The Forgotten Jesus Quotes

“The Hebrew language tends to be characterized as dynamic, impassioned, and explosive... Greek mental activity appears harmonious, prudent, moderate and peaceful; to the person to whom the Greek kind of thinking occurs plainly as ideal, Hebrew thinking and its manner of expression appear exaggerated, immoderate, discordant, and in bad taste. Adopting a Hebrew mindset forces the reader to think with two hands simultaneously: on the one hand and on the other hand... The Middle Eastern mind learns by doing.”
― Robby Gallaty, The Forgotten Jesus: How Western Christians Should Follow an Eastern Rabbi

“When reading the New Testament, it's important to recognize that Jesus never disregarded the written law, the Hebrew scriptures. When he rejected a teaching, it was always a teaching of the oral law, the extrabiblical rules and interpretations of the rabbis.”
― Robby Gallaty, The Forgotten Jesus: How Western Christians Should Follow an Eastern Rabbi

“A midrash - translated as "something that is searched out" - is a particular teaching by a Jewish teacher on a passage of scripture.”
― Robby Gallaty, The Forgotten Jesus: How Western Christians Should Follow an Eastern Rabbi

“Instead of abolishing or destroying the Old Testament scriptures or setting them aside, Jesus says that he has come to "fulfill" them. This means he has come to properly establish, correctly interpret, and complete their intended purpose.”
― Robby Gallaty, The Forgotten Jesus: How Western Christians Should Follow an Eastern Rabbi

“The rabbis had an interesting way of illustrating this. They compared the Holy Spirit to water, which naturally seeks the lowest resting point on the ground when it is poured out.16 In a similar manner, God’s Spirit seeks out the lowest, the most humble person to rest upon.”
― Robby Gallaty, The Forgotten Jesus: How Western Christians Should Follow an Eastern Rabbi

“when a Greek or Roman individual wanted to communicate a concept, he or she would typically write a theological treatise or lay out a rhetorical argument or speech about the topic. When a Hebrew teacher would seek to communicate something, he would often convey the message through a story.”
― Robert F. Gallaty, The Forgotten Jesus: How Western Christians Should Follow an Eastern Rabbi