The Mishna, Yeshua’s Teachings & Pirket Avot
Posted by Torah Focus on 13 May 2008 at 12:00 am
Tagged as: ARBA4, Midrashim
Midrashim - with Dr. Walter Oakley
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Program #19 - The Mishna, Yeshua’s Teachings & Pirket Avot
In this program, I continue with the first Mishnah of Pirke Avot.
I continue my discussion on the idea of talmid and talmidim.
I also discuss the difference between the Greek ideas of learning as opposed to the Hebrew ideology of learning. There are two Greek words for the subject. However, there is only one Hebrew word and family that conveys the sum of the idea of education.
I discuss D’varim (Deuteronomy) 4:10 as a means of understanding the purpose of Hebrew Education.
We discuss the idea of fearing Heaven (HaShem) and learning.
However, in this program, I focus on the fact that Yeshua followed the typical Pharisaic practice of building a fence around the Torah. “and make a protective fence for the Torah.” Likewise, I discuss Yeshua’s relation to the House of Hillel I discuss the hierarchy of Hillel and the characteristics of his successors.
“Moshe received the Torah from Sinai and transmitted it Yehoshua. Yehoshua transmitted it to the Zekanim (Elders), the Zekanim to the Neviim (Prophets), and the Neviim transmitted it to the Men of the Great Assembly.
They [the Men of the Great Assembly] said three things: Be deliberate in judgment, raise many students, and make a protective fence for the Torah.”
Yeshua’ idea of a fence is related to Iyov 1:31. Did Yeshua make any fences around the Torah? I will discuss the fence and Yeshua’s idea of a fence.
