The Teachings of Yeshua Were Simple

The teachings of Yeshua were simple. A few bold statements about what could be, a few ideas about re-learning how to live with your neighbors and a few more about how the Creator views and interacts with his creation. How much different that the rules and dogma of so many religions. Beginning the first week of January I will begin posting the 52  sayings of Yeshua that I have found, which probably originaiting in the oral tradition of sayings that were collected by his original followers.

I invite you to read my new book "A Conversation With Yeshua", now available from my publisher, at http://www.e-booktime.com/  (in the religion section of the on-line bookstore) and soon to be available through Amazon

I will be leaving my home in the Rocky Mountains for several weeks to spent the Christmas holidays in Arizona, and will start posting again the first week of January.

Happy Holidays!

Imagine if Yeshua Bar Yosep...

Imagine if Yeshua Bar Yosep, Jesus the son of Joseph the carpenter, came to your home one afternoon. Imagine, that after your initial suprise, you invited him into your kitchen. And then imagine what kind of conversation he would have with you. In my new book "A Conversation With Yeshua" I have studied all of the first century documents that record Jesus' thoughts and found nine separate religious groups, different in their basis understanding and goals, that recorded Jesus' words. Comparing these, we can go back to the "oral tradition" that first began sharing his words. Beginning in January I plan on posting one of these thoughts a week, until all 52 are here. The book is on available at http://www.e-booktime.com/ , in the religion section.

A Conversation With Yeshua

Hello friends.

I am starting this blog to tell you about a project I have been working on for several years. Namely, researching all of the First Century A.D. books and letters that purport to contain the words of Jesus in order to drill back to the probable oral tradition that contains his actual teachings.

I originally became interested in this over ten years ago when I was taking theology classes.

I have been interested in religious studies for many years. At some point I finally realized that much of what is taught by Christian churches has very little to do with the teachings of Jesus.Over the years, much has been added.

Fortunately, there are many documents that have surfaced that never made it into the Bible.  This gives us a rich resource to explore how other early faith groups understood Jesus' message.  When you find groups that were obviously different in philosophy, and there find common sayings, you increase the odds that the sayings actually did originate with Jesus.

Each  week I hope to add to this blog, describing how I went about researching this project. I then hope to share with you one of the 52 sayings I discovered, each week of next year.

Some time next month my book, "A Conversation With Yeshua' will be published. I, of course, hope that these blogs will kindle an interest in you to get it and see how I have used my research to craft a conversation with Jesus. I think you will find that the Jesus I discovered is quite different that the one you learned about.

Since there is a blizzard outside my door as I write this, it is time to stop writing and start shovelling.

May you have a safe week.

Pete McDonough