R. L. Solberg

An unknown author wrote the book of Hebrews to an audience primarily made up of Jewish believers in Jesus who were under persecution for their faith in Yeshua HaMashiach, Jesus the Messiah. Their forefathers, the ancient Israelites, fresh out of four centuries of slavery, had second thoughts about their newfound freedom. As they wandered in the […]

There is a winsome Hebrew Roots teacher called Zachary Bauer who regularly takes Christians to task for suggesting there are moral and ceremonial categories to the laws given in the Torah. In fact, it is a common target of his. For example, here is a short excerpt of a much longer diatribe from his recent […]

There is a phrase found in Mark 7:19 which is often placed in parentheses and presents some difficulties. This phrase is especially noted by those who hold to the theology of Torahism, which teaches that Christians are required to keep the Law of Moses, including the kosher food laws. The difficulties in this verse were […]

There is a theological movement called Torahism—you might know it as Torah-observant Christianity or the Hebrew Roots Movement. Torahism teaches that Christians today should be “keeping Torah,” by which they mean we should be keeping the Law of Moses (aka the “Old Testament law”). The New Testament teaches that keeping these Mosaic traditions are permitted for Christians, but […]