Volume 4 — The Good News of Messiah

(B’sorat HaMashiach)
Commentary on the Gospels and Acts

Study the Gospels within the context of Torah and classical Judaism and see Yeshua in vivid new strokes and colors.

The Gospels! Torah Club Volume Four takes students on a passage by passage study through the Gospels and the book of Acts. It is a commentary which allows the Gospels to be studied from within the context of Torah and classical Judaism. These materials make the leap and repair the breach between the Torah of Moses and the Gospel of Messiah. Club Members will see Yeshua and His world in vivid new strokes and colors that will fire the heart. Volume Four is like reading the Gospels for the very first time.

Read the Gospels like never before

Imagine reading the Gospel through Hebraic eyes. What new things would you see? What new discoveries would you make? Take your place among the disciples as we follow Yeshua from the beginning of Matthew to the end of Acts. See how the Torah was lived out by the Messiah, how His disciples understood and applied His message and how this same message relates to us today. Torah Club Volume 4 is a year long pilgrimage through the Gospels and Acts. In this journey we will attempt to uncover the Hebraic background of the Gospels and reveal the foundation of Torah on which the Gospels are built.

• What did Yeshua mean when he said, "I will declare to them, 'I never knew you; depart from me, you who practice lawlessness.'" (Matthew 7:23)?
• What did his disciple John mean when he said, "everyone who sins breaks the law [Torah]; in fact, sin is lawlessness." (1 John 3:4-5).
• Is there a Biblical basis for a theology which states that God expressed Himself in law in an earlier age, then later expressed Himself by grace alone?

Torah Club Volume four endeavors to answer these questions and more. By stripping away centuries of theological dressings and cultural misinterpretations, we will see Yeshua and His world in vivid new strokes and colors that will fire our hearts and deepen our devotion to Him. This work on the Gospels and Acts from a Hebraic perspective will challenge you, encourage you, enlighten you, and change you.

Summary

Torah Club Volume Four invites you to:

• Unravel the Difficult Words of Yeshua. By comparing Yeshua's teachings and parables with the sayings of his contemporaries, Torah Club Volume 4 clears up many of the obscure passages of the Gospels.
• Rediscover the Worlds of Yeshua. Torah Club Volume 4 invites readers to discover the historical personalities and situations behind the Gospel stories.
• Make the Connection between Torah and Gospel. Torah Club Volume 4 establishes the relationship between Torah and Gospel explicitly by viewing, in context, the Torah life practiced by Yeshua and other biblical characters in the Gospels.
• Make the Connection between Gospel and Jewish thought. By offering commentary and explanations from Jewish literature, Torah Club Volume 4 reveals the intrinsic Hebraic nature of the Gospels.
• Follow the call to Discipleship. It is not enough to be merely hearers of His words, we must be doers. Volume 4 spurs us on toward real discipleship.

Features

• Commentary on the Gospels and Acts culled from Jewish sources and Hebraic thought.
• Clear and easy to understand explanations of Yeshua's teachings from their proper historical and contextual perspectives.
• Rabbinically based parsing out of Yeshua's parables.
• A Torah-based view of Paul and the early believers.
• Historical vignettes on the famous personalities of the day.
• Study Questions for small groups.
• Audio teachings making the specific applications for believers today.
• Hebrew vocabulary lists and comprehensive glossaries.
• Extensive notes, citations, appendixes, timelines and cross-references.