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Mesorah of Mark 136-139

‍‍8 Shevat 5772 - January 31, 2012 By: Dr. Walter Oakley Category: Mesorah of Mark, Midrashim, Thursday Night Live, Torah Focus, Triennial Torah Reading

Mesorah of Mark 136-139

A preview of the Nazarean Talmud

This Torah Focus will looked at the typical connections between the Torah Readings and the book of Mark. We asked the following questions, why Mordechai mentions Miriam Migdalah and Miriam the mother of Yaa’qov abd Yosi?

We will also looked at the construction of the Nazarean Talmud up close and personal as it is laid out in the present readings.  Then we asked how Hakham Shaul (Paul) makes his connections with the reading of Mordechai (Mark) and the Torah readings himself?

This was a very insightful look at the core intention of the Shalichaim (Apostles) and Talmidim of Yeshua.

Class Materials MOM 136-137

Mesorah of Mark 136-137

‍‍3 Shevat 5772 - January 26, 2012 By: Dr. Walter Oakley Category: Mesorah of Mark, Midrashim, Thursday Night Live, Torah Focus, Triennial Torah Reading

A preview of the Nazarean Talmud

Tonight’s Torah Focus will look at the typical connections between the Torah Readings and the book of Mark. We will be asking why Mordechai mentions Miriam Migdalah and Miriam the mother of Yaa’qov abd Yosi.

We will also look at the construction of the Nazarean Talmud up close and personal as it is laid out in the present readings.  Then we will ask how Hakham Shaul (Paul) makes his connections with the reading of Mordechai (Mark) and the Torah readings himself.

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Class Materials MOM 136-137

Shalom

Mesorah Of Mark 129-132

‍‍29 Tevet 5772 - January 23, 2012 By: Dr. Walter Oakley Category: Mesorah of Mark, Midrashim, Thursday Night Live, Torah Focus, Triennial Torah Reading

Yeshua’s Final Words

This class starts by looking at the statement made by the centurion “this man was god’s son.” What do these words mean as they proceed from the mouth of a Roman centurion?

We then discussed the veil (curtain) that was torn from top to bottom. Which curtain was torn and what implications does this have as we read it from the Markan text?

We discuss the time of day as recorded in the Markan text and its relation to the words of Yeshua on the cross. (executioners stake).

We conclude with the question; What were the final words of Yeshua as stated in the Book of Mark?  In this class we will looked at the final words of Yeshua as they were spoken in Aramaic. We asked the Question: What do the final words “Eil, Eil, Lemana Shabaqthani” really mean?

We discussed these things and more in this Torah Focus.

Yeshua Ezra and the Sanhedrin of the Great Assembly

‍‍17 Tevet 5772 - January 11, 2012 By: Dr. Walter Oakley Category: Midrashim, Thursday Night Live, Torah, Torah Focus, Triennial Torah Reading

Yeshua, Ezra and the Sanhedrin of the Great Assembly

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This Torah Focus looked at the the result of Ezra and the Men of the Great Assembly on the period of the First Century. We also looked on the lasting and far reaching changes brought about by Ezra and the Men of the Great Assembly.

This class is a positive review of the lasting result of the Men of the Great Assembly

Yeshua and the Educational System of the 1st Century Prt #2

‍‍11 Tevet 5772 - January 05, 2012 By: Dr. Walter Oakley Category: Mesorah of Mark, Midrashim, Thursday Night Live, Torah Focus, Triennial Torah Reading

Yeshua and the Educational system of the first Century Prt #2

Tonight’s Torah Focus will pick up where we left off last week. We will also try to incorporate some of the weekly Triennial Torah readings into the class as an example of the educational system of that era.

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Yeshua, & the Educational System of 1st Century

‍‍10 Tevet 5772 - January 04, 2012 By: Dr. Walter Oakley Category: Mesorah of Mark, Midrashim, Thursday Night Live, Torah, Torah Focus, Triennial Torah Reading

Yeshua, the Rabbis and the Educational system of 1st Century

This Torah Focus looked at some of the educational systems of the 1st Century. We also looked at Yeshua within the Rabbinic mindset and framework. We took an informal approach to these subjects seeing what we can learn about Yeshua, the Talmidim and the Rabbis of the 1st century.

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Mesorah of Mark 119F

‍‍27 Kislev 5772 - December 22, 2011 By: Dr. Walter Oakley Category: Mesorah of Mark, Midrashim, Thursday Night Live, Torah Focus, Triennial Torah Reading

Mesorah of Mark and Triennial Torah Readings For Keslev 21 5772

This Torah Focus Class will look at the readings associated with Deuteronomy 15:7-16:17.

We will look at the Commentary on Amos 84-10 and 9:13-15 and Our Selection of Mark which looks at the mockery Yeshua went through by the Roman Cohort of Pilate. Mark 15:16-21

Class materials can be located at Keslev 21, 5772

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Mesorah of Mark Review #2

‍‍17 Kislev 5772 - December 12, 2011 By: Dr. Walter Oakley Category: Mesorah of Mark, Midrashim, SyndicateA4, Torah Focus, Triennial Torah Reading

Mesorah of Mark in review #2

In this Torah Focus class we continue to reviewed the components of the “Mesorah” of Mark.

Why do we call the class or “MESORAH” of Mark?

What is Mesorah?

Is Mark the only Mesorah?

Are the other “Gospels” Mesorah?

What about the Hebrew word B’sorah (Besorah)?

How does Mark and the the other “Gospels relate to the Torah?

How does Mark and the other “Gospels” relate to the Oral Torah?

Was Hakham Tsefet (Peter) really a dumb fisherman? Or was he a halakhic genius?

These questions and more…

Download study materials at Keslev 07 5772

Mesorah Of Mark in Review

‍‍6 Kislev 5772 - December 01, 2011 By: Dr. Walter Oakley Category: Mesorah of Mark, Midrashim, Torah Focus, Triennial Torah Reading

Mesorah of Mark in review

In tonight’s Torah Focus Live class will review all the components of the “Mesorah” of Mark.

Why do we call the class or “Gospel” of Mark a Mesorah?

Is Mark the only Mesorah?

Are the other “Gospels” Mesorah?

What about the Hebrew word B’soeah (Besorah)?

How does Mark and the the other “Gospels relate to the Torah?

How does Mark and the other “Gospels” relate to the Oral Torah?

These questions and more…

Download study materials at Heshvan 29, 5772

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Heshvan 29, 5772

‍‍2 Kislev 5772 - November 27, 2011 By: Dr. Walter Oakley Category: Midrashim, Mitzvot, Thursday Night Live, Torah, Torah Focus, Triennial Torah Reading

Triennial Torah Readings for Heshvan 29, 5772

This file includes commentaries on the Psalm, Prophets and Mark (Nazarean Codicil)

D’barim (Deut.) 11:10- 12:19

B’Midbar (Num.) 28:9-15

Ashl.: 1 Kgs 21:2-4,7-8,11-13,17-18

I Samuel 20:18-42

Psalm 119:49-72

N.C.: Mark 14:66-72

Shalom

Mesorah of Mark 116-117

‍‍5 Heshwan 5772 - November 01, 2011 By: Dr. Walter Oakley Category: Mesorah of Mark, Midrashim, SyndicateA4, Torah Focus, Triennial Torah Reading

Mesorah of Mark 116-117

G-d’s loving-kindness and the Gentile. This class explores the loving-kindness of G-d’s towards the Gentile. It look at the reason for the Diaspora and its ramifications on the world.

Class Materials at Tishri 24, 5772

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Mesorah of Mark 113-115

‍‍14 Tishre 5772 - October 11, 2011 By: Dr. Walter Oakley Category: Mesorah of Mark, Midrashim, SyndicateA4, Thursday Night Live, Torah Focus

This Torah Focus will looked at the High Holy Days, Mark and the Eucharist

We looked at Mark 14: 22-25

This final step of the Pesach Seder looks at the invention of the Christian “Eucharist.” How much legitimacy is there in the invention of the “Eucharist”?  Can it really be derived from the Pesach Seder? How did the order of bread then wine find its origins in the Christian Communion?

We looked at the relation of Mordechai (Mark) to the Triennial Torah readings and the High Holidays.

This is a very informative class as we apply P’shat Ritual Hermeneutics to the texts we will be reading.

Lesson materials at

http://torahfocus.com/2011/09/28/rosh-hashanah-shabbat-shuba-5772/

Mesorah of Mark 105C-D

‍‍28 Tamuz 5771 - July 29, 2011 By: Dr. Walter Oakley Category: Mesorah of Mark, Midrashim, SyndicateA4, Torah Focus, Triennial Torah Reading

Mesorah of Mark 105 C-D

This Torah Focus Class will looked at the 105c-d pericope of Mark. Firstly, we will looked at how it connects to the Torah Seder and readings. Secondly we will try to analyze how this pericope fits into the genre of the penitential Sabbaths between Tammuz 17 and Av 9.

This weeks Torah reading followed a double portion of readings. Therefore, we have two sections of Mordechai to look at We will look at Yeshua’s claims against the Soferim. We will ask the question which Soferim was Yeshua talking to? And look at the widow who gave her two cents.

Torah Seder – Compiled by His Eminence Rabbi Dr, Yoseph ben Haggai

To these will be divided

Commentary and translation of Mark by Dr Walter Oakley

Mark 12:37b-44

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Mesorah of Mark 104b

‍‍23 Sivan 5771 - June 24, 2011 By: Dr. Walter Oakley Category: Mesorah of Mark, Midrashim, SyndicateA4, Torah Focus, Triennial Torah Reading

Mesorah of Mark 104b

This class looked at the relevance between B’Midbar 20:14-22:1, Judges 11: 12-21, Psalms 104: 10-18 and Mark 12: 13-17

We first delved into the technical problems of the translation.  This problem  takes up the dominate portion of the class.  However, we look at the message of the  coin of Caesar, where Yeshua states “render unto Caesar.”

The two triennial documents can be downloaded for study and review.

And Moshe Sent Mark 12:13-17

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Mesorah of Mark 5a-c

‍‍25 Adar 5770 - March 10, 2010 By: Dr. Walter Oakley Category: Mesorah of Mark, Midrashim

Mesorah of Mark 5a-c available on Arba4.com

The three segments of Mesorah of Mark #5 are now available on ARBA4.com

Mesorah of Mark 5a

Mesorah of Mark 5b

Mesorah of Mark 5c

I would like to thank Brian Jones for his help and work in posting these programs.  (Thanks Brian)