Methodology

The AHAV Bible has applied rigorous technologies, methodologies, data analysis, and interpretation to reconstruct Hebraic “Kingdom of Heaven” spirituality:

1) Hebrew Tanakh and Jewish Aramaic texts provide unique language and cultural perspectives which defined Yeshua’s first century teachings.  The AHAV Bible features hundreds of examples of unique cultural values embedded within Hebrew and Aramaic language and culture.

2) Old & New Testament Greek texts provide many Hebrew and Aramaic transliterations such as, Abba, amen, Eli, Gehenna, hosanna, qorban, mammon, kum, pascha, rabbi, sabbath, satan, shechar, talitha, etc. illustrating how Greek translations of Hebrew Tanakh and Yeshua’s culture were translated within the Greek New Testament.

3) Dead Sea Scrolls and Hebrew/Aramaic inscriptions in Israel illustrate First Century Hebrew Jewish language which is compared with Greek New Testament language and definitions.

4) Ancient Aramaic Jewish literature and Bible commentaries (Targums) supply Hebrew to Aramaic terms and definitions for Hebrew and Greek translations.  Jewish literature was written in Aramaic to provide commentary and discussion of Biblical Hebrew concepts and provide Aramaic speakers with an understanding of Hebrew Jewish culture.

5) Prophecies in Biblical Hebrew and Jewish Aramaic forecast many elements of Messiah, New Covenant, Acharit haYamim (Latter Days), angels, born again, covenant, perfection of the saints, repentance, holiness, heaven, faith, spiritual warfare, etc., which provides critically important context for the Greek New Testament.  

6) Archaeological and scientific discovery confirms and validates Hebrew Scripture.  Science and research illustrate elegant functions of human mechanisms that negate urban myth.  The AHAV Bible provides data for readers to compare superstition with reality. 

7) Equivalence of Expressions (gezerah shavah), Idioms, Law of First Mention (definitions), Word Pairs, Kal Vachomer (light and heavy), etc., are principles of interpretation embedded in Hebrew Scripture.  Hebrew Scripture contains internal rules and guidelines for interpreting Scripture, as outlined in the AHAV Bible. 

8) Humanistic modernism, such as Greek philosophy, Stoicism, Gnosticism, Sophism, Paganism, mythology, etc., are synthetic authorities that profoundly influence interpretations and meanings of spiritual concepts.  The AHAV Bible examines the influences 1st century CE modernism within the Greek New Testament.

9) Scholarly and exhaustive research papers, are constantly being published by scholars to help better understand the early Hebrew Jewish and Roman Christian sects who influenced Greek New Testament narratives. 

 The Sandwich Effect

On one hand, Ancient Hebrew, Aramaic, Jewish commentary and literature (1,400 BC – 400 AD), retain the terms and definitions Yeshua (Jesus) used to teach the Kingdom of Heaven.  On the other hand, the oldest Aramaic and Greek New Testament texts (200 – 400 AD) evolved from Hebrew and Aramaic concepts.  First century Hebrew and Aramaic concepts are extrapolated through verse by verse analysis of Greek New Testament manuscripts, comparing equivalent terms, values, and definitions, with pre-New Testament Hebrew and Aramaic sources.  

The Midrash Effect  

The AHAV Bible supplies Ancient Hebrew word pictures for key words, providing deeper insights into how Yeshua (Jesus) and the Apostles originally understood the Kingdom of Heaven. 

Rabbis suggest that there are 70 faces or dimensions to every spiritual concept within Hebrew Scripture.  The AHAV Bible investigates relationships between Yeshua’s midrashim (explanatory teachings) and Biblical Hebrew. 

The Faith  

Archaeological artifacts and inscriptions discovered throughout Israel indicate Yeshua (Jesus) and his original Jewish followers spoke Hebrew and Jewish Galilean Aramaic.  Archaic theories about Yeshua and the history of the New Testament are upgraded with archaeological evidence.  The AHAV Bible retains countless wonderful and exciting revelations to inspire readers according to the original emunah (faith) of Yeshua (Jesus).