We will present the extraordinary evidence and reasoning for:
- The deep antiquity of rationalist Torah and its relationship to mystical Torah traditions.
- The whereabouts of the Ten Tribes of Israel and how oral Torah tradition survived and thrived outside the rabbinical system.
- Solutions to unexplained conundrums over difficult Torah verses, accounts in the later books of TaNa”Kh (Hebrew Bible), and sealed rabbinical insights that are only understandable through living oral Torah systems off the Jewish and Western academic radar screens. Traditions that have survived among quiet elders of relatively isolated communities until our time, now close to extinction.
- How textual variants to the Masoretic Torah provide invaluable support for the historical case of the Exodus and the deep antiquity of the Torah.
- How this research yields affirming wins for the identities, core traditions, and dignity of every tribe of Israel, and of all nations; “the families of the earth”. (With no attempt at political correctness)
We plan to bring in knowledgeable guest scholars from the Pashtun (Pathan) and Samaritan-Israelite communities.
In a time when a war on even the most basic tenets of biblical faith has reached epic proportions, it has never been more critical to fortify the foundations of belief.
Besides our ancient traditions, HaShem gave mankind the gift of modern academic discipline. Come become smarter with us by grounding your faith in HaShem, both through reason and solid, ancient tradition. Learn how quality field research and textual studies affirm the foundations of biblical faith, inform our understanding of how things most likely happened, and show how lost is our rational case without such solid grounding.
It all begins again with a first FREE WEBINAR on Sunday, September 3,* 8 pm Israel, 1 pm EST. (The class is two hours long, Q&A for another 30-45 minutes.)
“Why are the Samaritan Pentateuch and Septuagint so Important?”
How can we confidently say that these are missing keys of tradition that need to concern not only secular scholars, but Torah-observant Jews and Bible-believers of every stripe? We will discuss the concept of “Grandfather Text” to the Pentateuch (Torah). I will introduce my unique background in Anthropology, Orthodox Rabbinics, Biblical Archaeology, and 6 years of deep study within the Samaritan-Israelite community.
As always, video recordings will be available for course participants, just in case you can't make it in person to a given class.
