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Biblical Foundations Academy International Podcast with Keith Johnson

Keith Johnson: BFA International | Nehemia Gordon | Hebrew Bible Study

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Keith is an author, international speaker, and founder of Biblical Foundations Academy International. He has been involved in a wide variety of ministries, including being a Methodist pastor, a professional sports team chaplain, a television and radio host, and a tour leader in Israel. Keith holds an undergraduate degree from the University of Minnesota, a master’s degree from Trinity Evangelical Divinity School in Illinois, and has completed an intensive Hebrew language course at Hebrew Uni ...
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The Interfaith Roundtable explores various religious traditions and helps us all to understand both the differences and similarities between faiths. What is organized religion compared to spirituality? What do different religious traditions think about God? Is it true that organized religion has been the source of so much hatred and conflict resulting in wars over the centuries in different parts of the world? These questions and more are explored on The Interfaith Roundtable with various gu ...
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In Hebrew Voices #48, Jewish Freedom in America, Nehemia Gordon and Tel Aviv University Professor Michael Kochin, explain how Jonas Phillips, an 18th century Jewish merchant gave us freedom of religion, how George Washington set us free from the tyranny of religious "toleration", and how the Regressive Left is ushering in a new era of religious per…
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Watch the Sneak Peek of this episode of Support Team Study, Mormon Chains of Authority: Part 2, Nehemia continues his discussion with Dan Vogel about an early conspiracy theory to explain how an uneducated farm boy wrote the Book of Mormon and how a hunger for charismatic experiences drove the formation of the early Mormon church.. I look forward t…
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This week’s Prophet reading—traditionally called the Haftorah—is 1 Samuel 11:14–12:22. It accompanies the Torah portion Korach (Numbers 16:1–18:32). This week’s Haftorah begins with the coronation of Saul, the first king of Israel. During the inauguration celebration the prophet Samuel castigates the people for having rejected God as their king in …
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In this episode of Hebrew Voices #190, Mormon Chains of Authority: Part 1, Dr. Nehemia Gordon welcomes back Dan Vogel to discuss a modern-day American prophet’s claim of divine authority, Mormon beliefs about Jesus' arrival to America, and the redefinition of angels. I look forward to reading your comments! PODCAST VERSION: Download Audio Transcrip…
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This week’s Prophet reading—traditionally called the Haftorah—is Joshua 2:1–24. It accompanies the Torah portion Sh’lach (Numbers 13:1–15:41). This Haftorah relates the story of the two spies who go to Jericho in advance of Israel’s entrance into the land of Canaan. They are protected by a woman named Rahab, who confesses, “The LORD your God is the…
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Before Abraham became the father of Ishmael and Isaac, he dwelled between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers. The place he resided has given us a peek into the past, and the people he lived among have raised their voices to reveal a secret through the discovery of an ancient artifact from Abraham’s hometown of Ur in biblical Iraq. To watch all episode…
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Watch the Sneak Peek of this episode of Support Team Study - The Cairo Genizah: Part 2, where Nehemia continues discussing the Cairo Genizah with Cambridge scholar Ben Outhwaite including the discovery of a lost 2nd Temple period book in a medieval synagogue, the first Dead Sea Scroll published over 50 years before the Dead Sea Scrolls were discove…
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As I found myself in southern Iraq, floating on the Euphrates River, I realized that beyond being in the region of the Garden of Eden, I was also in Noah’s neighborhood! As I opened my Bible to Genesis chapters 5-10, I discovered that there was no Bible GPS that gave Noah’s address, so I figured I would skip this episode. But then I heard about an …
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In this episode of Hebrew Voices #189 - The Cairo Genizah: Part 1, Nehemia sits down with the head of the Genizah Research Unit at Cambridge to learn about the most important cache of surviving Hebrew manuscripts after the Dead Sea Scrolls. The Genizah was a chamber in the Cairo synagogue where Jews placed old scrolls, books, and letters for 1,000 …
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This week’s Prophet reading—traditionally called the Haftorah—is Judges 13:2–25. It accompanies the Torah portion Nasso (Numbers 4:21–7:89). This Haftorah begins the famous story of Samson. After 40 years of Philistine oppression, God promises to raise up a deliverer. A divine messenger announces the birth and mission of Samson and instructs his pa…
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Have you ever wondered what the Gospel of Matthew was like before translators and theologians got hold of it? We now have documents that answer this question! And by the way, they are written in Hebrew—the language in which Matthew wrote his gospel! For hundreds of years, 28 ancient Hebrew manuscripts of Matthew have been locked away in libraries a…
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This week’s Prophet reading—traditionally called the Haftorah—is Hosea 2:1–22 (1:10–2:20 in English). It accompanies the Torah portion Bemidbar (Numbers 1:1–4:20). The reading for this week is a blend of warnings of severe punishment and profound promises of the ultimate restoration of a beautiful and harmonious relationship between God and His peo…
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Would you believe that there is a remnant of people that exists today that are connected to the location of the biblical Garden of Eden? Grab your Bible and a bag of popcorn and let’s take a trip to the southern tip of biblical Iraq so we can unpack the facts about these guests in the Garden of Eden! Support the Show.…
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My trip to Iraq gave me the inspiration for the name of our brand-new audio/video podcast. I am calling it Biblical Iraq Unpacked. Did you know that modern Iraq is located in ancient Mesopotamia? It is the location of the birthplace of the biblical narratives of the Garden of Eden, Noah and the flood, Abraham and Sarah, Jonah and the whale, Daniel …
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Have you ever wondered what the Gospel of Matthew was like before translators and theologians got hold of it? We now have documents that answer this question! And by the way, they are written in Hebrew—the language in which Matthew wrote his gospel! For hundreds of years, 28 ancient Hebrew manuscripts of Matthew have been locked away in libraries a…
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This week’s Prophet reading—traditionally called the Haftorah—is Jeremiah 16:19–17:14. It accompanies the Torah portion Bechukotai (Leviticus 26:3–27:34). This week’s reading speaks of the futility of false gods, religious lies, and trusting in man, followed by God’s promise to teach people about Himself. God speaks of searching men’s hearts and de…
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Have you ever wondered what the Gospel of Matthew was like before translators and theologians got hold of it? We now have documents that answer this question! And by the way, they are written in Hebrew—the language in which Matthew wrote his gospel! For hundreds of years, 28 ancient Hebrew manuscripts of Matthew have been locked away in libraries a…
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In this episode of Hebrew Voices #188, Writing a Torah Scroll: Part 1, Nehemia learns about an ancient Torah scroll from Yemen written by a woman, how modern scribes use archaeology to illustrate the scroll of Esther, and how the history of Egypt helps us understand what the Torah originally looked like when Moses wrote it. I look forward to readin…
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