MESSIANIC JEWISH STUDIES
Compiled by
Raphael ben Levi DD PhD
TEXT BOOK TOPICS
This course consists of 24 sessions per year and the complete course is spread over 2 years. The second year is identified in RED type.
MODULE 1 – MESSIANIC BELIEVERS
1. Messianic Jewish and Hebrew Roots Movements (Lectures 1+2)
2. Jewish Identity and Definitions (Lectures 3+4)
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1. The Hebrew Name for Messiah Jesus (Lectures 5+6)
2. The Two Sticks of Judah and Ephraim (Lectures 7+8)
MODULE 2 – THE JEWISHNESS OF MESSIAH JESUS
1. Messiah Jesus the Rabbi (Lectures 1+2)
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2. Jewish Life in the First Century AD (Lectures 3+4)
MODULE 3 – THE DIFFICULT SAYINGS & TEACHINGS OF MESSIAH JESUS
1. Difficult Sayings of Messiah Jesus (Lectures 1+2)
2. Difficult Teachings of Messiah Jesus – The Rich Young Ruler (Lectures 3+4)
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1. The Workers in the Vineyard (A parable) (Lectures 5+6)
2. The Prodigal Son (A Parable) (Lectures 7+8)
MODULE 4 – PRAYERS OF MESSIAH JESUS
1. The ‘Lord’s Prayer’ — A Shortened Version of the ‘Amidah’ (Lectures 1+2)
2. The Sh’ma – ‘Hear (and Obey) Israel’ (Lectures 3+4)
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1. Prayers of Thanksgiving and Blessing (Lectures 5+6)
MODULE 5 – TORAH AND COVENANT
1. The Three Groups of Torah (Lectures 1-3)
2. The Great Commandment (Lecture 4)
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1. The Place of Torah in the Early Church (Lectures 5+6)
MODULE 6 – THE JEWISH CALENDAR & THE MAZZAROTH
1. The Observable and Adapted Calendars (Lectures 1+2)
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1. The Biblical Message of the Mazzaroth (Constellations) (Lectures 3+4)
MODULE 7 – RITES OF PASSAGE – PART 1
1. Birth (Lectures 1+2)
2. Brit Milah (circumcision) (Lectures 3+4)
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1. Childhood (Lectures 5+6)
2. Death (Lectures 7+8)
3. Resurrection (Lectures 9+10)
4. The Life Hereafter (Heaven + Hell) (Lectures 11+12)
