The [Hebraic Roots Bible](http://www.coyhwh.com/en/bible.php) makes the claim, > The original New Testament was not written in Greek, but Aramaic. I thought that only the Gospel of Matthew might have been written in Aramaic, and that the rest of the NT was originally written in Greek. There is also the strange claim that the name Yahshua (Jesus) appears in the Old Testament: > There are also almost 100 scriptures in the Tanach (Old Testament) that personify our Savior’s name. Due to the fact that most translations do not use our Savior’s original Hebrew name they totally miss this fact. This is impossible because the Old Testament was written before Jesus was famous. Perhaps the word in these passages that the Hebraic Roots Bible translates as Yahshua should be translated as a simple word, not a name, as it is in other translations.

My understanding of the Hebrew Roots movement is that they celebrate feast days and more closely resemble Jewish traditions rather than "Christian" ones. For example, most Christians would celebrate Christmas while Hebrew Roots would celebrate Hanukkah, though both believe in Christ as savior. If I'm misunderstanding, feel free to set me straight. My question is how the Hebrew Roots (denomination?) handles Paul's writings, since a lot of it seems to disapprove of following the traditionally Jewish practices. For example, Galatians 4 says things like > But now that you know God—or rather are known by God—how is it that you are turning back to those weak and miserable forces ? Do you wish to be enslaved by them all over again? You are observing special days and months and seasons and years! I fear for you, that somehow I have wasted my efforts on you (9‭-‬11) NIV And verses 21 through 31 talk about being "children of promise" where those under the law are slaves to it. Does the Hebrew Roots movement have an explanation for scriptures like these?

Hoping to gain insight from the Hebrew Roots/TO community: Let me preface my question by saying that while I understand the requirement of observing the Sabbath as commanded—as well as the importance of the LORD's Feasts—I'm trying to reconcile why food laws (Leviticus 11) seem to be such a 'big' item among the HRM/TO communities, but no emphasis is put on keeping the bodily hygiene-related laws in Leviticus 12–15; (i.e. childbirth, skin diseases, uncleanness of men/women). Do those who subscribe to Hebrew Roots/Torah Observant beliefs and who have a skin infection, sexual emission, menstruation, or given birth, refrain from meeting in/with the congregation during the required time(s) outlined in Leviticus? Let me add that I have no objection to eating clean from a health perspective. I am merely seeing inconsistency in belief when it comes to which 'clean laws' are observed and which ones are discarded.