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Two Messianic JewsAuthor: Two Messianic Jews
Two Messianic Jewish graduate students think deeply about Messianic Jewish history and theology. We also engage with questions asked by other Jews, Hebrew Roots/One Law groups, and Christians. These questions include: Can you be Jewish and believe in Jesus? Are Gentiles obligated to keep kosher, Shabbat, and the feasts? Didn't Christianity replace Judaism? And many more! We hope to be thoughtful conversation partners with you as we explore these issues. Subscribe if you would like to join us! Language: en Genres: Religion, Religion & Spirituality Contact email: Get it Feed URL: Get it iTunes ID: Get it |
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Does Acts 15 Actually Support Hebrew Roots? | Wilber vs. Solberg Debate (Messianic Jewish Response)
Friday, 21 August, 2026
David Wilber and R.L. Solberg recently debated whether Acts 15 requires Gentiles to be Torah observant. They both agreed that the four prohibitions come from Leviticus 17-18. In this episode, I demonstrate that Wilber's Hebrew Roots argument is weak and unfounded in Acts 15 and that they mistakenly claim that all four prohibitions are commandments taken from Leviticus 17-18. I also offer a more plausible way of understanding the four prohibitions and what James meant when he said "For from ancient generations Moses has had in every city those who proclaim him, for he is read every Sabbath in the synagogues." Enjoy!To donate in support of us combating Hebrew Roots, you can click this link, https://www.twomessianicjews.com/donate Thank you for the support! 00:00 - Intro and goals of the video01:23 - David Wilber's Position and Core Argument03:54 - Wilber's strange caveat08:15 - Critiquing Wilber's Key Claims about the Four Prohibitions29:50 - Critiquing Wilber's Interpretation of Acts 15:2137:27 - My hypothesis about the Four Prohibitions1:01:30 - My hypothesis about Acts 15:21 1:03:13 - What about progressive teachers like Matthew Vines?Link to their Acts 15 debate: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nVdfMV92alMLink to Wilber's video where he says Gentiles ought to do "basically all the same commandments" as native born Israelites: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I4ls3e5fL-cBibliography:Ben Witherington, “NOT SO IDLE THOUGHTS ABOUT EIDOLOTHUTON”; The Acts of the Apostles: A Socio-Rhetorical CommentaryS.G. Wilson, Luke and the LawBrian Rosner, Temple Prostitution in 1 Corinthians 6:12-20A. J. M. Wedderburn, “The 'Apostolic Decree': Tradition and Redaction”A. F. J. Klijn, “The Pseudo-Clementines and the Apostolic Decree”
