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LESSON 2 OF 8

Lesson 2: Lesson 2 · Separate the questions

Ancestry, belief and truth are different questions. An ancestor can be identified as a Jew in a record, profess Christianity in another record and leave evidence of private practices in a third. The historian asks how those records fit together. The reader investigating Yeshua must also examine the claims about Yeshua himself.

Membership rules tell us what a community requires for recognition. They do not, simply by existing, settle a disputed theological claim. Shema World invites you to examine both your family history and the case for Yeshua without treating either as a substitute for the other.

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Which question are you trying to answer first?

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Does proof of an ancestor's religion by itself prove that religion true?

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