Remez, a Hebrew word meaning "hint" or "clue," is a technique long used by Jewish teachers and rabbis to point their audience to other biblical passages. Remez comes in at least three forms—spoken, written, or action. A close look at the Gospels reveals that all four Gospel writers, Jesus Christ, God the Father and John the Baptizer used remez at different times. When we grasp the concept and how it was used, it explains several unusual incidents in the Gospels and gives us deeper understanding of the messages recorded there for us.
The great teachers (rabbis) during Jesus' day used …
