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| AD and BC | CE and BCE |
Using “BC” (Before Christ) and “AD” (Anno Domini, or Year of the
Lord) forces a Jew to speak of time being calculated from the birth of “the
Gentile |
| Christ | Mashiach or Messiah |
To many Christians, “Christ” is the “the Gentile |
| Christian |
Believer in Messiah or Messianic Believer |
The “church” and “Christians” have persecuted the Jews for nearly 2000 years. To many Jews, anybody who is not a Jew or a Muslim is a “Christian.” Since Jews are born into Judaism, and Muslims are born into Islam, many Jews simply assume that everyone else is born into Christianity. To read an anti-Semitic article written by a person who rather accurately depicts the Jewish opinion of most “Christians,” click here. [ MORE ] |
| church |
Believers in Messiah, Messianic Believers, or the Holy Community (for the Body as a whole) or congregation (for the local assembly) |
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| Jehovah | God, Lord, Adonai, or HaShem (The Name) |
“Jehovah” is a false translation of the four-letter Name of |
| Jesus | Yeshua |
“Jesus” is the name of “the Gentile |
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Old Testament or Old Covenant |
Tenakh or Hebrew Bible | “Testament” means “covenant” and “old” means something that has been replaced and is no longer of any value. The covenants that HaShem made with Israel are everlasting, and will therefore never be “old.” The “Christian Bible” contains the Tenakh (Genesis through Malachi) and the B'rit Chadasha (or “Renewed Covenant”). |
| New Testament or New Covenant | B'rit Chadasha, Renewed Covenant, or Apostolic Scriptures |
See “Old Testament” above. The B'rit Chadasha is best thought of as a divinely-inspired midrash, or commentary, on the Tenakh that was written by Torah-observant Messianic Rabbis at the end of the Second Temple Period, primarily to help new Gentile converts to Messianic Judaism understand the proper interpretation of the Tenakh as they leaned Torah and halakah at the Synagogue. Inasmuch as it provides a wonderful explanation of Olam HaBa (the world after Messiah comes), it is also appropriate to use the term “Renewed Covenant” because it emphasizes the idea that HaShem has renewed and will fulfill all of His covenants with Israel. |
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