verse: Galatians 5:3
- Knowledge and Love
- Rationalists & Mystics
- Vision of the Messianic Age
- Levertoff - Mysticism and the Gospels
- Levertoff - The Works of Dr. Levertoff
- The Folded Napkin--Balderdash!
- Our Task in Life
- Levertoff - Leaving A Legacy
- A Minyan at the Kotel
- Levertoff - The Early Years
- Purim Home Companion
- New Hebrew Bible
- Maimonides and Messiah
- Exonerating Dinah
- Happy Sukkot
- Tomb of the High Priest's Son
- The Name Game
- Messianic Oddballs
- The Leviticus Challenge
- Hebrew Darth Vader
- Online List of Messianic Congregations
- New Testament Burning In Israel
- Mem B'Omer
- Help Wanted: German Translator for Lichtenstein Project
- The Ghosts of Auschwitz
- Messianic News from Israel
- Israeli Messianic Victim of Terror
- Suffering for Torah
- Snow in Jerusalem
- Thomas Game: Round Three
- New Find from City of David
- Thomas Game: Round Two
- Yeshua vs. YAHshua
- Thomas Game: Round One
- Chanukah in Kakamega
- Torah for Africa
- Urim and Tumim Research
- The Joy of the Sabbath
- Israel Tour Returns
- Lancasters Abroad
- Ann Coulter’s Big Idea about Jews and Christians
- Temple and Sacrifices in Torah Club Five
- Tibie Wechsler: A Story for Your Sukkah
- Temple Mount Quarry Discovered!
- Fabulous New Discovery in Jerusalem
- Honey Bees in Ancient Israel
- A Shofar Story
- Muslims Destroy Temple Archaeology
- More Lost Teachings of the Master
- Unrolling the Scroll
- Sabbatarians in WWII
- Elul One
- Insights from the "Lost" Epistles
- The Last Transylvanian Sabbatarian
- Minneapolis Bridge: Baruch Dayan HaEmet
- New Torah Club Name Announcement!
- DaVinci and the Jewish Code
- Seven Consolations
- The Breath of our Nostrils
- No-Name Torah Club Volume One
- Top 10 Things People Say On Their First Visit To A Messianic Congregation
- Knock-out punch magazine issue!
- Between the Straits
- Thank You Etz Chaim
- Hermeneutics of a Stop Sign (Messianic)
- A Vanished World
- Renouncing Yeshua
- A History of Terrorism
- Tumult and Commotion at FFOZ
- HaYesod Trip to Israel
- New Moon eRosh
- Junk-Archaeology
- Yeshua’s Tomb Discovered!
- To Whom Shall We Go?
- Be Happy! It’s Adar!
- Torah in the Pacific Northwest
- In Search of the Disciples of Yeshua
- FFOZ ISRAEL—STUDY TOUR 2007
- That Which Defiles the Entire Body
- Restoration Study Guide and Audio Book
- Round Yon Virgin: Reflections on the Virgin Birth
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