Romance of the Hebrew Calendar

Raphael ben Levi’s book “Romance of the Hebrew Calendar” is a treasure trove of wisdom, reflection and spiritual refreshment. He has assembled a rich collection of Jewish wisdom, biblical interpretation, and Messianic Jewish understanding that will enrich the Church and help Jewish people see the jewishness of Yeshua (Jesus) as He fulfils the Hebrew Scriptures. Raphael is a student and teacher of the wisdom of the Scriptures. Each exposition of material and the accompanying reflections invite the reader to go deeper in their faith and understanding. The liturgies for sabbath and festivals are clearly explained and user-friendly for those wishing to adopt them. The notes, glossary and explanations are all helpful and easy to understand. The Hebrew calendar and its spiritual significance are little known and studied these days, except in certain circles where such teaching is often given esoteric mystical interpretation which adds to or distorts the plain meaning of Scripture. One thing that is refreshing about “Romance of the Hebrew Calendar” is that it avoids falling into this trap, and instead focuses clearly on the Messianic relevance and fulfilment of the multilayered and complex world of the Hebrew calendar. It is a book to be enjoyed and savoured. Students of the Hebrew calendar will be well aware of the complexities involved in such a study. The reader needs to be guided through several fields of inquiry to derive the benefits of such material. It is no small task to master the biblical material on the calendar and festivals, as given to the children of Israel at Mount Sinai and in their wilderness wanderings. Careful study of Scripture is needed to understand the instructions that Moses received from the LORD particularly in the books of Exodus, Leviticus and Numbers. It is a further challenge to explain how these would be practiced and observed by generations to come over the many centuries and millennia of the Jewish experience. The history of Israel, both in the land, and more often in exile over the millennia, resulted in a tradition that included detailed study of the Scriptures in the light of routine daily and annual observance, mystical speculation, mathematical calculation, and prophetic insight into such mysteries. Jewish understandings of the calendar developed through traditional customs, legal discussions, rabbinic comments, and mystical insights. These all contributed to a world that today we are invited to discover, a living commentar

שנה

2013

שפה

English

סדרה

no

הוצאה

Xlibris

מהדורות

1

עמודים

766

ISBN

9781469127750

מקור הנתונים: Wikidata