Barely in the world of Kabbalah is there such a controversial topic as the New Testament. On the one hand, it's the cause for millions of people today coming to Kabbalah; on the other hand, no other book ignites such heated discussions as the Christian Bible. The blame goes from idolatry to antisemitism, sorcery, etc. But as I will show on this blog, all those accusations come mostly from biases that are rarely based on scriptures. Most often I find out that people repeating those statements have not read a single page from the New Testament. Also, we are confronted in Christianity in general with antisemitic thoughts, which sometimes lead to translations that shed a completely false light on the stories of the Bible. Those attitudes were transmitted to the next generation until the New Testament became a source for the biggest crimes in history, like the Holocaust. Such ideas like antisemitism are not to be found in the Bible itself, but irresponsible translators, as said, have conveyed it to their following generations, which leads to the common idea in Christianity that it would have been the Jews alone who have been responsible for the death of Christ.
As we see, writing about such topics or bringing scriptures into a correct translation without twisting their contents is often a work that is comparable to that of a surgeon. This is especially the case in Kabbalah, where the whole building can collapse when we define a single term falsely. Moreover, when we begin to connect the Jewish mystical roots with the Greek texts of the New Testament, it can even ignite more confusion and darkness when we're ignorant of the right historical context of them and the many false transcriptions that occurred during history. This led to an image of Christianity and that of the New Testament, which seems to be highly idolatrous and heretical for the Jew. But we must compare the statements of the Apostles with the oral Jewish teachings, which already existed during the time of Jesus. Then we will see that most teachings of the New Testament are not idolatrous and heretical but simply falsely understood. While most Christians take most phrases too literally, Jews generally don't recognize that many expressions of the Christian Bible are to be found in their oral tradition, especially in Kabbalah. When we detach ourselves then from a mere literal interpretation and begin to see the text as highly mystical, speaking in tales and allegories, we begin to open up the door to the mysteries. This will not only bring certainty and light into times of darkness, but it will also restore the mystical path of man, whose responsibility it is to connect everything in this world back to God. Then man will be able to take a glimpse into this other world. There all contradictions and controversies begin to dissolve, and we can face life again like a pure and innocent child.
Where there is much controversy, darkness, and potential for conflict, there's also the potential for light and world peace. That's why we have to connect the dots between Kabbalah and Christianity again so that self-erected walls from the last 2000 years can fall. Jews and Christians can begin to understand each other without the need to give up their own traditions or identities, and this should become a first step towards world peace.
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