Shalom Chaverim,
I have to say 2021 has been a rough year for us. In February we were victims of the Texas Snowpocalypse. My wife had additional medical problems. Then a pair of very close relatives were hospitalized with Covid-19 (they survived). Then over the Summer our single largest financial supporter notified us that due to financial issues with his business, he was going to have to drastically reduce his donations. So far we have managed to get by because another contributor made some large donations that have helped, and I have been doing some temporary secular work at home that has helped make ends meet (unfortunately that is temporary).
In 2022 I hope to be able to spend more time on this great work of restoration. But I need your help to do it. I said it is unfortunate that the secular work is temporary, but actually it is a mixed blessing. In the grand scheme, it does not pay much, but it does take up a lot of my time. And this is time that should be spent on critical work of the restoration, for which I have unique qualifications, and decades of background study and education (Knowledge of Hebrew. Aramaic, textual criticism, Rabbinic literature, the Dead Sea Scrolls, Philo, Josephus etc.). And as I am getting older, I am becoming more mindful of the fact that my time on this planet is limited.
I have several projects underway (all of which I hope to publish on the internet for free):
The Scripture Restoration Project – Restoring the original Hebrew of the books of the so-called “New Testament” as well as the Gospel according to the Hebrews. (I am behind on posting this work online)
My Nazarene Commentary on the Scriptures – I am working on this out of order, filling in here and there as I go. However I have started to concentrate on the so-called “New Testament” books, because there is such a need for a correct understanding of these books, and that is the priority of what I need to get done first. Most of this is in my head and just needs to be written down in an organized manner.
A New Systematic Theology – Many years ago I published a Systematic Theology for Nazarene Judaism, however I hope to publish a better, more systematic version online, which will be more comprehensive.
The Halacha Project – A Systematic Halacha for Nazarene Judaism, which would be a codification of Nazarene Halachah similar to the Rabbinic Shulchan Aruch. It will be laid out on two major parts. The first part will be the Middot (principles) of Nazarene Halacha. The second part will be divided into the same basic divisions as the Shulchan Aruch, and will apply these principles, so as to develop a working codification of Nazarene Halacha. Like my Scripture Commentaries, I may skip around and cover topics according to priority of need within the Nazarene Community, and this work may take months or years to complete, if it is ever truly “complete”.
A Codification of Nazarene Philosophy, Something like a Nazarene parallel to the Tanya in Chabad.
Of course there are also new blogs and videos to be made, as the frontier of Nazarene Judaism expands.
Let me know in the comments section what you think about these projects.
I need to get all of this material out of my head and onto the internet, but I need your help to do it. I need to be able to dedicate more time to this great work, and I need to be able to keep the bills paid. However donations have been down instead of up!
As I have said to you many times, I look on this work as a co-operative one with me, and all of you combining our resources together in order to get the job done of helping to teach this great truth to all in the world who will listen. Thank you so much from the bottom of my heart for your continued support, you are the ones who make it all possible by your contributions and your prayers for our work. I truly appreciate your help in every way.
If you can make a one time donation of $500 or $1,000 dollars to support this work.
Now is time to step up to the plate!
