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Papers by Antony M I C H A E L Hylton

In The Oracle, 2019, ( Lake Mary, Frontline) Cahn presents his prophetic interpretation of the m... more In The Oracle, 2019, ( Lake Mary, Frontline) Cahn presents his prophetic interpretation of the modern restoration of Israel and Jerusalem using the story plot defined by Christopher Booker in his Seven Basic Plots as the Quest. A traveler goes on a quest to find the truth of what are called Jubilean mysteries. He meets a man on a mountain top who had previously been in search of what he calls “the fingerprints of God”. These are defined as “The signs, the markers, the witnesses in the world of the purpose behind everything that it’s [History, life, existence…] not an accident” (p.13). The man on the mountain top then describes for the traveler his vision and his journey to find answers to many mysteries and his encounter with a character called the Oracle who explained his vision and the various mysteries to him. He uses a Jubilee measure besed on the solar year and reading history unlike the Jubilees in the King is Here of Michael Adi Nachman of a forty nine year cycle with a 50th year inside the 49th year starting at Yom Kippur.

A Charismatic's mediation on Golgotha from Turkey in 1987. It is a reflection on the significance... more A Charismatic's mediation on Golgotha from Turkey in 1987. It is a reflection on the significance of Christ's death for our sin and the vision of the Church which arises from that.

We know Jesus at a time point out by wise men from the east who read the stars. They are called m... more We know Jesus at a time point out by wise men from the east who read the stars. They are called magus in Aramaic and Magoi in Greek. A modern astrologer who claimed she was like the wise men claimed she worked out the birth of William Marrion Branham on April 6th, 1909 at 5 am by reading the stars. She claimed the same conjunction which happened in 7 BC around the time of the birth of Jesus, happened in 1909 at the birth of William Marrion Branham. Jupiter and Saturn were conjoined so closely they look like one star. Kepler noticed the conjunction back in the day and claimed it might be the Bethlehem star. Luz offers a number of suggested explanations of the Bethlehem star. Here we argue Branham is a modern witness of the birth of Jesus!

This is a book serving the Bible student with perspectives on Jeremiah the prophet new and old. (... more This is a book serving the Bible student with perspectives on Jeremiah the prophet new and old. (Find the book here: https://a.co/d/f8142OVA)
series of articles on Jeremiah is included. These include the article by Fausett, Cyclopedia, and Hastings. In addition, some perspectives of Sigmund Mowinckel on Jeremiah based on his contribution to a scientific Bible translation of the Oslo Forlaget. That work was in Norwegian so his words have been translated. The book illustrates Mowinckel's idea by actually including the various passages of Scriptures he says are parallel. They are included in Hebrew and English. His division of Jeremiah into three main sources (A, B, and C) is taken up. Besides this, a number of chapters are included regarding the interaction of Jeremiah with Ephraim- Israel by the writer J. H. Allen in Judah's Scepter Joseph's Birthright. When Jeremiah prophesied to Ephraim they had been removed to Assyria 100 years or more previously. Thus he was prophesying to a people who have supposedly been lost to history. Thus consideration is given to what Jeremiah did after he arrived in Egypt in 588/7/6 BC. Some traditions say he was stoned. This is unlikely. The Jews were still looking for him at the time of Christ, think Jesus might be him returned. The chapters here relate the tradition that he traveled with Zedekiah's daughters to the isles afar off in the great waters. He planted the house of David over there. The Irish traditions regarding this point are taken up. Finally an article about Shemiah the Nehelami is given, which was written for a Masters's course in Hebrew University in 2015 or so. We conclude there is more research to be done and we will start a line by line commentary of the poetic portions of Jeremiah (1-24) in the next book.

These notes look at the outline of some prophecies of Daniel, the Apocalypse of John and 2 Esdras... more These notes look at the outline of some prophecies of Daniel, the Apocalypse of John and 2 Esdras are interpreted. The main interpreters Uriah Smith in his The United States in the Light of Prophecy, and E B Elliot's Horae Apocalyptica and Adi Nachman in The King is Here. The prophecy regarding the fall of Constantinople is particularly remarkable. Here the period from the time the Selcuk Turks crossed the river Euphrates in 1057 until the time when the Eastern Part of the Roman Empire fell in 1453 is understood to have been laid out in the apocalypse the very day 1400 years in advance. In addition, the prophecy of Rabbi Judah the Hasid regarding the 8 Jubilee reign of the Ottoman's over Jerusalem is also remarkable being given 300 years before the Ottomans took the land and remained for 400 years from 1517 to 1917, 8 Jubilees. Also, the prophecy of 2 Esdras regarding Islamic expansion in the 7th century is also quite remarkable.

The question as to when the Gospel of the resurrection of the Lord Jesus Christ reached Norway an... more The question as to when the Gospel of the resurrection of the Lord Jesus Christ reached Norway and the Norwegians usually produces the answer of around the 9th or 10th century AD. This is because it is usually focussed on the kings of Norway. This paper challenges this assumption and posits that in view of the very close connections between the British Isles and the Norwegian lands it is almost certain that the gospel reached Norway in the first century. It is probable that the first king of unified Norway, Harald the Fair-haired was a Christian at his death, and that Norway had many more generations of the blessing of the gospel into the future.

In writing this paper, I, Mona Hylton, will have to try to put aside some of my presumptions and ... more In writing this paper, I, Mona Hylton, will have to try to put aside some of my presumptions and prejudices against asceticism, which mainly stems from the fact that I have grown up in a North European, Protestant environment. Many of us have an admiration for simplicity and longing for solitude, but at the same time, we often regard ascetic endeavors as a suspiciously Catholic way of trying to earn salvation by works. Christianity has always had to deal with questions concerning the relationship between soul and body, the sacred and the profane, and it seems to have answered these questions differently, in different contexts at different times. My purpose with this paper is to investigate St. Anthony’s asceticism: it’s geographical connections, it’s Biblical basis, it’s theological implications and it’s historical context and consequences.

The occurence of the clause משה עמו in Isaiah 63:11 has led to a challenge to the conventional in... more The occurence of the clause משה עמו in Isaiah 63:11 has led to a challenge to the conventional interpretation of the form משה as a proper noun. Scholars have struggled to translate this phrase. The LXX is missing the phrase, Mowinckel thinks its an MT gloss, the Syriac replaces his people with his servant. 1Q Isa A includes it and spells it מושה plene. Various scholars have attempted to explain it including Keil and Delitzch, the various translations from the KJV through to the ESV. These are almost unanimous in attempting to intepret משה as a proper noun. However some have recongised that in the place reading משה as a verb and as active participle of the lamed heh/or yod root מש''ה or מש''י is the simplest solution to this problem. The other solution as Keil and Delitzch have pointed out are weak. Ibn Ezra suggested this possibility byt prefered another. Daniel Yahav the Messianic Jewish scholars and pastor of Peniel Fellowship Tiberius Israel is quite certain this is the solution. This literary Messianic reading ties in with the use of the root by David in Psalm 18 to describe his own experience. He is foreshadowing to Messiah in Messianic Jewish thinking.

Access to the Hebrew Bible is hindered by the fact that it is written in Assyrian square script a... more Access to the Hebrew Bible is hindered by the fact that it is written in Assyrian square script and not in Latin letters This book published on lulu.com provides a transliteration of Haggai, Zechariah, and Malachi. This allows the non-Hebrew speakers to access what is actually written in the text. This work is just a beginning there is much to do.
If can not read Hebrew and you want to use this tool follow the following steps: 1 Get a Hebrew copy of Haggai or an interlinear. 2 Turn to the page in this book where the transliterated book of Haggai is located. 3. Read from the beginning of the text with the Hebrew Interlinear next to it. 4 Notice each Hebrew letter is given an equivalent in English letters. 5 Begin to learn the Hebrew consonantal alphabet by repeatedly using the tools together. The name of God in this document is Y-h-v-h.

This study looks at different approaches to interpretation the Bible taken by some Rabbis and som... more This study looks at different approaches to interpretation the Bible taken by some Rabbis and some Christians since the time of Jesus Christ. It looks overview of some approaches. The seven princiules of Hillel, and the seven paths of Rabbi Abraham Abulafia are included. Also some prophecies from a modern day Charismatic are included which encourage greater revelation of understanding of the Biblical text. Also included are some insights of the Apocalypse, Fauset and Ethelbert Bullinger of the Companion Bible. There is a particular focus on the number 7.

The study of the effects of prayer on auditory and visual impairments took in Mozambique and was ... more The study of the effects of prayer on auditory and visual impairments took in Mozambique and was published in the Southern Medical Association journal. This paper is a summary of the work. The initial study was Study of the The

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This paper is a short review of some of the arguments regarding the relationship between the Prot... more This paper is a short review of some of the arguments regarding the relationship between the Proto Semitic / Sinaitic/ Canaanite inscriptions and Paleo Hebrew. It looks at the film of Timothy Mahoney with a disputation between such scholars as Orly Goldwasser and Christopher Rollston and David Rohl and Petrovitch around the studies of Joseph Naveh. Naveh notes that in the tenth century BC Paleo Hebrew, Aramaic and Phoenician were indistinguishable, leaving the door open for a bridge between Proto sinaitic and Paleo Hebrew. The genius of the alphabet was needed in oder for the Torah to be written. Spome scholars argue that the Proto Sinaitic inscriptions are in fact the earliest form of Hebrew. Rohl sughgest it was designed by Joseph whilst he was in Egypt because of the coincidence between the first inscriptions and Josephs's period in Egypt.

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iscover a transformative journey through the teachings of Bethel Church with this compelling coll... more iscover a transformative journey through the teachings of Bethel Church with this compelling collection of book reports. "Inspirational Teachings of Bethel" delves into the profound insights and spiritual empowerment offered by influential figures such as Bill Johnson, Kris Vallotton, Beni Johnson, Danny Silk, and the late Jack Frost. Each chapter provides a review of essential books taught in the Bethel curriculum, designed to prepare revivalists for the greatest revival in human history.

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This study is the reflection of a Charismatic Christian who is an evangelist on the book of Hagga... more This study is the reflection of a Charismatic Christian who is an evangelist on the book of Haggai. The book is a reflection of someone who lives in Christ Jesus. It takes Jesus of Nazareth and the Apostle Paul as those giving insights to the book of Haggai and its meaning and significance. The result is that the vision of Haggai is not as Clines imagines an interest in silver and gold. That is not the point of the rebuilt temple for Haggai or Devar Yehovah which spoke through him. The vision of the rebuilt temple was that Yehovah/ Yahuwah/Yahweh would receive pleasure and be glorified and in that place, he would give shalom. The end is shalom and the war chariots of the nations are dust. The shalom comes from the words of the priests and the present of Jesus of Nazareth in that house. Yehovah worked through the angel /prophet/preacher Haggai to fulfill Yehovah's vision of a rebuilt temple expressed in his commissioning of Cyrus the Persian. When the returnees failed to complete the mission assigned to them with the resources given by Cyrus, Yehovah in his own time revealed his word in Haggai, as later it is revealed in the Church. The temple was founded on the 24th of the 9th month. in 520BC. It was completed on Adar 3 516 BC. The first date comes from Haggai as an early Persian period document. The second from Ezra as a middle Persian period document. The writer of Haggai was a contemporary of the compilers of Chronicles. They were both early Persian period and have a positive outlook on the future, unlike Ezra and Nehemiah. The research means scholars will look at Haggai from a new perspective as the angel of the pleasure of Yehovah.

This is a selection from a study looking at Paul's attitude to the Law through his attitude to th... more This is a selection from a study looking at Paul's attitude to the Law through his attitude to the commandments.
In this paper we will look at some aspects of the Apostle Paul’s conversations with Jewish Scripture. We will do this by reviewing a few studies of Paul’s approach to Scripture. We will first look at Ellis study of Paul's use Scripture in general, and then Moyise's overview of some literary approaches to Paul and the Scriptures. We will then narrow our focus to Paul and the Torah, for this we will look at an article by Serge Ruzer and Rabbi Jacob Emden. Finally we will look at Paul and his conversation with the Decalogue using a paper by Paula Fredriksen. During the study we will illustrate some points by looking at Paul's use of Psalm 143.2. This is a scripture he cites but not explicitly. We will use it to illustrate his independent approach probably to the Hebrew Scriptures. What we will find is that although Paul only cites Scriptures in some of his letters and most of his citations are focused on just three of four of his letters, through the commandments the Scriptures are present even in the letters where there is no citation. We will find that Paul's main purpose regarding the Torah is that Jew and Gentile fulfill it not talk about it, so although he may not use the word Torah or the word mitzvah in a letter that does not mean that the commandments in the Torah are not present and being taught being obeyed. We will also find through the example of Psalm 143 that in many cases Paul is not dependent on the LXX but it would seem that he is an independent translator and his authority is based on the fact that he and the Torah are sharing the word of God. Our study is short but we will see that because the voice of Paul is the voice of Messiah and the word he shared is the word of God he considers that he has the authority to share what he has to teach with or without citation and with new translation because he is the apostle of God. However it is important to note that when we say Paul is speaking with the voice of the Messiah we are not saying that in everything he wrote he was speaking with the authority of Messiah. He himself distinguishes between when he received a commandment from the Lord and when he himself as one approved by the Lord was giving advice [1 Cor 7].

To Make G-d All in All, 2018

The apostle Paul outlines a clear vision for the saints and the Church. This is a simple book out... more The apostle Paul outlines a clear vision for the saints and the Church. This is a simple book outlining what the author thinks the Bible outlines as the purpose, vision, and strategy of the saints are. The book is published in lulu.com and encapsulates what the Apostle Paul outlines are the purpose and vision and strategy of God regarding the movement of creation towards God who will be all in all at the end. The study involved transliterating most of the words of Genesis 1. Thus the reader will see the Hebrew words of most of Genesis 1

In the first two centuries after the resurrection of Jesus of Nazareth and amazing array of Chris... more In the first two centuries after the resurrection of Jesus of Nazareth and amazing array of Christianities and Judaisms sprung up. These groups of made claims of being the offspring of the teaching of various Apostles. In this short paper some of the sources and the Proto Orthodox defenders of the early followers of Jesus are mentioned. Some heresies were Jewish and later they were Gentile. We see this in the writings of Hegessipus especially.

The Calendars used in Biblical times are vitally important in helping us understand the Bible and... more The Calendars used in Biblical times are vitally important in helping us understand the Bible and biblical events and eschatology. In Genesis it is stated that the sun, moon and stars were given for sign (otot) and for appointed times (moadim). The knowledge of the calendars and chronologies of the biblical period is very important for our dating of biblical events and their position relative to the societies’ contemporary with the Bible. This project is a short investigation into chronology and calendars. The Rabbis had many many dattings for the coming of Messiah and the saints who follow the New Testament also made many different prediction. This paper looks at calendars from the Gezer Calendars, the Egyptian, Babylonians, Sumerian and the Biblical Jubilee systems. The work is based out of the studies of Eugene Faulstich and his computerised bibilical calendars systems including the Jubilees and the shmittot as part of his calendar calcution. The study included informal transliterations of Hebrew, Babylonian and other calendar terms. It suggests that a calendar for Christians should be based on the resurrection of Jesus Christ rather than his birth, because this was the most defining feature of his ministry. This is from the book The King is Here by Michael Adi Nachman, IUniverse, 2012. This is the pen name for Antony Hylton

This is a timeline for the building, and destruction of the first temple and the altar of Jereboa... more This is a timeline for the building, and destruction of the first temple and the altar of Jereboam son of Nebat, and the building of the second temple. The dates are computer generated using the methods of Eugene Faulstich's Bible Chronology and the Scientific Method.

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The important informative and cited paper by Geir Winje The textbooks in KRL- What Happened In Te... more The important informative and cited paper by Geir Winje The textbooks in KRL- What Happened In Ten Years?, published in Norsk Teologisk Tidsskrift nr 1/2008 provides two different abstracts for the one piece of research. The English abstract does not translate the Norwegian abstract but it is quite different. This short paper is a comparison between the information provided to the English-speaking scholars and that provided to the Norwegian-speaking scholarly world. It is noted that the conclusions in the English abstract do not appear to correspond with the purpose of the investigation. The question is raised as to why provide two different abstracts. The other problem taken up is can the investigation of stories and pictures in Norwegian textbooks really bear the weight of the conclusions drawn. This short paper is one of two planned papers. The second will deal with the study itself and perhaps the ethics involved in providing less information and different information to English speakers who may lean on the abstract for their studies.

This is a specimen of a dialogue between an orthodox Jew of Aish HaTorah, Jerusalem and an evange... more This is a specimen of a dialogue between an orthodox Jew of Aish HaTorah, Jerusalem and an evangelist. To the Orthodox Jew, Baruch, Jesus' cry on the cross was an act of desperation and a sense of isolation from God. To the evangelist, the cry Eli Eli My God My God was Jesus of Nazareth through the evangelist was pointing to the eschatological significance of his death on the cross in regard to the spread of the testimony of the answered cry of the afflicted one through his resurrection, and the impact on fearers of Yahweh, then Israel. The cry Eli Eli Lama shevaktani points the listener to a Psalm which points to the universal worship of Yahuwah as a result of the cry being answered. The text comces from The King is Here, Michael Adi Nachman (Antony Hylton), Iuniverse.

Luke records Paul went to the Synagogue in many towns why? Paul declares the gospel is the power ... more Luke records Paul went to the Synagogue in many towns why? Paul declares the gospel is the power of God for salvation for the Jew and Greeks who believe, why? Was Apostle Paul really only an apostle to "pagans" as Fredriksen argues? Is not the use of the term "pagan" anachronistic? Why do we find him climbing the difficult mountains in Turkey to get to an obscure Jewish synagogue in Perga area? If Paul's letter to the Romans was to a congregation he does not know as Fredriksen claims, then why does he list over 30 people at the end of it some of whom are his own Jewish relatives? What I have included here are rough notes beginning to answer some of these important questions. The quest for the Jewish Paul includes Rabbi Jacob Emden (scourge of the Jewish heretics), C.G. Montefiore, J Klausner, K Stendahl, Sanders, Boyarin, Wright, Gager, Flusser, Santala and others Paul did keep the Torah to his dying day as I have argued in Ultra-Orthodox Jew Meets Apostle Paul. But it was not the truncated Paul of the undisputed letters who did that. It was the complete Paul of the letters in the New Testament, and the Paul of Acts combined. The Letters represent Paul's communication with insiders. Acts' speeches represent Paul's communication with outsiders. When he preaches to non-Jewish audiences he cites nature or Greek poets, he does not cite Jewish Scripture, he does not call non-Jewish outsiders'' brothers. His team in 1 and 2 Thessalonians do not cite one Jewish Scripture either. Why? Paul's audience was heterogeneous. But for all of them "if Christ has not risen we are still dead in our sins and our faith is useless."

Reformation has been defined in dictionaries as “an act of forming anew; a second coming in order... more Reformation has been defined in dictionaries as “an act of forming anew; a second coming in order”, Order is defined as “regular arrangement: made of procedure.” The Reformation refers to a period in European or Church history when the Roman Church lost power over whole sections of European populations, many of whom turned to God as their refuge and strength. Those leaving the Roman Church, mainly, started walking a different way. Many started on what is called the narrow way that leads to life. I do not know why history has chosen the term reformation to describe the event for strictly speaking, taking the definition above, The Reformation historically does not fully fit the bill.

If one reads the New Testament with focus on which houses are present one notices that in the boo... more If one reads the New Testament with focus on which houses are present one notices that in the book of Acts there is a war against the house of David with Jesus (Yeshua) son of David as its head. The main characters fighting this war are the House of Annas or Hanan ben Sethi the most powerful high priestly house in first century Jerusalem. There is a hint of the how the house of Hashmon, the Macabees, took over the rule of Israel/Judea in the second century BC. The house of David in the House of Yeshua got support from Tribe of Benjamin, in the person of the Saul of Tarsus, much as King David got support from Jonathan son of Saul in his ascent to the throne. This study in in the main an unfinished investigation into David in the New Testament and Yeshua son of David as head of the house of David. The results are incomplete for the study is incomplete, but it raises many questions for further research. This battle is also reflected in Rabbinic literature. We see there in the list of succession regarding David's house, Hillel's line which should go to Gamaliel goes instead to Johanan Ben Zakkai a Saduccee (Mishna, tYad). He later hands the tradition back to the Gamaliels line and the supposed house of David. Reasons for this may be seen in the study Gamaliel Elder and Witness, Antony Hylton. This study is extracted is extracted from the King is Here, Micheal Adi Nachman, Iuniverse 2012. There the Gamaliel paper also be seen in an earleir form.

This paper is about Paul applying the Memorial, the name of God, Yahuwah/IAO to Jesus Christ in t... more This paper is about Paul applying the Memorial, the name of God, Yahuwah/IAO to Jesus Christ in the phrases Kurios Iesous Christos or the phrase Kurios Iesous. We will answer the question; “Is there clear evidence in Pauline literature and especially in the Christ hymn of Philippians 2:6-11 showing that Paul and thus the early Church intended to apply Yahuwah's Memorial, that is the name Yahuwah/IAO to Jesus Christ in Confession? Scholarship including Baudissin, Waddel, Kittel, Balz, Metzger, Piertesma, Smith, M., Howards, G., Detroyer, K., Bruce, F. Grelot, and others have conducted research that speaks to this issue. The contention of this paper is that the evidence indicates that Paul does intend to apply the name Yahuwah, the Tetragrammaton to Jesus Christ. Textually we find it is possible, linguistically we find it is probable if not certain, and contextually we find it is likely. The memorial would have been used during a calling on the name of the Lord at baptism and during the saints singing to one another in Psalms, hymns, and spiritual songs making melody in their heart to the Lord and in eschatological expectations regarding the Day of the Lord (1 Cor 5:5- P46).

The titles given to the followers of the Lord Jesus Christ are a matter of contention. The title ... more The titles given to the followers of the Lord Jesus Christ are a matter of contention. The title Christian and “Christians” is very popular in the present day but to the surprise of many, not one of the New Testament documents ever addresses the community to whom they were written to as “Χριστιανούς”. The introduction of the term Χριστιανούς by Luke in Acts 11:26 uses the word χρηματίσαι, chrematisai. There are but three uses of the word “Χριστιανούς” in the New Testament and two of these refer to persons outside of the community speaking about the community of those who followed Jesus of Nazareth and one of them is used by the Peter of 1 Peter referring to how outsiders were persecuting the believers because they bore that name. Scholars from John Wesley, John Gill, Archibald Robertson, Howson (PNTC, 1890), Gempf (NBC,1996) Guzik ( EWC, 2014) The usual explanation of the term is that it was a derogatory term used by the Gentiles, or an official term in Greek taking the form of a latin adjective. Here we review the options and argue that the word used to describe the name "Christian", that is χρηματίσαι, chrematisai is a word used to refer to an oracle or a message from God through a dream, and is used by Luke in this manner in its other uses. I argue the name originated from the prophetic nature of the Church and probably as a prophecy. Although the study is very limited in and much research needs to be done. However because the prophetic nature of the early Church has not been given enough attention, the context for the arising of the term Christian with Barnabus and Saul at the helm of the Church of Antoch, the capital of Roman Asia and perhaps the third most powerful city in the Roman Empire. The effect of scholarship of thie rereading is to see that the term "Christian" is a prophetic word from God or the divine narrative and result from a combination of Latin, Greek and Hebrew. Hebrew producing the meaning, Latin the form and Greek the word.

This is an attempted thesis proposal regarding research on the relationship of 2 Chronicles 20 an... more This is an attempted thesis proposal regarding research on the relationship of 2 Chronicles 20 and Exodus 14:13- Exodus 15:30. We look at the previous scholarly research perspectives relating to 2 Chronicles 20 and suggest a path of research. These include

Literary Review: Traditional Approaches
1 Historical Approach – Ancient Near Eastern Studies
2 A Source Critical Approach
3 The Literary Genre Approach
4 A Subversive Approach
5 Canonical Method
6 The Entertainment Approach
7 Inner Biblical Exegesis: Jewish Exegesis
8 Citation, Verbal Parallel, Allusion Approaches

The research will deal with the narrative of the story of Jehoshaphat and the threat of the Moabites, Ammonites and other groups in 2 Chronicles 20:1-30 and the divine deliverance witnessed. The unit opens with Jehoshaphat the textual introduction of the Moabites and its allies coming against Jehoshaphat to battle and continues until they are destroyed and fear of God was on all those kingdoms and those around about. I choose focus on this episode because in the midst of it is the prophetic work and message of a Levite prophet. In addition, the cultic focus is so great that it is an illustration of the importance of the cult to the Chronicler. It is also an example of cult prophets in action and there is a clear interaction between the old tesof Levi and the house of David and their respective roles in what is presented as a military crisis.

Not many people have been unfortunate enough to be given the title satan. Jobab was given that ti... more Not many people have been unfortunate enough to be given the title satan. Jobab was given that title by Abraham Abulafia, but unfortunately for Hadad the Edomite and Rezion the son of Eliada they were given the title satan by the Scriptures themselves. In this paper we will reflect on Hadad the Edomite. We think that the author of Kings understood that Hadad the Edomite of 1 Kings 11:14-25 was the same person as Hadar (d) the King who succeeded Baalhanan son of Achbor (David) as king in Edom who in turn succeeded Saul of Rehovoth (Saul) (Gen 36:37-39) and the ancestor to Ben Hadad I (1 Kgs 15:18-20). We will argue that he was a vassal of Pharaoh King of Egypt and that having returned from exile failed to gain enough support in Edom to revolt against Solomon so he moved north to Aram and aligned himself with Rezon of Damascus and established himself in the region of Aram. After he worked with Rezon ruler of Damascus against Solomon he left behind a line of kings called Ben Hadad. Hadad was not his only name we will suggest it was with Hadad Hezion or Hadad Tab-rimmon (1 Kings 15:18-21). The main damage he brought to Israel was the intelligence he sent back to Pharaoh regarding the wealth of Solomon and the weaknesses of Solomon and that in combination with Pharaoh's other vassal Jeroboam son of Nebat led to end of the United Kingdom, and all the wealth gained by Saul, David and Solomon which had been stored up in the Temple being taken by Shishak as spoil to Egypt (1 Kings 14:29) and any left overs by Ben Hadad I through Asa's request (1 Kgs 15: 18-21). This was in revenge for near total destruction of either ruling Edomite male population or the entire male population of Edom by Joab and David of Israel. On this understanding of Hadad King of Edom we will compare him to the Fugitive Hero Pattern. He will be seen to be a fugitive who returns to his land with the authority of Egypt. He then moves north and clearly succeeds in hurting the people who hurt his people, to the Edomites then he would be a hero but also to the Aramean who also saw the house of David as illegitimate rulers or oppressors. To fulfil the pattern however he needs to establish a cult, the evidence for this may be not so easy to obtain.

This is short overview of the meaning of the term Autocephalos Church and the make up of the Eas... more This is short overview of the meaning of the term Autocephalos Church and the make up of the Eastern Orthodox communion of Churches as oppsoed to the Roman Catholic Communion and the Holy and Apostle Church of the East.

What is the nature and relationship of the two classes of data now available for writing a histor... more What is the nature and relationship of the two classes of data now available for writing a history of ancient Israel; texts and archaeological evidence? This is a question raised by Dever (Dever 1997) and as relevant today as it was when he raised it. This paper seeks to take a short but critical look at the low chronology paradigm of Israel Finkelstein the archaeologist. In this paradigm archaeological data is given priority over the literary sources of contained in the biblical text. In this paper we will review the paradigm and critique it. We will then go on to look at some of the limitations in using archaeological data to reconstruct history. We will do this by reviewing the situation in the dating of Egyptian chronology, through Manetho, a criticism of the consensus and this will set the problem into relief by observing how difficult it is to see which Pharaoh reigned alongside King Solomon using archaeological data even of some of the most reliable kind. We finish with seeing how Egyptian Chronology is sometimes used to date biblical events despite the lack of absolute dates. This gives the scholar pause in being too certain about dating anything in the second millennium BCE and backwards. The paper is in the form of notes so the result will be very limited in application and yet they need to be noted.

Four days ago the world witnessed a beautiful coronation service in Westminster Abbey. The corona... more Four days ago the world witnessed a beautiful coronation service in Westminster Abbey. The coronation was full of wonderful scriptures and wonderful symbols as King Charles III was officially crowned king. On the 8th of September 2022 Queen Elizabeth II passed to glory. On the 6th of May 2023. These dates are exactly 240 days apart or 7 months and 28 days apart. The number 24 has lots og biblical significance but for now we will say that in honor of entering this new era of growing peace and love we seek to count our days aright.
In the Jewish calendar September 8th 2022 was the 12th of Elul in the year 5782. 6 May 2023 was The Torah portion was Ki Tetzei, Deuteronomy 21:10 to 25:19. When you go out. The coronation actually took place on a shabbat in 5783. 'it was the 14th of Iyyar and actually the day of the Second Passover. (Peach sheni). The reading for that shabbat was Parasha emor : Leviticus 21:1 to 24:23

J. H Allen published a detailed overview of the tradition that Queen Elizabeth is a descendant of... more J. H Allen published a detailed overview of the tradition that Queen Elizabeth is a descendant of the daughter of King Zedekiah son of Josiah son of David. Included in his work was a full genealogy of Queen Elizabeth II. Allen stops earlier than the queen by we have added the last few generations from the Queen's Coronation book. The significance of this connection is that the United King will then inherit the promises of God in the Bible for Israel in the last days. This might explain that it was the British who gave birth to Israel both under George the V with the Balfour declaration and under George VI with her withdrawal from Canaan/ Palestine, followed by the birth of Israel in a day!

John G. Lake hearing what he understood was the voice of Jesus Christ in the Christian saved him ... more John G. Lake hearing what he understood was the voice of Jesus Christ in the Christian saved him and the life of his wife and saved them from a terrible accident. Lake was a man who saw many things in his ministry that defy explanation by the modern scientific method. They have not yet comprehended what happened to him. He appears in the book God's Generals by Roberts Liardon and Defining Moments, by Bill Johnson, and other important works regarding the Charismatic Church.

The Lord Jesus after his death for our sins and his resurrection on the third day prophesied tha... more The Lord Jesus after his death for our sins and his resurrection on the third day prophesied that his disciples would be the witnesses to his resurrection. In Michael Adi Nachman's book the King Is Here he refers to the Seventy Evangelists of Jesus listed by Hippollytus a second century apologist and gospel preacher. In that list Aristobulus is listed as Biship to Britain. Gardiner claims Aristobulus was both the brother of Herod agrippa I and co worker of Apostle Paul, even ordained by him. A number of sources are given relating to these claims.

This is just a note to the present in my study Jesus the Levite. The New Testament indicates Jesu... more This is just a note to the present in my study Jesus the Levite. The New Testament indicates Jesus has sisters. They are unnamed but sources in Epiphanius, the Gospel of Philip, The Protoevangelion of James and the Apostolic Constitions gives names to the sisters. In this respect Joanna the wife of Chuza the Chief financial office of Herod Antipas is considered a sister of Jesus. This short notes raises question around this and gives sources.

This is a bibliography of many studies on Jesus, the Bible and Biblical Interpretation among Jews... more This is a bibliography of many studies on Jesus, the Bible and Biblical Interpretation among Jews and Christians. The research includes lots of unique insights into understanding the Bible. For example the argument that Jesus of Nazareth's mother was from a intermarraige between the tibe of Judah and the tribe of Levi like Eleazar and Ithmar the sons of Levi. Also the argument that the petalon worn only by the high priest was worn by the scisple whom Jesus loved in the Gospel of John. Or the argument that Johanna who appears in the Gospel of Luke as a witness of the resurrection and a friend of Mary Magdalene was the wife of Chuza who had control of all of Herod Antipas' properties, and the granddaughter of Theophilus a High priest in Jerusalem in 37 AD, who may have been favourable to Stephen the first Martyr of the Church and not atagonistic. These studies give a new Charismatic Noachide perspective on the New Testament and the Old Testament Prophets. It envisions the present Charismatic movement as a fulfilment of Rabbis Saadia Gaon and Maimonidies regarding the coming age and the restoration of prophecy.

The identification of the character Job and his placement in the Biblcal history has been an iss... more The identification of the character Job and his placement in the Biblcal history has been an issue taxing scholars for generations. The Russian Orthodox and Slavonic traditions, some Jewish traditions, and David Gibson in his book on the Hyksos and Abraham Abulafia identify him with Jobab son of Zerach second king of Edom. Dann Farelly of Bethel School of Supernatural Ministry places him with Abraham. Barry Setterfield and Bernard Northrup place him with Peleg after the flood of Noah. This short paper brings out the clear connection with Jobab son of Zerach. The argument based on timing, geography, names, and cult practices point clearly to this period. Job is seen as a prophet on the order of Abraham and Bilaam, and Moses who consults God on behalf of others. The writers work on Hadad: Hero or Satan (lulu.com), and Solomon's Satans (lulu.com) are supportive of this conclusion.

The King Is Here, 2012

According to the King is Here, Michael Adi Nachman, The Rabbis teach in the oral tradition that G... more According to the King is Here, Michael Adi Nachman, The Rabbis teach in the oral tradition that God has laid seven Mitzvoth commandments as obligations on the Gentiles for them to live by. It is held that in the Messianic age when the earth shall be filled with the knowledge of the glory of Yahuah as the waters cover the sea, the nations will be fulfilling these seven mitzvoth perfectly. Also in that time the Israelites will be fulfilling their Mitzvoth perfectly. And if the Rabbis are correct in handing down a tradition which they claim come from Moses, which states seven obligations are laid on the Gentiles, and all is done and completed, the world will run in the Messianic age, just as Eloah planned it to run. All will be in harmony and peace and all will be well for mankind. The seven mitzvoth are actually general categories and it is held by some Rabbis such as Rabbi Baruch Horowitz that they equate to about 70 of the 613 Mitzvoth given to Israel as a people. The argument of this paper is that the saints of Jesus Christ have already taught the nations the Noahide laws. Not only this but that the followers of Jesus of Nazareth live to a standard above that of the requiment of the laws of Noah. These laws are addressed in the New Testament book of Acts, in the Talmud , by Rambam, and Rabbi Jacob Emden. Rambam takes up the issue of Jesus of Nazareth in his Mishnah Torah in the section called Hilcot Melakim. The Laws of Kings.

From Rabbi Isaac the Blind to Rabbi Yitzchak Kaduri people have speculated about the relationship... more From Rabbi Isaac the Blind to Rabbi Yitzchak Kaduri people have speculated about the relationship between Jesus of Nazareth and the mystical tradition of the Rabbi called Kabbalah. Christian savants like Pico Della Miradola, Cornelius Agrippa and Johannes Reuchlin and Jewish Rabbis like Rabbi Abraham Abulafia, and some modern scholars have placed Jesus or Rabbi Yahushua into their kabbalistic schemes. The observations in these notes are simply suggestive. The thoughts are more of a Rabbinic compilation than a systematic argument. They do however point to areas where the mytical tradition of the Rabbis appear to overlap with the teaching and thought of Jesus of Nazareth placing him firmly in the mystical tradition. More in this may be found in my studies on Abraham Abulafia especially : Abulafia : Unifier of the Divine Name, which can be seen on lulu.com.

This is document giving the appointed times of Yahweh (moadi yahuah) in English and in Hebrew tra... more This is document giving the appointed times of Yahweh (moadi yahuah) in English and in Hebrew trasliteration. The transliteration is simple and not technical.

The Ante Nicene Father's of Schaff include a fascinating document throught to be the work of the ... more The Ante Nicene Father's of Schaff include a fascinating document throught to be the work of the third century Church Father Hippolytus. He gives a list of what are considered the 70 evangelists who Jesus sent forth in his second round of evangelism. The list does not just contain seventy names but for most of them their addresses and some fascinating comments regarding their relationships to various early Church personalities well known to us. This short document contains the seventy, plus the testimony of the twelve apostles plus the apostolic succession of the Holy and Apostolic Church of the East said to be established by the Apostle Thomas. The succession runs from Thomas through the 113 bishops who follow until the years 2000 or so in Jerusalem. Again many many interesting facts.

Albright argues for יהוה being in the form of a imperfect third person hifil verb corresponding t... more Albright argues for יהוה being in the form of a imperfect third person hifil verb corresponding to יהיה from the root הי''ה which reflects Aramaic הו''ה. Gordon argues for יהוה being pronounced yehovah that is yod heh vav heh vocalised with sere, holem, qamatz. He argues it is not connected to hovah destruction because hovah is from the root הו''ה but based on Ex. 3:16 יהוה is from the root הי''ה. He argues it is a combination of past present and future forms of the root and he bases his argument on a thousand very late manuscripts of the Tanakh. Mowinckel argues from a north Sinaitic origin for the name יהוה distinguishing between the original meaning and later developement. Based on the exclamation יה combined with the third person pronoun הוא producing Ya huwah or Ya' huah. We for personal and scientific reason side with Mowinckel and address this debate in a personal letter.
Someone read a Letter on the Pronunciation of the Tetrgrammaton and asked why Yahuah was the way the writer chose to pronounce the name instead of Yahweh or Yehovah. This letter gives personal reasons and academic reasons. It is written as a member of the faith community of the "Saints" or Charismatic Church. First it covers the leading of the Holy Spirit in inspiring the writer to research and inveistigate the name by the use of coincidences in gematria and times. Then iit goes into the experience of modern day tongues and it part in restoring the pronunciation of the name. Then it goes into the the academic confirmations of the resutls of the experience, especially the article of Mowinkel "The Name of the God of Moses"

This short paper is simply designed to raise questions as to Markan priority in the solution of t... more This short paper is simply designed to raise questions as to Markan priority in the solution of the synoptic puzzle. It gives a short and by no means comprehensive outline of the synoptic problem, and asserts that while there is no present day academic consensus regarding an alternative hypothesis to Markan priority, it does not mean Markan priority is a satisfactory theory explaining the data in the three gospels. It is not and many of its inadequacies are explained in this paper. The first half of the paper outlines some of the hypotheses put forward which attempt to explain the data, this culminates with Markan priority. The second half is a critique of the hypothesis based on the work of Farmer on the Griesbach hypothesis. The final conclusion is by no means certain.

The development of the character of Jesus from the religious Jewish man to the object of faith in... more The development of the character of Jesus from the religious Jewish man to the object of faith in Christianity. Discusses the elements of orthodox Jewish belief in the first century CE that are reflected in his statements, teachings, lifestyle, and religious virtuosity that mark him as a Torah-centred faithful member of his culture. Calls attention to similarities and/or differences in his thought and the ideas of other Jewish sects of his time. Incorporates specific issues and textual material to support the case. After this discussion shows that how Christian ideologists transformed him into the spiritualized, metaphysical and divinized messiah of their faith. Includes the essential religious, socio-cultural, and literary factors that stand behind this transformation and what necessitated it. Treats the importance of biblical interpretation(meaning making) in the appropriate places within this essay.

Review of Armin Langhe's paper in Orion Fifteenth International Orion Symposium on the Dead , 2017

Review of his presentation at the Orion Fifteenth International Orion Symposium on the Dead Sea S... more Review of his presentation at the Orion Fifteenth International Orion Symposium on the Dead Sea Scrolls, 2017

Review of Fuller's paper in Orion Fifteenth International Orion Symposium on the Dead Sea Scrolls... more Review of Fuller's paper in Orion Fifteenth International Orion Symposium on the Dead Sea Scrolls, 2017

Review of Tov's Presentation in Orion Fifteenth International Orion Symposium, on the Dead Sea Sc... more Review of Tov's Presentation in Orion Fifteenth International Orion Symposium, on the Dead Sea Scrolls.

Review of Rofe's paper in Orion Fifteenth International Orion Symposium on the Dead Sea Scrolls

Review of Ben Dov's paper on Deuteronomy 32:8 in Orion Fifteenth International Orion Symposium on... more Review of Ben Dov's paper on Deuteronomy 32:8 in Orion Fifteenth International Orion Symposium on the Dead Sea Scrolls

The Twelve Minor Prophets Simply the Bible, 2024

This book presents a transliteration of the Twelve Minor Prophets from the Hebrew Bible, transfor... more This book presents a transliteration of the Twelve Minor Prophets from the Hebrew Bible, transforming Hebrew script into English letters while preserving the original Hebrew pronunciation. Designed for those unfamiliar with Hebrew, it enables readers to vocalize the ancient Hebrew words as they were traditionally spoken. The guide highlights three key benefits: enhancing the reading experience through recitation, aiding in Hebrew language learning by practicing phonetics, and deepening spiritual connection through prayer and reflection. By offering access to the original Hebrew sounds, this book connects readers to Jewish and Christian traditions, improves Hebrew pronunciation, and enriches engagement with the spiritual teachings of the Twelve Minor Prophets.

Psalms for Everyone Simply the Bible, 2024

This book provides a transliteration of the Psalms, converting Hebrew script into English letters... more This book provides a transliteration of the Psalms, converting Hebrew script into English letters while retaining the original pronunciation. It enables readers to recite the Psalms in Hebrew, even without knowledge of the Hebrew alphabet. The guide outlines three key applications: enhancing the experience of reading and reciting the Psalms aloud, supporting Hebrew language learning by familiarizing readers with its phonetics, and enriching prayer or meditation practices. The book fosters a connection to Jewish tradition, aids in Hebrew pronunciation, and deepens spiritual engagement with the ancient text, making it accessible to a wide audience.

Inspirational Teachings of Bethel, 2024

"Inspirational Teachings of Bethel" is a transformative collection of book reports exploring the ... more "Inspirational Teachings of Bethel" is a transformative collection of book reports exploring the profound spiritual insights offered by prominent Bethel Church figures such as Bill Johnson, Kris Vallotton, Beni Johnson, Danny Silk, and Jack Frost. This work reviews key texts from Bethel's curriculum, designed to equip revivalists for an unprecedented global revival. Through thoughtful engagement with foundational works like When Heaven Invades Earth, Experiencing the Father’s Embrace, and Keep Your Love On, this book provides readers with essential teachings on God’s kingdom, personal empowerment, forgiveness, and spiritual warfare.

Each chapter presents a critical analysis of the author’s messages, offering both points of agreement and disagreement, helping readers discern the value of these teachings for their spiritual growth. Readers are invited to pray for divine insight, act on transformative principles, and allow the Holy Spirit to guide them into all truth. Whether addressing unforgiveness, seeking self-control, or yearning for a deeper relationship with God, "Inspirational Teachings of Bethel" offers the tools and inspiration for personal transformation, empowering believers to embrace their identity as children of God and to live out the fullness of their faith.

The Chronicler's Prophet and the Temple Restoation, 2018

This is an abstract from the notes of Antony Hylton on the prophet Jahaziel presented in The Chro... more This is an abstract from the notes of Antony Hylton on the prophet Jahaziel presented in The Chronicler's Prophet and the Temple Restoration (lulu.com, 2018) The Biliography may be seen there.

In this book you have some notes on the history of the earliest Church. We start by looking at th... more In this book you have some notes on the history of the earliest Church. We start by looking at the arguments that point to Apostle Matthew being the first writer of the New Testament. The material here is very good for Bible students. We include extracts from some extremely brilliant scholars from the 19th and the 20th century. We also include material from the earliest Church ages. We have scholars who believe Matthew wrote in 33AD and through to 63 AD. The usual assumption that Matthew wrote after 70AD is refuted here. In light of the position that Matthew wrote first and early we may possibly read Paul’s reference to the third day resurrection being in the Scriptures as referring to the Gospel of Matthew. We look into the importance of Scriptures to Peter and Paul in their final letters written sometime before 68 AD. These are 2 Peter and 2 Timothy. They show some very important parallels. We move on to notes on the earliest traditions regarding the post New Testament ministries of the 12 Apostles and the Seventy Evangelists mentioned by Luke. Finally, we move on to a systematic challenge to the idea of Marcan Priority written for a master’s course on the synoptic gospel in University of the Holy Land in Jerusalem. We then have a little word from Isaac Newton on Matthew and John and the chronology of Jesus ministry. Finally, we have powerful appendixes with high level scholarly summaries of Matthew’s gospel from the 19th century.

This book is the journal of a Charismatic Christian Gentile Noachide journey from the title Lord ... more This book is the journal of a Charismatic Christian Gentile Noachide journey from the title Lord to the name Yahuwah. His investigation began with a dream that sent him to Israel December 1998. In the dream he was told he would go to a place for seven years. That place was Israel. In Israel he began studying Hebrew and Arabic all with the goal of restoring the name of God to the mouth of the Church and Israel. Through discussions with Rabbis. Hebrew scholars, and Arabic speakers he left behind Gesenius and Albright's form Yahweh (3rd masculine singular imperfect, hifil of a lamed-heh verb, הוה ) and came into agreement with Mowinckel's Yahuwah, which provides and explanation for the early prevalence of the for Yahu in the Elephantine Papyri and as the second part of many theophoric names. Also the form Yah. is given consideration as evidence. The Noachides vision to see the name Yahuwah restored to the mouth of Israel and the Church as part of the restoration of all things has him reading Rabbi Nachman of Breslov and Jerome the translator of the Latin Vulgate, listening to Rabbi David Weinberg of Hebrew Union College Cincinnati Ohio and the inscriptions found from Jewish Settlement in 6th Century BC Babylon, one imparticular נדב יהוה pronounced nadav yahuwah by Rabbi Weinberg in a lecture on The Impact of Assyriology on Biblical Studies on May 4th 2000 at the Institute of Holy Land Studies, Mount Zion Jerusalem. The prophecies of Church Flynn and Sister Nancy Berg of Mount Zion Fellowship Jerusalem all played their part in the Charismtics Noahide coming to certainty about the pronunciation of the name. In the end through Hebrew and Arabic pronunciation practices the four letters yod heh vav heh or in Arabic yah hah wah hah find their home in the worship of one Charismatic Christian Gentile Noachide who lived in Israel for 12 years. He evivisions the spead of the name to every corner of the earth and examples of Charismatic prophecy are inncluded in the journey.

The role of Jesus in Rabbinic Judaism is an enigma. On the one had you have highly respected Rabb... more The role of Jesus in Rabbinic Judaism is an enigma. On the one had you have highly respected Rabbis like Rabbi Jacob Emden, and Rabbi Abraham Abulafia who are from different poles of Judaism who both show respect for Jesus as a teacher of the Gentiles. On the other extremely you have other orthodox Rabbis who think Jesus is suffereings indescribeable and and vehemently set against him. Then historically you have Rabbis who had an encounter with Jesus, like Rabbi Abner of Burgos and the first bishop of Jerusalem Michael Solomon Alexander, also Gamaliel and the Apostle Paul. The effect is enough to make one wonder. This books sets out to discuss some of the issues which arise in this debate. It is not a deep treatement of the subject but the attitudes expressed in the book are those a Christian Noachide will experience moving through the Jewish community in Israel today. Maimonides approach to Jesus in his Hilchot Melakim or the Laws of Kings and their Wars in his Mishnah Torah is discussed. The book is published on lulu.com. Here there is just a selection from the first half of the book.

Jews Christians and Muslims all have different approaches to prayer. This paper is a selection fr... more Jews Christians and Muslims all have different approaches to prayer. This paper is a selection from a book where a Charismatic Christian and a Muslim from Turkey call Fezar discuss prayer in their particular faith context. They are then met by a Jew who inputs a little insight from his perspective of praying. The five daily muslim prayers the three daily Jewish prayers and the praying in tongues as a Spirit baptiized Christian are covered. This paper was present to professor David Burrel during a Masters course in Israel. The book is called You Can Disciple the Nations about Prayer in Christ and is avaialable on lulu.com.

This is a selection study from a transliteration of the complete book of Haggai into English lett... more This is a selection study from a transliteration of the complete book of Haggai into English letters on Lulu.com, Haggai Study Tools for Students and Saints. This is volume one and is given out in the month of Shevat the same month Deuteronomy was first proclaimed by Moses on Mount Nebo. It is combined with a line-by-line translation of the Masoretic text so that the English speaker may with no Hebrew may access directly the Hebrew text of the book of Haggai. In the book is also included a Hebrew, text, a Greek LXX version beside it along with a transliterated Masoretic text into the English alphabet. Seven Messianic secrets are observed by comparing some aspects of Haggai with the Messianic teaching of Jesus Christ and the New Testament. There is also a version of the Latin vulgate included and a Hebrew text without vowel points. These are wonderful study tools for students and preachers who study the book of Haggai.

This is a selection from the book The Chronicler's Prophet and the Temple Restoration at lulu.co... more This is a selection from the book The Chronicler's Prophet and the Temple Restoration at lulu.com. The Purpose of this research was to investigate the character and message of Jahaziel ben Zechariah a Levite son of Asaph who gave a beautiful prophecy to King Jehoshaphat, Judah and Jerusalem just after the death of King Ahab in response to a perceived threat from their neighbors, Moab, Ammon and the Sons of Seir or Edom (2 Chr 20). His message of encouragement like those of Isaiah, Jeremiah, Zechariah, Haggai, and Malachi directed the audience to trust Yahweh for he would fight their battle for them. Jehoshaphat confirmed his message telling the assembly to trust Yahweh and his prophets. In recent scholarly discussion a number of studies on the identity of Jahaziel and his message have focused on whether or not he is a literary character and his type of prophecy was not from the first temple period but a retrojection of the Chronicler from the second temple period. In other words the Chronicler writing somewhere between the Middle Persian Period and the Hellenistic period retrojected back his experience in the Second Temple Period and created the whole scene of the rumors of war and the character Jahaziel and placed his own words into the mouth of the Jahaziel. Jahaziel then is the voice of the Chronicler.
In this study, my approach is to try to understand Jahaziel as the Chronicler understood him. I present the investigation in three main sections. In the first section, we introduce Jahaziel and our argument that the Sitz im Leben of the book must be moved forward to the early Persian Period and it is document enabling Zerubbabel and the post exilic house of David to reestablish the temple cult. This argument is based maninly on the internal evidence of the text itself and the fact that the narrative ends at the coming of Cyrus, not hundreds of years later when the house of David had no power. In moving it here we can see a situation where many of the lessons the Chronicler is trying to teach have a purposeful function. For example, the characters held responsible for their actions throughout Chronicles are ultimately the heads of the house of David, called kings in the first temple period and governors in the early Persian period. They are held responsible for doing right in the eyes of Yahweh and listening or not to his messengers. My argument is that only persons able to act on the many practical materials the Chronicler provides in his lessons are leaders of the house of David, in the early Second Temple period this is Zerubbabel and his house. Jahaziel’s message and Jehoshaphat;s response is a very good lesson for him. In the second section, we review research on Jahaziel from Wellhausen who sees no historical value in the materials to Levin who sees much historical value in the Chronicler’s material. Scholars attitudes to Jahaziel are surveyed in three sections. Those who believe there were no Prophets like Jahaziel in the first temple period cult. Those who are uncertain as to Jahaziel’s role and place. Those who see that there might have been a prophet like Jahaziel in the first temple period and some who believe he was actually there and did prophesy. In the third section, we complete our contribution. We give a literary analysis of the texts concerning Jahaziel. We do this by mainly focusing on the internal evidence of the Chronicler. Secondly a close look at the words used by Jahaziel shows that morphologically, lexically and syntactically there is no reason for them not to have come from the first temple period. One key point here is that the text uses words and syntactic structures which are unique not only in the HB but unique in Chronicles itself. This could mean that it is not necessarily the Chronicler speaking at all but a source which only appears in the reign of Jehoshaphat. The Chronicler calls this source The Words of Jehu ben Hanini. This source contains hapax legomema, a pre-exilic form of the word Jerusalem, and a pre-exilic lexical use of the word amad. Most scholars understand that because the Chronicler wrote after most of the canon was complete, when he uses words which sound like Isaiah, he must have been imitating Isaiah. I consider this assumption unwarranted. If the source on which his words come from are from a pre Isaianic source it is equally possible Isaiah was influenced by the source. We look in section three at the sources behind Jahaziel's words and parallels in the Hebrew Bible, his message to Jerusalem, his relationship to other characters of his time, especially the king and the priest in the light of the covenant of Abraham, Yahweh and David. In this we do a typological comparison with covenants and declaration formulas used in ANE covenants. In addition, his place in the anthropomorphic body of Yahweh. We look at the various terms for prophets and formulae related to prophecy. Thus. we look at Jahaziel and Moses, David, as Levite and as son of Asaph, his place in the temple and the mishmarot. We discover he would have been a Jerusalem prophet like Isaiah, Jeremiah and give special attention to his connection with Zechariah ben Iddo ben Berechiah because in the post exilic period it was he who was along with Haggai the prophet trying to encourage Zerubbabel as Jahaziel son of Zechariah encouraged Jehoshphat. The results of this research will affect the way scholars read the HB and especially the Chronicler. He will be read as practical mentor or teacher who encouraged the post exilic house of David to resurrect the temple and the temple cult. Jahaziel’s message was a key one in this regard encouraging him to understand he was not about man’s work but Yahweh’s work and Yahweh himself would be with him as he was with David, and a key way Yahweh was with him was through his prophets the psalmists and the Levites who in the sons of Asaph were the same persons.

These notes are covering the main lines of scholarship regarding the character Jahaziel the Levit... more These notes are covering the main lines of scholarship regarding the character Jahaziel the Levite who prophesies in 2 Chronicles 20:14-17. The mainly come from the book The Chronicler’s Prophet and the Temple Restoration , lulu.com by the same author: The outline of the book is as follows:
Contents
Abstract 10
Abbreviations 15
Bible Books Abbreviations 19
Transliteration: 21
Time Lines 22
Timeline 1: Rulers Dates BCE 22
Timeline 2: Jubilee Years 25
Timeline 3: Cult dates 26
1.0.0 Introduction 29
1.1 Jahaziel, and Date, Authorship and Audience 38
Conclusion Pillar 1: 68
1.2 Jahaziel and the Unity of Chronicles, Ezra and Nehemiah 69
Conclusion Pillar 2 70
1.3 Jahaziel and the Jubilee factor 70
Conclusion Pillar 3 75
2.0.0 Jahaziel Among the Scholars 76
A Jahaziel No Temple Prophet 76
2.1.0 Wellhausen, Naaman, Stavrakopolou: Jahaziel Imaginary Creation of the Chronicler 76
2.2.0 Von Rad: Jahaziel the Levitical Preacher 88
2.3.0 Rendtorff: Jahaziel A Type not Connected to the Temple 88
B Jahaziel a Real Prophet? 90
2.4.0 Japhet: Jahaziel a Literary Figure with An Artificial Name 90
2.5.0 Nasuti, Miller, Throntveit: Literary Jahaziel a Witness 91
2.6.0 Schniedewind: Jahaziel The Literary Post Exilic Inspired Interpreter 92
2.7.0 Beentjes: Jahaziel A Literary Personage Imitating God’s Decision 98
2.8.0 Amzallag: Jahaziel Ex Choir Member and Not a Genuine Prophet 100
2.9.0 Levin: Jahaziel Not a Professional Prophet 105
2.10.0 Tournay: 108
Jahaziel Prophet of Zion The New Sinai 108
Prophets Like Jahaziel In the Fixed Order of The Cult 112
2.11.0 Hooke and Haldar and Johnson, Jahaziel Intercessor and Spokesman 112
2.12.0 Petersen: Jahaziel As Prophet in Sociological Perspective 113
2.13.0 Hilber: Jahaziel Cultic Prophet or Imitator of Prophetic Style 116
2.14.0 Mowinckel: Jahaziel A Prophetically Gifted Cult Psalmist 116
2.15.0 Jonker: Jahaziel The Voice of Yahweh 120
Conclusion Pillar 4 121
2.16.0 The Necessity of the Investigation 121
Method 125
3.0.0 The Context of Jahaziel 127
Table:Genealogy from Abraham the Prophet 128
3.1.0 Jahaziel as the Turning point 133
3.2.0 Jahaziel’s Place in Cultic Approach to Yahweh 135
3.2.1 Jehoshaphat’s Order of Service (2 Chr 20) 136
3.2.2 The Aim of the Chronicler in Relating the Episode 140
3.2.3 David's First Lesson about the Levites: They Must Bear the Ark and Minister to Yahweh 141
3.2.4 The Disaster of Ignoring the Mishpat Regarding the Levites 141
3.2.5 David Corrects His Mistake According to the Mishpat of the Levites: They Minister to Yahweh forever 142
3.2.6 The Rise of the House of Asaph Under the House of David: Levites Must Play the Music 142
3.2.7 Jehoshaphat Like David Seeks Yahweh According to Mishpat 143
3.2.8 Five Main Covenantal Authorities in Determining Mishpat: Yahweh, Levi, Moses, David, Solomon 143
3.2.9 Jehoshaphat: Abraham as Friendאהב of Yahweh 144
3.2.10 Jehoshaphat and Asaph 147
3.2.11 David a Servant, Solomon a Son of Yahweh 148
3.2.12 David's Covenant of Grace from Yahweh for his Son 149
3.2.13 Asaph, David and the Psalter 151
3.2.14 Asaph and the Psalms 151
3.2.15 Jahaziel a "Professional Prophet" I 152
3.2.16 Conclusion Pillar 5 159
3.2.17 Jahaziel and the Psalmists 167
3.2.18 Jahaziel Standing Before Yahweh 168
3.2.19 Houses with Specific Jobs: The House of Levi and the House of David 176
3.2.20 The Chronicler's Prophets 183
3.2.21 The Origin of the Sons of the Prophets 195
3.3.0 Jahaziel a Son of Asaph 201
3.4.0 Jahaziel and the Formal Schools in ANE Mesopotamia 203
3.5.0 Jahaziel’s Informal Prophetic Education in Judah 204
3.6.0 Jahaziel in the Davidic Calendar Based on Heads of the Father’s Houses 212
3.7.0 Jahaziel: The Spirit of Yahweh was on Him in the Midst of the Qahal 218
3.8.0 Hebrew Text of 2 Chronicles 20:15-17 223
3.8.1הַקְשִׁ֤יבוּ 229
3.8.2 כָל־יְהוּדָה֙ 230
3.8.3 ְיֹשְׁבֵ֣י יְרוּשָׁלִַ֔ם 231
3.8.4 וְהַמֶּ֖לֶך 234
3.8.5 יְהוֹשָׁפָ֑ט 235
3.8.5a כֹּֽה־אָמַ֙ר יְהוָ֜ה 235
3.8.6 לָכֶ֗ם אַ֠תֶּם 237
3.8.7 אַל־תִּֽירְא֤וּ 239
3.8.8 וְאַל־תֵּחַ֙תּוּ 240
3.8.9 מִפְּנֵ֙י 241
3.8.10 הֶהָמ֤וֹן הָרָב֙ 241
3.8.10 a כִּ֣י לֹ֥א לָכֶ֛ם הַמִּלְחָמָ֖ה 242
3.8.11 מָחָר֙ 243
3.8.12 רְד֣וּ 244
3.8.13 עֲלֵיהֶ֔ם 249
3.8.14 הִנָּ֥ם עֹלִ֖ים 249
3.8.15 בְּמַעֲלֵ֣ה 249
3.8.16 הַצִּ֑יץ 250
3.8.17 וּמְצָאתֶ֤ם אֹתָם֙ 250
3.8.18 בְּס֣וֹף 251
3.8.19 הַנַּ֔חַל 251
3.8.20 פְּנֵ֖י מִדְבַּ֥ר 253
3.8.21 יְרוּאֵֽל 253
3.8.22 לֹ֥א לָכֶ֖ם לְהִלָּחֵ֣ם 253
3.8.23 בָּזֹ֑את 254
3.8.24 הִתְיַצְּב֣וּ 255
3.8.25 עִמְד֡וּ 256
3.2.26 וּרְא֣וּ 258
3.2.27 Other Words 258
3.9.0 The Language of Jahaziel 260
3.10.0 Sources in Chronicles 261
3.11.0 The Message of Jahaziel 267
3.10.1 Sources Behind Jahaziel 272
3.12.0 Jahaziel in Relation to Others 277
Table: Yahweh’s Metaphorical Body Parts 280
3.13.0 Jahaziel in Covenantal Perspective 289
3.14.0 The Navi’ and the Covenant of David 299
3.15.0 Jahaziel in the Structure of Chronicles 303
3.16.0 Jahaziel and Abrahamic Covenant and the Inheritiance 311
3.17.0 Jahaziel and Mosaic Authority in the Covenant of Yahweh 323
3.18.0 Jahaziel and David’s Brit Olam: Prophet’s Organiser 325
3.19.0 Jahaziel and the Ways of a Father’s house 339
3.19.1 Jahaziel and the Size of a Father’s House 340
3.20.0 Jahaziel ben Asaph on Mount Zion? 344
3.21.0 Jahaziel among the Prophets of the Chronicler 346
3.21.1 Synonyms for Prophets 352
3.21.2 Prophets as Writers 353
3.21.3 Jobs of a Prophet 360
3.21.4 Psalmists Transformed to Prophets 361
3.21.5 Prophesying Families 364
3.21.6 The Sons of the Prophets 366
Conclusion 373
ביבליוגרפיה 375

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