Hebraic Roots Teaching Institute

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What is Hebraic Roots / Ancient Paths / Messianic Studies / Midrashic Eschatology Studies / Messianic Judaism (Typology Studies)?
What is a Yeshiva?

THIS INSTITUTION AS PART OF THE HEBREW BRIDE,

ARE LIVING THE FUTURE BY FOLLOWING THE ANCIENT PATH

TO BE SANCTIFIED FOR OUR HEBREW MESSIAH

Beloved Friend, you have reached the site that you have been searching for. The site that will enhance your knowledge in the Roots of your faith! We offer Hebraic Roots/Messianic Studies by means of a variety of materials in English (and Afrikaans). We also specialise in Jewish Eschatology which is Jewish studies of the end-time Scriptures.

Once you have decided to enroll for Formal Hebraic Roots/Messianic Studies with Qualifications, or attending Hebraic Roots Short Modular Courses – “Yeshivas” or just working through our material you are about to embark on an incredible journey of discovery. The road map is the Bible. The Tour Guide is the Spirit of God. He will direct your driver and mentor, the HRTI, to take you along the ancient paths which lead to the foundations of your faith in Y’shua.

Your tour book will be the Study Method which you selected.

Many Believers around the globe desire to seek out their God-given roots. The central purpose and design of these studies is to lift up, reveal, and to make known the work and revelation of Messiah Y’shua, and God’s plan for the redeemed community. His revelation comes alive if we understand the full context, meaning and history of the Old and Newer Covenant Scriptures.

As Believers in Messiah, we want to know the absolute truth about God from His Word. To a large degree there is much from His Word about which we can be completely confident. These are the things for which we should be willing to suffer rather than deny. However, because of our human frailties, none of us will ever know and perfectly understand all the truths in Scripture. We will never be completely able to perfectly elucidate and interpret all of Scripture. Moreover, apart from our human imperfections, there are many passages in the Bible which are extremely difficult to accurately interpret.


	God has called us to do two things. First, we are to never give up studying and seeking the correct interpretation of any given Bible passage. Second, such opportunities are golden moments for us to learn to show grace and love to others whose understanding of a given passage may differ from ours. Throughout our teachings we use a slightly different vocabulary to that which some might be accustomed. We have chosen to use what many refer to as a Messianic vocabulary. The reasons being: Firstly, using Hebraic-sounding words is another way to help you associate with the Hebraic Roots of your faith. Secondly, these words are not merely an outward show for us, they are truly an expression of who we are as Messianic Jew or Gentiles who have “taken hold” of our Inheritance with Israel. Instead of saying “Jesus,” we call our Saviour “Y’shua,” the way His parents would have addressed Him. In addition, rather than referring to Y’shua as “Christ,” we use the word “Messiah,” (an Anglicized version of the Hebrew Moshiach).
No matter from what background we come, we believe that all who attend these studies will be blessed. I pray that all will truly come to realize that the truth in the Scripture is more precious than gold. May the Father continue to lift the veil from your eyes and mould you into a generation that will be pleasing to Him. Let us all pray as the Psalmist in Psalm 119:18 ...

You will embark on your learning experience with us as we continue our journey into the Scriptures on the good old “ancient paths, where the good way is, and walk in it; and you shall find rest for your souls…” (Jer 6:16). Apart from the Hebraic Roots/Messianic Studies we also offer Formal Midrashic Eschatology Studies (Jewish End-time Studies), as well as Formal Messianic Judaism Studies (Typology Studies) from Certificate to Doctorate level through Calvary University. Contact us for *Distance Learning* in your *Own Time* from your *Own House* (English and Afrikaans only). You do this by sending your *Assignments Electronically via email* to us. The details of the Course Syllabuses are included under "COURSE OVERVIEW, YESHIVA SCHOOLS DETAIL" as well as the procedure to register. We are Hebrew Rooted, Torah Observant Messianic Believers. Meaning we believe Y’shua is THE ONLY Messiah and salvation is only through Him, and we take YHWH’s Word, both the Old Covenant and New Covenant literally and live Torah. Please see "WHAT WE BELIEVE" for more detail.

YESHIVA

(Hebraic Bible School)

HRTI offers you various options to enhance your knowledge in 'Informal' Hebraic Roots (Messianic) Studies. You can open one, or all, of the following Yeshivas if you are passionate about learning and teaching others.

These beautiful Pictorial Courses are designed to slowly move "Christians" out of paganism and gently lead them to their roots along our ancient paths.

There are four types of Yeshivas (Hebraic Bible Schools) offering you Short Modular Courses on a semi-formal base without you having to enroll at a University. You get all the Pictorial Courses on a CD which is based on a power point presentation and is clearly laid out for you to simply present to your students.

Please click on "COURSE OVERVIEW, YESHIVA SCHOOLS DETAIL" to view the details or to find out how to open your own ‘Yeshiva’ in order to teach others.

ALSO SEE "JEWISH TEACHINGS" FOR VARIOUS HEBRAIC TEACHINGS

You will be blown away by the "Law (Torah) and Grace" teaching ...

OUR MOTTO - "YOU NEED TO STRUGGLE!"

The medieval commentator Rashi wrote that the Hebrew word for wrestle (avek) implies that Jacob was "tied," for the same word is used to describe knotted fringes in a Jewish prayer-shawl, the tzitzityot. Rashi says, "thus is the manner of two [people] who struggle to overthrow each other, that one embraces [the other] and knots him with his arms."

My (our) intellectual wrestling had been replaced by a different kind of struggle. "Wrestling with God." It is an intimate act, symbolizing a relationship in which God and I are bound together. My wrestling is a struggle to discover what God expects of me, and I am "tied" to the One who assists me in that struggle.

Israel is made up of 3 root words Is-Ra-El:

1) Ish,

2) Ra-ah, and

3) El.

Ish is man (Isha is woman), Ra-ah literally means “by breaking to pieces” and El is God. Today, many say Israel is the “Champion of God”, or better the “Wrestler of God”.

Believers on this HRTI site are encouraged to constantly challenge, question, argue against, as well as view alternative views and explanations of the Word. In other words to “wrestle with the Word” to get to the truth. Jews worldwide believe that you need to wrestle with the Word and constantly challenge Dogma, Theology, and views or else you will never get to the truth. Jews logic is based on the idea that when we sit around a table and look at a Coke bottle, not everybody sees the same detail on the bottle, yet it is the same bottle. Each person’s view will differ and must differ to add to the full picture of the bottle. If we all have the same views and opinions then we become full of wisdom and knowledge making is equal to YHWH, which will never be! We will always differ and it is very healthy to reason with the Word, not individuals. Meaning “help me to see what is on the other side of the Coke bottle”.

This concept is vividly practiced amongst Jewish Scholars and HRTI, as demonstrated many times by Y’shua. A thinking approach that is totally against the ‘one way traffic’ of the Western Church ... “The pastor talks and everyone listens”. This is possibly the main reason for division in churches, there is no room at all for reasoning or to differ.

So my friends, let us unceasingly wrestle with the Word and help us to see where we are blind beloved friends ...

Shalom

Prof WA Liebenberg

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