I once had a job that required me to be in each of 7 different cities at least once every 2 weeks for one year. I had a routine I followed when I first checked into each hotel room.

I would take what I considered, the Goyisha Bible, the New Testament, that is in most hotel rooms in the US and put it as far out of the way as possible. I hated the fact that I couldn’t get that book out of my room!

Years later through an interesting chain of events, I opened up that forbidden book, the New Testament and started reading.

My first thought was "how in the world can Gentiles understand this book? It is so Jewish!"

My next thought was "why was this so forbidden in the minds of most Jewish people!"

Now I have more information and I would love to share it with you!

Most scholars agree that most of the writers were Jews, and the writings were designed for Jewish people. The authors drew from contemporary Jewish ideas, ethics, legends, parables and sayings. The New Testament writers were not rebellious radicals bent on destroying Judaism. They were well versed in the Jewish Scriptures as demonstrated by their numerous references to the prophecies and practices of the Hebrew Scriptures.

The Jewishness of all the New Testament writers is evident in the focus of their writing as well. The pages of the New Testament clearly follow the framework of Judaism.

They echoed the pattern of historical narratives interspersed with instruction found in the Tanakh.

The controversies between Yeshua and the Scribes/Pharisees have no referent outside the community of Israel; Yeshua’s preaching of the coming kingdom could have had meaning only for Jews; the synagogues in which Yeshua reads from the prophets, heals the sick, and forgives sins are Jewish houses of worship for believing Jews and not unconverted Gentiles. . .

The Jewish festivals that are celebrated throughout the pages of the New Testament were not feasts of interest to the Gentiles but were part of the daily life of the Jewish people. There is so much more to tell you but so little time! Don’t let the New Testament be a forbidden book to you! Think for yourself! And ..... always remember it’s never too late to ask the God of Abraham Isaac and Jacob, if Yeshua is the Messiah of Israel!