Pedagogy and the 2011 Workshops

Thanks be to God! Josa and I returned safely to our home in Israel after two months on the road. We conducted workshops in London, U.K., Stroud, OK, Houston, TX, Grants Pass, OR, and Zeeland, MI. How wonderful it was to meet old friends and make many new ones. Attendance was 50% higher than in previous years, and, judging from the reaction of students, satisfaction was at an all-time high.

First Ten Pieces of the "Life of Yeshua" Published!

Jerusalem Perspective has begun publication of a monumental commentary on Matthew, Mark and Luke. The "Life of Yeshua [Jesus]" is a reconstruction of the conjectured Greek and Hebrew gospels that stand behind canonical Matthew, Mark and Luke. We have dreamed of producing this work for more than 20 years, and now, a combination of new computer technology, Unicode fonts, the marvelous Mellel word processor, and a dedicated volunteer from Houston, Texas, have made possible publication of the first segments of this project. The mammoth commentary will extend to more than 5,000 pages.

Going Out in Faith

As part of Jerusalem Perspective's ongoing attempt to actively engage students living outside Israel -- in those countries in which we conduct infrequent seminars and workshop, such as England and the United States, and in those countries in which, unfortunately, we conduct none -- we pose this month's discussion question: "What did Jesus forbid his twelve disciples to take with them on their famous training mission of healing and proclamation of the Kingdom of Heaven?"