Toets My Seisoen 2 Intro

Season 2 Begins

The video opens with a song built around the show’s theme: testing beliefs against scripture. The hosts then return for Season 2, greeting viewers and joking about being back together, the heat, and whether their wrinkles have multiplied.

New Website

The hosts introduce a new website intended to bring their material and community together. They say it will include:

• Old videos and written studies, searchable by topic
• Event photos and a small shop
• A children’s Bible question game
• A “Bible journey” feature for tracking what members have studied

They plan to move their Wednesday livestreams from YouTube to the site once it is ready, with notifications and a small membership cost. They also consider adding short Sabbath livestreams.

Season 2 Study: Testing Beliefs Against Scripture

The new season will focus on re-examining beliefs by comparing them with scripture. The presenters argue that people often read the Bible through assumptions inherited from tradition. As examples, they question the familiar claim that there were three wise men, point to a mismatch between the usual Friday-to-Sunday account and the phrase “three days and three nights,” and discuss passages about Yeshua’s identity and the claim that every knee will bow to him.

Discussion of Paul

The conversation turns to Paul. The hosts examine the names Barabbas, Jesus Barabbas, and Bar-Jesus in Acts, as well as the account of Saul being called Paul. They argue that these passages raise questions about which “Jesus” is meant in certain references and challenge the traditional account of Paul’s conversion and authority.

They contrast Paul’s cursing of an opponent and his warnings of a curse for rejecting his gospel with what they describe as Yahweh’s laws and Yeshua’s example. They also speculate about the Roman origin of the name Paulus and Paul’s relationship to Roman power.

These points are presented as the hosts’ interpretations and claims, setting up a longer series of challenges to conventional Christian teaching.

Closing

Amanda says the study has made her angry about how, in their view, people have been misled. The hosts encourage viewers to take notes and follow the season as it explores these questions further.

Personalities Featured

• Amanda
• Jappie (also rendered as Japie in the subtitles)