Vendyl jones certainly looks like an archaeologist, or at least like an aging. Jones eventually developed a distinctive religious outlook which was based on the noahide laws. We have had the honor of meeting with vendyl and his beautiful wife. He also founded the bnai noach sons of noah movement which is an organization that seeks to bring the nations of the world to an understanding of torah as it relates to the grand design that god has for jews and gentiles. A tragic example of a christian minister led astray by this misguided sentimentalism is vendyl jones of arlington, texas. Indiana jones original, archaeologist vendyl jones, has died. A former baptist preacher, jones had grown dismayed with what he considered the anti jewish sentiments of the gospels and sought council from rabbis, studied in israel and became. Vendyl jones with copper scrolls and greek, looks for ark of the covenant. The biblical pseudoarcheologists pillaging the west bank. Jones has received the support and blessings, of a number of prominent figures, in the international jewish community. Vendyl jones the american baptist pastorturnedarchaeologist who claims to be the inspiration for steven spielbergs movie hero indiana jones discovered an underground container filled with 600 kilos of. In 1967, he moved his family of five to israel so he could study at hebrew university. By the early 60s, jones was still christian but had begun studying the torah and other jewish writings. Vendyl jones to uncover the holy ark of the covenant.
Noahide archlgist vendyl jones jewish world israel. There you will have a big collection of holy books from many religions and it is searchable. I realized that the new testament was, as a whole, a concoction of books. He believes it was taken from jerusalem by the lemba tribe in africa. In fact, we just published a new book called guide for the noahide by rabbi. Its easy to understand why former baptist priest vendyl jones, who claims to be the inspiration for the indiana jones series of movies, has spent years. With the aid of a parttime secretary and a twoman staff, and with only four hours of sleep a night, jones functions as chief lecturer, promoter. Vendyl jones a texan archaeologist who believes he may have been. From 325 to 638, the byzantine monks issued what they called holy edicts and.
The life of one jewish orthodox woman discussion in messianic judaism started by guardianshua, feb 8. Noahide archaeologist vendyl jones, who discovered incense powder used in the second temple while searching for the holy ark, has died. Within previous chapters of bridging the judeochristian gap, i have provided information about the ashes of the red heifer. Jones rises amid walls covered in books, maps, and photographs from the holy land. In 1989 vendyl met with the sephardic chief rabbi, rav mordechai eliyahu in israel and discussed setting up an official noachide organization, to be called agudat bnai noah. George lucas got the idea for his treasurehunting yarn from the work of vendyl jones, who believes that the ashes of the red heifer are stored in a jar buried in a cave near qumran, site of the discovery of the dead sea scrolls from 190 to 1952. In orthodox judaism cant speak for the other sects, as im unsure exactly what they. Vendyl later changed his organization, the ijcr, to the vjri vendyl jones research institutes and lead many people to discover the noachide commandments. But the greek 3rd book of ezra 1 esdras suggests that babylonians it took all the holy vessels of the lord, both great and small, and the ark of god, and the kings treasures, and carried them away into babylon. The books of ezra and nehemiah recount the drama of the return of a jewish remnant from persia and the rebuilding of the temple and the city of jerusalem. Jones also leads teachings in bnai noach judaism for nonjews, holding local weekly torah readings and helping to establish bnai noach groups around the country. Jones was a great friend of israel and the jews, and many of his children and grandchildren have converted to judaism. Rabbi steinberg cites that rav hertz was known as a very holy and very.
Holy books, like the people who used them, are buried, usually sharing the grave with a deceased torah scholar following talmud megillah 26b. By the age of 16, vendyl knew that his life was to be dedicated to doing gds work. He entered the holy temple and removed the holy vessels, the gold altar, the menorah, the table for the panim bread, the paroches curtain, and the gold ornamentation with which the front of. Antichrist in the jewish encyclopedia by louis ginzberg encyclopedia of the jewish religion by r. Jones plans to excavate the lost ark by the tisha bav fast this summer. The problem for these treasure hunters has been where to start since evidence and rumor point in a hundred directions. Their argument is that the jewish people have a separate way of salvation by grace through faith in god the father as manifested in their obedience to torah the law of moses. The following is excepted from an article that was serialized in the jewish herald voice newspaper, houston, tx in may 2000. A steadfast supporter of the state of israel, jones volunteered to help the israeli army during the 1967 sixday war. Do the jews need jesus, or is he the gentile savior. What i share in the following explanation of the tithe of the third year and the ancient hebrew calendar system, i simply pass on in the name of my teacher, zeev benshahar zeev benshahar doctoral thesis the calendar of the judaean desert sect. Great shiur, but vendyl jones was not a devout christian or any other kind of christian. People of the first type have persistently searched for the treasures of the beis hamikdosh over the past millennium. Theres a picture of him with the former chief rabbi of israel.
Vendyl jones is a southern baptist converted to talmudic pharisee noahidism, the concision, and has attacked the messianic judaism of jesus messiah as being false. Jones believes that when these holy treasures are found, it will mark a unique period in jewish history, leading eventually to the building of the third temple, the messianic age and profound implications for world peace. Solving the 2,500 year mystery of the fabled biblical ark, is a book by tudor parfitt, a professor at the university of londons prestigious school of oriental and african studies. Search for the ark of the covenant by robert cornuke since the temples primary purpose had been as a resting place for the ark, and since there can be little doubt that the ark mysteriously disappeared from the temple, it follows that any search for the ark must begin in the temple. The copper scroll, discovered in 1952 near qumran on the shores of the dead sea, is an archaeological mystery. The ultimate sign of respect for books, however, is how they are treated when they wear out. Is vendyl jones absent from the index of your latest book on the dead sea. I began learning about the basic tenets of judaism like free will and divine. As society changed, the jews found that the torah needed to be updated from its original agricultural emphasis. Vendyl jones noahide archaeologist who discovered an immense stock of incense used in the second temple as well as the aromatic anointing oil has passed away at the age of 80. The qumran bookshop is filled with loony books by tim lahaye friend. Although vendyl jones s does not present his report in support of the return of the lost 10tribes theory, or the restoration of the two houses of israel in the end time, it does serve to confirm our views and understanding of the biblical prophecies in this regard. Spiritual significance of the incense the jewish magazine. Religious texts, also known as scripture, scriptures, holy writ, or holy books, are the texts which various religious traditions consider to be sacred, or central to their religious tradition.
Vendyl is the bearded dude wearing his famous indiana jones hat. The ark of the covenant, which the lrd had moses construct, was a model of that which was in heaven. Download books, sacred, spiritual texts and pdf ebooks. In real life, vendyl is director of the institute for judeochristian research located in arlington, texas. Last days mystery vendyl jones and the ark of the covenant. Noahide archlgist vendyl jones jewish world israel national news. Researcherarticleswhat are the hidden torah codes part. Hidden by jewish priests before the destruction of jerusalem in a.
Pdf the strange search for the ashes of the red heifer. Copper scrolls dead sea caves, hidden treasure the. Jones has been digging in a cave in that area for more than eight years but has yet to find his bounty. The explorer and teacher published a book in 1959 predicting the. Vendyl jones is a former baptist minister who became disillusioned with the new testament. As we have noted prior, the ark of the covenant was a small portable ark and we do not know whether another ark was built for the holy of holiest in which the ark of the covenant may. The life of one jewish orthodox woman page 3 christian.
A vendyl jones memorial hospital is more worthwhile than a yeshiva for noahides. The indiana jones series was heavily inspired by him. The famed archaeologist, the inspiration for the indiana jones movie series, has spent most of his life searching for the ark of the covenant. Although ketores disappeared at the churban, if we are to believe the accounts of the maverick archeologist vendyl jones. How to treat jewish holy books sifrei kodesh my jewish. In the book of genesis god made many promises to abraham. Tes global ltd is registered in england company no 02017289 with its registered office at 26 red lion square london wc1r 4hq. When the temple was to be rebuilt they would then need that very same holy anointing oil to anoint the priests prior to their service in the third temple as well as to anoint the furnishings of the mishkan. Vendyl jones, baptist turns antichrist jesus messiah. The symbolism of the components in the holy anointing oil are no longer completely known but, as the other articles in the tabernacle had great meaning to the early israelites, it is believed that the hamishchah has spiritual connections with the ketoret holy incense. This serves both to honor the books and to prevent further degradation. Vendyl jones is a southern baptist converted to talmudic pharisee noahidism, the concision, and has wrriten a book against jesus messiah and the new testament salvation of calvary. It can most specifically mean the first five books pentateuch or five books of moses of the 24 books of the hebrew bible. The two met in 1993 when jones appeared on the dallas radio show that long produced.
A genizah is a repository for damaged or aged sacred jewish texts. Torah codes excel by far the concept of the simple word inspiration of the jewish holy writ. Though considered part of the famous dead sea scrolls, the copper scroll differs in that it was found in situ on location and that unlike the other dead sea scrolls, written on papyrus, the copper scroll, as its name suggests, was inscribed into a thin sheet of copper. As he led expeditions to israel in search of the ashes of the red heifer, he began to buy into the dual covenant theology. There is no record of what became of the ark in the books of kings and chronicles. Vendyl jones an explorer who has devoted thirty years to studying the copper scrolland jim barfielda retired fire marshal who believes he has cracked the code on the copper scroll see my copper scroll articles from the last two issuesbelieve the second book of maccabees and two other extrabiblical texts give the background to the. Davis tells of the doubts and perplexities which first led to a deepening of his commitment to southern baptist theology, his successful career as a baptist minister, and his progressive estrangement from it and from christianity. Satellite photos reveal confirmation written in mountain.
Momentous archeological discoveries in march 1988, vendyl jones and his team of bnei noah volunteers found a clay juglet about five inches in height in a cave in qumran, just west of the northern end of the yam hamelach dead sea. Circa 1960, jones read about the copper scroll with its list of holy treasures including the mishkan with great interest, and by reference, the ark of the covenant. Aug, 2009 it is the central and most important document of judaism and has been used by jews through the ages. Oct 04, 2008 this website and its content is subject to our terms and conditions. Theological liberals have long taken the position that jews do not need jesus. It was texas archaeologist vendyl jones who introduced jim long to the seven laws. Qumran, the land of buried treasure the times of israel. The best book available on the hebrew concept of universal law and morality.
Indiana jones original, archaeologist vendyl jones, has. The scribal pens in the hands of moses, the prophets and other writers of the jewish bible are eclipsed by that invisible hand and finger of fire that etched the two hexagonal, sapphire. Dec 26, 2017 making charitable organizations this is a very important function as it leads to the spreading of the laws. Vendyl jones on the verge again bartholomews notes. These posts came from hearing him speak, his quest being raising money for equipment to precisely locate the aron hakodesh the holy. The primary holy book of the jewish faith is known as the torah, which comprises the books of genesis, exodus, leviticus, numbers and deuteronomy. Torah refers to the five books of moses which are known in hebrew as chameesha choomshey torah. Jones on several digs, can you tell us a little about him. Vendyl jones and the ark of the covenant last days mystery. Used jewish books jewish used books is your largest online bookstore carrying used jewish books and judaica. Then, of course, they had and used the fourteen books of.
In it, jones discusses his childhood, move to israel and digs for archaeological artifacts. They had the twentytwo books of the prophets and holy writings that included psalms, proverbs, job, song of songs, ruth, lamentations, ecclesiastes, esther, daniel, ezranehemiah and the two books of chronicles. The talmud arachin 16a tells us that the beth hamikdash holy temple, the. Secret of dead sea copper scroll unlocked, revealing. Vendyl jones was originally a baptist minister, but his life journey would take him down very different roads.
Circa 1960, jones read with great interest about the copper scroll with its list of holy treasures including the mishkan, and by reference, the ark of the covenant. According to the ancient israelite faith and traditions, the ashes of the red heifer purify the entire nation of the children of israel. Vendyl was born on may 29, 1930, and grew up in sudan, texas. Vendyl came to believe that many apparently antijewish statements in the gospels were omitted in more ancient. An unnamed kabbalist has granted blessing to famed archeologist dr. His son and daughter in law converted to judaism and. Learn vocabulary, terms, and more with flashcards, games, and other study tools. Know thou that when the son of man yielded up his breath to god, the whole creation wept with a great weeping. He was a devout noachide and in fact was interested in converting, but felt that he would be more influential as a gentile, so he didnt. Enter archeologist vendyl jones, in search of the lost ark. The ark of the covenant is hard physical evidence which proves the absolute truth of the bible and that mohammed is a false prophet. After completing high school, young jones attended southwestern theological seminary for a short time, receiving his baccalaureate of divinity, and a masters degree in theology from the bible baptist seminary. In the jewish religion, there is the equivalent of the old testamentthe tanakh. The hebrew scriptures, referred to by christians as the old testament, are called the tanakh, which is the hebrew acronym for the three different parts.
Antiochos brazenly entered the temple in 169 bce and stole as much gold and silver as he wanted. Vendyl miller jones may 29, 1930 december 27, 2010 was an american noahide scholar. Please only submit books that fit this description. Who came firstindiana jones of hollywood or vendyl jones of arlington, the. The ark of the covenant was placed in a certain specific location by jeremiah at the lrds direction. He tossed the books and moved his family to israel in the late 1950s. Vendyl jones is the original inspiration for the indiana jones character of the movies. There is an uncomfortable similarity between the rabbinic commentary to the prophecies in the tanach and what the scientists are warning about today. Download the bible, the holy quran, the mahabharata and thousands of free pdf ebooks on buddhism, meditation etc. There are people who do not think what i am about to say is worthwhile, but i suggested years ago that we begin to translate our books, which are meant for the nations of the world, into arabic as.
In finding the god of noah, a memoir of his religious life, mr. Werblowsky ghost of marcion by daniel botkin study of romans, yashanet will the real jesus please stand by vendyl jones the brother of jesus and the lost teachings of christianity by jeffrey butz jerusalem post torah commentary by r. If you object you might want to mention this in the discussion and restore the merge tag. Vendyl jones claimed that such a small quantity of oil around a gallon would not last that long. Judaism download books, sacred, spiritual texts and pdf ebooks. It was desecrated by antiochus iv ephiphanes the seleucid ruler who had a pig slaughtered on the altar and set up an image of a pagan god in the holy. All these books, in muslim belief, promulgated the code and laws that god ordained for those people. Rabbi blech shares details of an asyet unpublicized meeting with the pope, the head of the vatican library and leading cardinals of the church, revealing fascinating details of the fate of many precious jewish items.
Noahide archaeologist vendyl jones, who discovered incense powder used in the second temple while searching for the holy ark, has died at age 80. Aime palliere 18681949, was a french catholic priest who considered conversion to judaism untilrabbi elijah benamozeg 18231900, the rabbi of leghornlivorno in italy, informed him all about the seven noachide commandments. Ive previously posted about vendyl jones, with a post here talking about his findings of items from the beis hamikdash holy jewish temple and about his take on prophecy here. Torah and new testament foundationsthe false messiah. In 1983, vendyl published will the real jesus please stand the book covers material he had previously released on cassette tapes addressing seven riddles of israel and the messiah. We offer jewish books for children, books of jewish law, jewish holy books, jewish books on marriage, out of print jewish books, rare jewish books, and much, much more. What i hadnt know was that vendyl was an avowed noachide. Some of our friends weve spoken to using our chat facility and others who have benefited from our posts and the websites below have asked us how they could help us or show their appreciation. The ark was the resting place of the ten commandments, given to the jewish people at mount sinai, and was hidden just before the destruction of the first temple. Please view our categories above to find the book you are looking for. Copper scrolls dead sea caves, hidden treasure posted on july 15, 2016 by david. Which is not one of the five pillars, or 5 basic duties, of islam. Vendyl jones says hes a crusading archaeologist searching for longlost biblical.
The picture was taken on his april 1998 excavation in israel where he is still trying to find the lost ark and the ashes of the red heifer. Vjri is dedicated to correcting misinformation about judaism, the jewish people, and the state of israel. Dec 15, 2008 what is jewish scripturewith asher meza,, consider judaism or the 7 laws for more videos please go to. His son and daughter in law converted to judaism and he was very, very proud of them. Ark of temple and lost temple treasures the strange. It is believed to be the only surviving sample of the balsam oil that was prescribed in the torah for anointing the mishkan.
Vendyl jones is not only looking for the ark, but has already found some of the important holy items, associated with it. Regarding arutz sheva article kabbalist blesses jones. When muslims go to mecca to touch the black stone, what place must they visit. Then both rabbis requested that vendyl jones burn some of the incense for. The other holy book for the jewish religion is the talmud which includes the mishnah, which means repetition or study and the gemara, which means addition or completion. In the 1950s, while serving as pastor in a baptist church, he began to seek out the jewish sources and references of the christian gospels, realizing that many apparently anti jewish statements therein were omitted in more ancient. Such an endeavor would show that noahides have finally started to focus on the goal. The salvation of the jews jewish life lamb and lion. My search for the treasures of the copper scroll was published. Here are some out of many quotes that you can find out about jesus from the bahai writings.
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