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September 27, 2006
Santa Cruz, California
Received by FAB.
I am here, Jesus.
I am now going to channel a series of messages reflecting
my relationship to the Jewish Talmud. I had wanted to do
this through either Mr. Padgett or Daniel Samuels, but
their deaths made this impossible. I am very grateful that
you are now willing to make this possible.
Many sincere Gentile believers in me and my message do not understand
that when I preached, I did not exist in a void. Because historically
the Christian religion evolved away from its Jewish source, it is
not generally understood that many things I said were in the air
at the time. It was a time of great intellectual and spiritual ferment.
There were many currents of thought. And what eventually became
the Talmud was very current.
Talmudic thinkers had the same general concerns that I
had. They, and I, championed equal rights and democratic
ideals. These values became the foundation of your
country, the United States of America. Thus, the Talmud
had a profound impact on Western political thought.
They also were deeply concerned, as I was, that religious
law not supersede vital humanitarian needs. For example,
there was a Talmudic maxim, "the Sabbath is made for man
and not man for the Sabbath." I used this idea as part of
my teaching [Mark 2:27].
So you see, I was not as radical for my time as is
generally assumed. The anti-Semitism that evolved in
Gentile Christianity blinded people to the fact that I was
not the only Jew to voice these concerns and values. Every
person who has studied the Talmud knows this.
It is time for my life and teachings to finally be seen
fully in their proper context. I am aware that there has
been a general movement on the part of Gentile Christians
to understand their Jewish roots, and for this, I rejoice.
But the process must go all the way, for a proper
understanding of my message cannot be made until the
different strands of thought of my time be understood as
well.
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