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Mishkan David, Washington, DC Welcome to the Mishkan David, a teaching ministry based in the suburbs of Washington, DC. We have a web presence in the form of a blog and a discussion forum, both named after the organization, Mishkan David.

The Founder and Director of the Mishkan David is David Negley. David has been a member of the Messianic Jewish community since 1981, when he discovered in MJ a community that encouraged the study of first century Judaism and Jewish values that would aid in his Biblical studies as a young student of Scripture and religion.

The Founding of the Mishkan David

David began using the handle of "Mishkan" in online discussion forums around 2000. This reflected a growing concern for the communal aspects of Messianic thought and perspective. As time went on, it seemed appropriate to include his own name to both better qualify the identity of the handle and to enhance the allusion to the Biblical term, "the fallen Sukkat David". "Sukkah" and "Mishkan" are both commonly translated as "tent" or "dwelling".

Current Projects

The Mishkan David is presently in the process of publishing a commentary on Ephesians. It is called, "Ephesians: The View from the Mishkan". It highlights the Jewish background to the letter, and the original author's emphasis on the unity of Jew and Gentile in a single community.

Even as Ephesians goes to print, we are already working on a commentary on the letter to the Hebrews. We hope to complete this work in the summer of 2014.

The Future of the Mishkan

We are looking forward to the time when we will be able to travel, promoting the concepts found in Ephesians and Hebrews. If you would like to arrange for one of our speakers to visit your shul, you are welcome to call or email us at:

[mailto:mishkan.david@gmail.com Email the Mishkan]

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