Borders of Blue Podcast
Exploring the life of Jesus of Nazareth, through the eyes of 18th and 19th century converted rabbinical Jews. We will delve into their conversion experiences, how the teachings of Jesus impacted their thinking, and what caused them to break away from their rabbinical teachings. Jesus was a Jew. So was he who he said he was, or just a revolutionary introducing a new type of judaism?
Episodes
8 episodes
Cohen's Conversion Experience
Cohen finds that not all Christians are the same, so many seem to contradict their beliefs in how they conduct themselves. He finds there are many different beliefs among Christians and they cannot all seem to agree. He goes on to h...
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Season 1
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Episode 7
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26:39
God's Strange & Mysterious Ways
Cohen begins to feel he is losing his grip on his religion but soon meets a family who take him into their home, demonstrating to him what love and goodness truly is. He is surprised at their strange religion, which he cannot seem to reco...
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Season 1
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Episode 6
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23:18
Leaving Home & Arriving in America
Cohen's mother is reticent to allow him to leave England and seek work in America. His ill health continues but he manages to secure work and then lose it. He feels that God is trying to teach him a lesson, as he has wandered away f...
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Season 1
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Episode 5
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15:22
Ill Health & Meeting Christians
Cohen struggles with ill health as a teen, with the poverty of his family excluding him from medical treatment, until the Chief Rabbi of London intervenes. He is admitted to hospital where he meets and engages with Christians for th...
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Season 1
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Episode 4
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15:51
Cohen's Confirmation & Early Work Life
The confirmation into the Jewish Church is something that is expected, and is something that is looked forward to by young Jewish boys. Cohen went through this experience yet did not feel satisfied and decline to start his rabbinical studies. &...
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Season 1
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Episode 3
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10:49
A Boys Education
Delving into the rigorous education of a young boy through the eyes of Cohen, gives us an understanding of how this ritualistic form teaching creates the mindset of the rabbinical jews that is inflexible unless they are some how able to break f...
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Season 1
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Episode 2
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15:23
Background & Early Life of Cohen - 1860s
In this first podcast, we will delve into the mindset and upbringing of rabbinical jews through the eyes of Cohen. This insight, will give you understanding as to the culture post 2nd temple and why the Jewish people do not connect Judais...
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Season 1
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Episode 1
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25:31