Cepher Blog

The observance of Chanukkah

11.1.2016 Stephen Pidgeon Articles by Dr. P

Let us begin with a translation of this passage from Galatiym as it is actually written in the Greek: Galatiym (Galatians) 4:9-11:9-11 But now, do you not know YAHUAH, or rather are you not known by YAHUAH? How do you return again to the impotent and indigent ordered rudiments? Would you ... Read More

And Knowledge Shall Be Increased...

10.30.2016 Stephen Pidgeon Articles by Dr. P

Daniy'el (Daniel) 12:4 But you, O Daniy’el, shut up the words, and seal the cepher, even to the time of the end: many shall run to and fro, and knowledge shall be increased. Many may ask: are we in the end of the age? And, is there scriptural support for such a proposition? Consider... Read More

The doctrine of Arianism

9.20.2016 Stephen Pidgeon Articles by Dr. P

We begin with the following question: Mattithyahu (Matthew) 16:13-15 When YAHUSHA came into the coasts of Qeycaryah Philippi, he asked את eth-his Talmidiym, saying: Whom do men say that I the Son of Adam am? 14 And they said: Some say that you are Yahuchanon the Immerser: some, Eliyahu; a... Read More

Lost Books of the Bible: On the Scroll of the Giants

9.2.2016 Cepher Publishing Group Articles by Dr. P

Dead Sea Scrolls — 4Q203, 1Q23, 2Q26, 4Q530-532, 6Q8 – Compare Genesis 6:1-2, 4. One question we receive here quite often concerns the “lost books of the bible.” Of course, this is a difficult question, because there are many books which are not included in t... Read More

Lost Books of the Bible: On the Melchizedek Scroll

8.23.2016 Stephen Pidgeon Articles by Dr. P

One question we receive here quite often concerns the “lost books of the bible.” Of course, this is a difficult question, because there are many books which are not included in the bible (which is to say that book which is called the bible, subject to rules of canonization... Read More

Lost Books of the Bible - Is the Cepher Yashar genuine?

8.17.2016 Stephen Pidgeon Articles by Dr. P

We receive questions from time to time about the Cepher Yashar (Book of Jasher). Many commentators wonder if the book is a true Cepher of the Hebrew tradition, or a construct made up years or even centuries later. However, as we read through Yashar, we find a very interesting ... Read More

The Prayer

8.11.2016 Stephen Pidgeon Articles by Dr. P

One of the substantial changes made in the Eth Cepher concerns the wording of a certain prayer given by MASHIACH to the talmidiym, who sought counsel as to how to pray, given that Yahuchanon the Immerser had also given a prayer to his talmidiym. The response was as follows: Mattithy... Read More

The New Moons

8.5.2016 Stephen Pidgeon Articles by Dr. P

As we continue our journey through those things which are required of us in our walk before YAHUAH, let us consider a passage from Sha’ul to the Qolasiym: Qolasiym (Colossians) 2:16-17 Let no man therefore judge you in meat, or in drink, or in respect of a feast day, or of the New M... Read More

The Mechanics of Yahusha’s (Joshua's) long day

8.4.2016 Stephen Pidgeon Articles by Dr. P

We at the Cepher Publishing Group have been greatly blessed by the leadings of the RUACH HAQODESH, and the guidance as to what to publish within the bindings of the Eth CEPHER. One of our first decisions was to include the books of Chanoch (Enoch), Yovheliym (Jubilees), and Yashar (Ja... Read More

You shall not kill

7.28.2016 Stephen Pidgeon Articles by Dr. P

Ray asks us: I have for some time now had a nagging curiosity in my mind. It concerns your use of the word kill in lieu of the word murder [in Shemot (Exodus) 20:13]. I would like to know your reasoning for that particular verse. Shemot (Exodus) 20:13 / Devariym (Deuteronomy) 5:17 ... Read More

And his name shall be called . . .

7.24.2016 Stephen Pidgeon Articles by Dr. P

We have set forth the name of the Messiah (HAMASHIACH) as YAHUSHA. There are several views that are contrary to this position. First, we have those who claim the name of Jesus Christ. I will not discuss this issue in this blog. Next, we have those who claim the name ... Read More

Who put the “J” in Jesus?

7.20.2016 Stephen Pidgeon Articles by Dr. P

Let’s take a moment with the name Jesus, so we have an idea how we got here from the original name. So, let’s begin with the 1611 King James Bible – Authorized Version, beginning in Matthew 1:1: Matthew 1:1 (KJV) The booke of the generation of Iesus Christ, the... Read More

I come in the name of the Father

7.19.2016 Stephen Pidgeon Articles by Dr. P

The longer discussion among pursuers of the faith concerns this relationship between YAHUSHA and YAHUAH. Let’s begin with this text: Yahuchanon (John) 5:43 I am come in my Father's name, and ye receive me not: if another shall come in his own name, him ye will receive. So, t... Read More

For those in the Diaspora

7.15.2016 Stephen Pidgeon Articles by Dr. P

A reader asks, “If the instruction is for Tsiyon to flee from the land of the north, where Tsiyon had been spread (the diaspora), and we can’t return to the Levant, where should we go?” Zakaryahu (Zechariah) 2:6-13 Alas, alas, come forth, and flee from the land of the no... Read More

The Crown

7.14.2016 Stephen Pidgeon Articles by Dr. P

When reviewing various texts of scripture, one word that we find in the English is the word crown. However, there are several words in the Hebrew and the Greek that all fit the bill for the word crown in the English. Let’s take a look and see if we can discover what it is that i... Read More

Lost Books of the Bible: On the Enoch Calendar

6.28.2016 Stephen Pidgeon Articles by Dr. P

I have recently heard from someone on the issue of the calendar, particularly the calculation set forth in Yovheliym (the Book of Jubilees) and Chanoch (the Book of Enoch). Here are his comments: Since seeing your video on the eth Cepher on YouTube and visiting your website cepher.n... Read More

A Crown of Thorns?

6.6.2016 Stephen Pidgeon Articles by Dr. P

A question that arises when looking at one word or another in the English translation, is whether that word – no matter how commonly held – is the best translation given the underlying term. A word that has fallen into our review is the word crown. How many derivative us... Read More

The Mandela Effect

6.3.2016 Stephen Pidgeon Articles by Dr. P

It is time to discuss this issue of the Mandela Effect. The Mandela Effect is a hypothesis put forth by writer and paranormal consultant Fiona Broome, based upon her recollection that Nelson Mandela had died in prison, long before he became the leader of South Africa. From this ... Read More

Lost Books of the Bible: The Septuagint and MASHIACH

6.2.2016 Stephen Pidgeon Articles by Dr. P

In our studies, we have taken the position that the name of MASHIACH is YAHUSHA, and nothing other. There are many however who will argue that, no, the name is YESHUA which means salvation, or the name is YAHUSHUA or YAHOSHUA, all which reference the name (in English) Joshua. (S... Read More

The Canons of the Council of Trent

6.1.2016 Stephen Pidgeon Articles by Dr. P

SESSION THE FOURTH Celebrated on the eighth day of the month of April, in the year MDXLVI (1546). DECREE CONCERNING THE CANONICAL SCRIPTURES The sacred and holy, ecumenical, and general Synod of Trent, lawfully assembled in the Holy Ghost [compare with the edicts of Cyril of Jerusalem],... Read More

The Canons of Laodicea

5.31.2016 Stephen Pidgeon Articles by Dr. P

The Synod of Laodicea met at that place called Laodicea in Phrygia Pacatiana, now found in modern Turkey. It is agreed by most scholars that the Synod met in the year 363 A.D. Canons Canon 1. It is right, according to the ecclesiastical Canon, that the Communion should by indulgen... Read More

The Canons of Nicea

5.30.2016 Stephen Pidgeon Articles by Dr. P

Here are the Canons (rules) of the Council of Nicea, adopted on June 19, 325 A.D. First, we start with the Nicene Creed: The Profession Of Faith Of The 318 Fathers 1. We believe in one God the Father all powerful, maker of all things both seen and unseen. And in one Lord Jesus Christ,... Read More

The First Canons

5.29.2016 Stephen Pidgeon Articles by Dr. P

What is a Canon? A Canon is simply a regulation or dogma decreed by a church council as a provision of church law. It is another word for law or statute. The word comes from the Greek word κανών (kanon). However, this Greek word was derived from the origi... Read More

I am the vine, you are the branches

5.26.2016 Stephen Pidgeon Articles by Dr. P

This is a posting of which I am greatly fond, for this is the subject of gospels, and really a new revelation for me in respect of certain scriptures upon which I have relied with . . . well, I would call it a previous misunderstanding. Let us begin here: Yahuchanon (John) 15:1-5 I ... Read More

I AM the Aleph and the Tav

5.19.2016 Stephen Pidgeon Articles by Dr. P

Recently, someone asked me about the Aleph and Tav, and in particular, about the appearance of the Aleph Tav in Genesis (Bere’shiyth) 1:1. She asks: Do these represent YAHUSHA? When the Aleph and Tav symbols appear in Scriptures, how do you know if it is representing YAHUSHA or the ac... Read More

Debunking Daniel's 70th Week - Part Two

3.22.2016 Stephen Pidgeon Articles by Dr. P

Now, let us consider the timing of the crucifixion. There is only one possible scenario according to scripture. We begin with the length of the time in the tomb: Mattithyahu (Matthew) 12:39 But he answered and said unto them, An evil and adulterous generation seeks after a s... Read More

Debunking Daniel's 70th Week - Part One

3.21.2016 Stephen Pidgeon Articles by Dr. P

There is a theory, and I think that is the best word for it, that the prophecy set forth in Daniel 9 was realized where 69 weeks were completed at the time of first coming of the Son of Man (Ben Adam), but that the 70th week described in Daniel 9:24 is somehow put off into the future to be ... Read More

The choosing

2.22.2016 Stephen Pidgeon Articles by Dr. P

We recently received the following questions … Are the instructions (commandments) in Shemot and Yovheliym in chronological order? Are the commandments in the cepher in chronological? Do you know the details of the covenant which the children of Israel broke? What makes up this... Read More

The word Nomos

2.9.2016 Stephen Pidgeon Articles by Dr. P

We begin with a review of the word nomos (νομος). In reliance on Thayer’s Greek English Lexicon, we see that the word, being derived from the primary word nemo, has a meaning more than as it has been construed in the writings. This word nemo ha... Read More

Our Daily את Bread

2.8.2016 Stephen Pidgeon Articles by Dr. P

It is time to discuss a passage which has yet to solicit controversy, yet may differ dramatically from the reference in your bible. Let us consider the prayer known as the Lord’s Prayer, or the Our Father, depending on your tradition. Lucas (Luke) 11:2-4 And he said unto them,... Read More

Should a woman cover her head?

1.22.2016 Stephen Pidgeon Articles by Dr. P

We begin with an inquiry about that passage found in Qorintiym Ri’shon (1 Corinthians) 11. What's the context of Qorin'tyim 1 chap 11:6? Anyone pls. Todah! Qorintiym Ri’shon (1 Corinthians) 11:1-15 Be ye followers of me, even as I also am of HAMASHIACH. 2 Now I praise you, b... Read More

The Commandments - Part Three

1.21.2016 Stephen Pidgeon Articles by Dr. P

We have seen the practices of MASHIACH to keep the feasts declared as statutes forever in Vayiqra (Leviticus) 23, and we have seen how the American church has misconstrued the words of Sha’ul (Paul) to declare the feasts and the declaration concerning clean foods as expired. However... Read More

The Commandments - Part Two

1.20.2016 Stephen Pidgeon Articles by Dr. P

We have seen the spiritual condition of those who transgress the Torah, who work wickedness and evil, the pa’ali aven. What is the alternative? Mattithyahu (Matthew) 28:19 Go ye therefore, and teach all nations, immersing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of ... Read More

The Commandments - Part One

1.19.2016 Stephen Pidgeon Articles by Dr. P

As we begin this study, many who are resident in the American church may have great difficulty with the notion that they are called to the keeping of the commandments. Many believers have been instructed in a form of grace which acts as a license to sin and the working of iniquity, which is la... Read More

The Branch

1.15.2016 Stephen Pidgeon Articles by Dr. P

Here is one of my favorite subjects in Scripture – the discussion of the prophecies concerning the Branch, on which I have previously written ("The Branch" - Oct 29, 2014). So we begin with this bit of Psalm 80: Tehilliym (Psalm) 80:8-19 You have brought a vine out of Mitsrayim: y... Read More

She’ol

1.5.2016 Stephen Pidgeon Articles by Dr. P

We have received an inquiry concerning the word She’ol, often interpreted in English bibles as hell, but which finds itself being set forth in the Eth Cepher some 128 times as She’ol. Let us begin with a passage from the cepher Chanoch (the Book of Enoch): Chanoch (Enoch)... Read More

Philippiym (Philippians) 2:11

12.23.2015 Stephen Pidgeon Articles by Dr. P

Charles D. Lyons writes: There is an apparent issue with your 2nd Addition translation dealing with Cepher Philippiym 2:11 The Cepher says: V.11 ~ "And that every tongue should confess that YAHUAH is YAHUSHA HAMASHIACH, to the glory of YAH the Father. Now...This seems to be seen ... Read More

The Timing of the Birth of MASHIACH

12.8.2015 Stephen Pidgeon Articles by Dr. P

We have received the following inquiry: I would like to know if Mr. Pidgeon could expound on the subject of the actual birth of our savior Yahusha HaMashiach. There are two other persons that discuss this that I trust but they both came up with different dates. One is Rabbi Jonathan Cahn ... Read More

The portion of YAHUAH

12.4.2015 Stephen Pidgeon Articles by Dr. P

Let us continue on our journey through this 32nd chapter of Devariym: Devariym (Deuteronomy) 32:7-14 Remember the days of old, consider the years of many generations: ask your father, and he will show you; your elders, and they will tell you. 8 When EL ELYON divided to the nations their i... Read More

The Sacred Name

12.3.2015 Stephen Pidgeon Articles by Dr. P

The Cepher continues to be the only collection of sacred scriptures which sets forth the correct transliteration of the sacred name. Below is a verse that resounds within my heart: Devariym (Deuteronomy) 32:1-6 Give ear, O ye heavens, and I will speak; and hear, O earth, the words o... Read More

Lost Books of the Bible: Baruk’s (Baruch's) vision concerning Rome

12.2.2015 Stephen Pidgeon Articles by Dr. P

A very interesting latter day prophecy concerning the Roman church is found in the Cepher Baruk Sheniy (2 Baruk). Let’s take a moment to explore it: Baruk’s (Baruch's) vision Baruk (Baruch) Sheniy (2 Baruk (Baruch)) 36:1-11 And when I had said these things I fell asleep... Read More

Jubilees | Lost Books of the Bible: On the Cepher Yovheliym

11.30.2015 Stephen Pidgeon Articles by Dr. P

In regard to our publication of the Cepher Yovheliym (the Book of Jubilees), we have received the following inquiries: Who wrote the book of Yovheliym, who is the narrator? This book appears to have been compiled from several ancient texts and formalized into a single writing in the seco... Read More

Daniel’s Timeline Revisited – Part 4

11.18.2015 Stephen Pidgeon Articles by Dr. P

Our discussion of Isaac Newton’s bifurcated interpretation of Daniye’l 9:25 continues. This verse has a two-fold prophecy which declares the first advent of MASHIACH to be threescore and two weeks of years from the going forth of the word, and the second advent of MASHIACH... Read More

Daniel’s Timeline Revisited – Part 3

11.17.2015 Stephen Pidgeon Articles by Dr. P

Daniye’l (Daniel) 9:25 Know therefore and understand, from the going forth of the word to return and to build Yerushalayim until HAMASHIACH the Prince is seven Shavua, and threescore and two Shavua; return and build the wide place with eagerness in troublous times. The timing of the... Read More

Daniel’s Timeline Revisited – Part 2

11.16.2015 Stephen Pidgeon Articles by Dr. P

Daniye’l (Daniel) 9:25 Know therefore and understand, from the going forth of the word to return and to build Yerushalayim until HAMASHIACH the Prince is seven Shavua, and threescore and two Shavua; return and build the wide place with eagerness in troublous times. The timing of the... Read More

Daniel’s Timeline Revisited – Part 1

11.15.2015 Stephen Pidgeon Articles by Dr. P

There has been much written over the years concerning an interpretation of prophecy known as Daniel’s Timeline. A review is in order: Daniye’l (Daniel) 9:24 For seventy Shavua cut off are the people from the holy city, to finish the transgression, and to make an end of s... Read More

Bemidbar (Numbers) 11:25

11.13.2015 Stephen Pidgeon Articles by Dr. P

Bemidbar (Numbers) 11:25 And YAHUAH came down in a cloud, and spoke unto him, and took of the RUACH that was upon him, and gave it unto the seventy elders: and it came to pass, that, when the RUACH rested upon them, they prophesied, and did not cease. The commentary which criticizes this ... Read More

Bereshiyth (Genesis) 4:26

11.12.2015 Stephen Pidgeon Articles by Dr. P

There is a discussion that the verse found below is inaccurately set forth in the Cepher: Bereshiyth (Genesis) 4:26 And to Sheth, to him also there was born a son; and he called his name Enosh: then began men to call upon the name of YAHUAH. The discussion is that the last clause should... Read More

Shemot (Exodus) 6:3

11.11.2015 Stephen Pidgeon Articles by Dr. P

Let us consider the text of Shemot (Exodus) 6:3, a verse that has been claimed to have been interpreted in error. The text reads as follows: Shemot (Exodus) 6:3 And I appeared unto El-Avraham, unto El-Yitschaq, and unto El-Ya`aqov, by the name of EL SHADDAI, but by my name YAHUAH was I not k... Read More

The Chosen People

10.21.2015 Stephen Pidgeon Articles by Dr. P

Recently, an essay entitled The Chosen People: Israel, ‘Christian’ Zionism and the Middle East Crisis was posted on April 28, 2014 by State of the Nation. This piece joins a single quote from Theodore Hertzl’s diary to a purported letter from Albert Pike to conclude ... Read More